新西兰英语 114 New Zealanders help with Australian

　　It is now nearly four weeks since the start of the terrible bush¹ fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, which killed more than 200 people. 53 New Zealand fire fighters came to Victoria to help fight the fires. Today, they returned home and 57 new fire fighters took their place. New Zealand has had a lot of rain recently so the danger of bush fires here has gone.
There are still fires burning in forest areas in Victoria. This week, the weather turned hot and windy again. There were fears that fires would spread² again. However, this did not happen but there is a danger of fires moving into the areas where Melbourne’s drinking water comes from.
The New Zealand police also sent six officers three weeks ago to help identify³ the bodies. These officers worked in Thailand at the time of the tsunami⁴ in December 2004. They will return home and three more police officers will take their place to continue the work.
New Zealand donated⁵ $2 million to the Australian Red Cross. Half a million dollars of that money was from the New Zealand government but the other $1.5 million came from donations⁶ by New Zealand people.

1 bush   

n.灌木，灌木丛，矮树

参考例句：

• This bush has grown up a lot in the last few months.这矮树丛几个月来已向上长高了很多。
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手，胜于二鸟在林。

2 spread   

n.传播，散布，伸展；adj.扩延的，伸展的；vt.展开，铺开；传播，推广；伸出；涂，敷

参考例句：

• The news spread very widely.这消息传播得很广。
• She spread a cloth on the table.她用一块布铺在餐桌上。

3 identify   

vt.识别，认明，鉴定，使等同于；vi.一致，变成一致

参考例句：

• Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?你能够认出那个抢你东西的人吗？
• We cannot identify happiness with wealth.我们不能把幸福与财富混为一谈。

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

5 donated   

v.（尤指向慈善机构）捐赠( donate的过去式和过去分词 )；献（血）；捐（血）；捐献（器官）

参考例句：

• The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous . 这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
• He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

6 donations   

n.捐赠( donation的名词复数 )；赠送；捐款；捐赠物

参考例句：

• The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 这家医院收到捐赠来的大笔款项。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The charity is completely reliant on public donations. 这一慈善团体完全依靠公众捐款。 来自《简明英汉词典》