CCTV9英语新闻：云南香格里拉县独克宗古城大火已基本扑灭

时间：2014-01-11 13:28:06

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The fire that ravaged¹ an ancient town in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has been put out. This is what remains², after more than two thousand firefighters battled the fire for more than ten hours.

According to local officials, more than 240 houses have been destroyed by the blaze, and at least two thousand people evacuated³. Initial calculations have put losses at more than one hundred million Yuan. Inititial investigation⁴ has ruled out arson⁵. The fire in Dukezong town of the resort county of Shangri-La broke out at around half past one on Saturday morning.

Dukezong is a thousand-year-old town and one of the most popular tourist attractions in China. Most of the structures there are made of wood, making it easier for the fire to spread and difficult for fire-fighting operations. Low temperatures have also hampered⁶ the clean-up process.

A fire that ravaged an ancient town in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has been brought
under control.

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1 ravaged
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )；蹂躏；劫掠；抢劫
参考例句：
a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家 The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。

2 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。

3 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。

4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 arson
n.纵火，放火
参考例句：
He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。 He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

6 hampered
妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。 So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。