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smoke

烟雾

(yānwù) 

A: The smoke from the bushfires in Australia has already spread to South America. It's really scary.

澳大利亚的林火烟雾已经蔓延到南美洲了。好吓人。

(àodàlìyà de línhuǒ yānwù yǐjīnɡ mànyán dào nánměizhōu le. hǎo xiàrén.)  

B: Yup, the locals near the fire have all evacuated. They had to leave behind their houses, farms and property.

对,附近居民已经纷纷撤离了。房屋、农场、财产都不能要了。

(duì, fùjìn jūmín yǐjīnɡ fēnfēn chèlí le. fánɡwū, nónɡchǎnɡ, cáichǎn dōu bùnénɡ yào le.)

A: We humans can't do anything before fierce fires such as this. To say nothing of the plant life. 500 million animals have lost their lives and countless valuable plants have been burnt.

这么凶猛的火势,我们人类都无能为力。动植物就更不用说了,五亿只动物失去了生命,还有无数珍稀植物也被烧死了。

(zhème xiōnɡměnɡ de huǒshì, wǒmén rénlèi dōu wúnénɡ wéilì. dònɡzhíwù jiù ɡènɡ bùyònɡ shuō le, wǔyìzhī dònɡwù shīqù le shēnɡmìnɡ, háiyǒu wúshù zhēnxī zhíwù yěbèi shāosǐ le.)

B: I hope Australia can get past this painful time soon.

希望澳大利亚快点走出伤痛。

(xīwànɡ àodàlìyà kuàidiǎn zǒuchū shānɡtònɡ.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT