Lesson62:Afterthefire大火之后Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion
听录音,然后回答以下问题
Whatwasthedangertothevillagesafterthefire
Firemenhadbeenfightingtheforestfornearlythreeweeksbeforetheycouldgetitundercontrol
Ashorttimebefore,greattreeshadcoveredthecountrysideformilesaround
Now,smokestillroseupfromthewarmgroundoverthedesolatehills
Winterwascomingonandthehillsthreatenedthesurroundingvillageswithdestruction,forheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoilbutwouldcauseseriousfloodsaswell
Whenthefirehadatlastbeenputout,theforestauthoritiesorderedseveraltonsofaspecialtypeofgrass-seedwhichwouldgrowquickly
Theseedwassprayedoverthegroundinhugequantitiesbyaeroplanes
Theplaneshadbeenplantingseedfornearlyamonthwhenitbegantorain
Bythen,however,inmanyplacesthegrasshadalreadytakenroot
Inplaceofthegreattreeswhichhadbeengro