新西兰英语 114 New Zealanders help with Australian
It is now nearly four weeks since the start of the terrible bush 1 fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, which killed more than 200 people. 53 New Zealand fire fighters came to Victoria to help fight the fires. Today, they returned home and 57 new fire fighters took their place. New Zealand has had a lot of rain recently so the danger of bush fires here has gone.
There are still fires burning in forest areas in Victoria. This week, the weather turned hot and windy again. There were fears that fires would spread 2 again. However, this did not happen but there is a danger of fires moving into the areas where Melbourne’s drinking water comes from.
The New Zealand police also sent six officers three weeks ago to help identify 3 the bodies. These officers worked in Thailand at the time of the tsunami 4 in December 2004. They will return home and three more police officers will take their place to continue the work.
New Zealand donated 5 $2 million to the Australian Red Cross. Half a million dollars of that money was from the New Zealand government but the other $1.5 million came from donations 6 by New Zealand people.
- This bush has grown up a lot in the last few months.这矮树丛几个月来已向上长高了很多。
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手，胜于二鸟在林。
- The news spread very widely.这消息传播得很广。
- She spread a cloth on the table.她用一块布铺在餐桌上。
- Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?你能够认出那个抢你东西的人吗？
- We cannot identify happiness with wealth.我们不能把幸福与财富混为一谈。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous . 这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
- He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。