英语新闻听写 南加利福尼亚大火已致2人死亡

A fast-moving fire in Southern California has killed at least two people and scorched¹ more than 35,000 acres, officials said Saturday.

周六官员称，南加利福尼亚迅速扩散的大火已造成至少两人死亡，烧毁面积超过35,000亩。

California governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday in Kern County,

加利福尼亚州长杰瑞·布朗周五在克恩县宣布进入紧急状态，

where firefighters worked in hot, windy conditions to battle the fire, which has burned the Lake Isabella area over the past two days.

在那里，消防队员冒着炎热、有风的条件灭火，大火在过去两天烧毁了伊莎贝拉湖地区。

Hundreds of residents have been evacuated², but there are concerns that some people may not have been able to escape.

数百名居民已被疏散，但有人担心，一些人可能无法逃脱。

Nearly 100 structures have been burned to ashes, while 1,500 more are under imminent³ threat from the roaring flames, firefighters said.

消防队员称，近100栋建筑已烧成灰烬，另有1,500多栋正受大火逼近的威胁。

1 scorched   

烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦

参考例句：

• I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
• The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。