新西兰英语 107 Fire on Mt Ruapehu

　　Two buildings burnt to the ground early yesterday morning at Whakapapa Ski field which is on Mt Ruapehu.
People who were staying in huts on the mountain woke around 1am Saturday morning to see a red sky. Some thought that Mt Ruapehu was erupting again. It is an active volcano¹ and last erupted in September 2007. However, this time it was a fire. How did the fire start? Police think it was arson². Someone deliberately³ lit it.
The ski area is about 1 kilometre from the end of the road so it was hard to fight the fire. It takes more than an hour to climb to the ski field and then more time to climb higher to the two buildings. One building was the café with a shop and toilets, while the other had the large ski machinery⁴ in it. It could cost $4 or $5 million to replace these buildings because helicopters are needed to carry building materials high on the mountain.

1 volcano   

n.火山

参考例句：

• The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning.火山一早突然爆发了。
• It is most risky to go and examine an active volcano.去探察活火山是非常危险的。

2 arson   

n.纵火，放火

参考例句：

• He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
• He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

3 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

4 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。