英语新闻听写 美国田纳西州森林大火已造成10人遇难

The death toll¹ from wildfires in around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee rose to 10 on Thursday, up from seven reported on Wednesday.

周四，田纳西大烟山国家公园附近森林大火造成的死亡人数上升到10人，周三报道的死亡人数是7人。

Investigators² have determined³ that the initial fire that sparked the larger blaze was human-caused.

调查人员已经确定，引发大火的初期火灾是人为引起的。

Much of the resort town of Gatlinburg has been reduced to ruins and authorities say more than 700 structures have been destroyed.

很多加特林堡的度假小镇已经沦为一片废墟，当局表示，超过700栋房屋已被损毁。

This marks the highest number of deaths caused by a single wildfire in the U.S. since 19 firefighters were killed near Prescott, Arizona, in 2013.

自2013年亚利桑那州普雷斯科特附近大火造成19名消防人员遇难以来，这是美国造成死亡人数最多的单次森林大火。

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。