Arizona Wildfire Rages on

　　The wildfire in the US state of Arizona that killed 19 firefighters over the weekend remains¹ uncontained.

 

　　It has now grown into 13 square miles.

 

　　At least 50 homes have been destroyed and 2-hundred more are being threatened in the city of Yarnell, that's about 80 miles northwest of Phoenix².

 

　　At a memorial service, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer³ described the deaths in the firecrew as a "dark day".

 

　　The bodies of the men aged⁴ 21-43, have been brought to Phoenix for a post-mortem examination.

 

　　Dan Fraijo is Prescott Fire Chief:

 

　　"There aren't any other groups for us to put together, that was our only team, it's been there since the '90s. We haven't thought any further than dealing⁵ with the issues that have taken place and dealing with the grief that has taken place."

 

　　About 2-hundred additional firefighters have been brought in to tackle the blaze.

 

　　This brings the total force to about 4-hundred.

 

　　They include other hotshot teams sent from around the US.

 

　　The fire was believed to have been caused by lightening on Friday near the small mountain town of Yarnell.

 

　　In recent days, dozens of people across western US states have been treated for exhaustion⁶ and dehydration⁷ amid a heat wave.

 

　　Temperatures in some areas have hit 54 degree Celsius⁸.

 

　　This is close to the world's all time high recorded 1-hundred years ago in California's Death Valley.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

3 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。

7 dehydration   

n.脱水，干燥

参考例句：

• He died from severe dehydration.他死于严重脱水。
• The eyes are often retracted from dehydration.眼睛常因脱水而凹陷。

8 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。