Australia, located in the southern hemisphere with an area of 1.9 billion acres, is the only country in the world that has a continent. The special geographical location determines its hot and dry climate condition.
位于南半球的澳大利亚，占地19亿英亩（769万平方公里），是世界上唯一一个独占一片大陆的国家。澳大利亚独特的地理位置决定了其高温干燥的气候条件。
Since it entered its bushfire season in July last year, Australia’s high temperature and dry weather have helped the fire spread over. Last September the bushfire burst out in two states of Australia, and the firefighters took action right away, attempting to control the fire. Whereas, the dry weather led by winter drought and little rainfall made it hardly possible for firefighters to put out the fire.
从去年七月份进入林火季开始，澳大利亚的高温和干燥的天气在助长大火的蔓延。去年九月，澳大利亚的两个州爆发了大火，消防员立即行动，试图控制火势。然而，由于冬季干旱和降雨稀少，导致天气干燥，消防员几乎无法扑灭大火。
From last September to this January, the bushfire in Australia lasting almost 5 months has brought unimaginable and destructive consequence to the locals and creatures. Several firefighters lost their life in the fire, so did many local residents. For most plants and animals, the bushfire could be regarded as a disaster threatening to extinct. The Blue Mountains, one of the World Heritage Area, had been affected more than 80%. What’s worse, this bushfire might have affected the bio-diversity. Many central cities including Melbourne were influenced a lot. Canberra, the capital of Australia, even declared a state of emergency.
从去年九月到今年一月，澳大利亚这场持续了近五个月的大火给当地居民和生物带来了无法想象的毁灭性的后果。多名消防员和原住民在这场大火中丧生，而对于大多数动植物来说，这是一场有灭绝威胁的灾难。蓝山世界遗产区受到影响的面积已超过80%。更糟的是，这场林火很可能已经影响到了生物多样性。包括墨尔本在内的很多中心城市，都受到了很大影响。澳大利亚首都堪培拉甚至宣布进入了紧急状态。
Beside those above, we also need to focus on the air pollution caused in the process of the spreading fire. The smoke after burning floated in the air, and fell down to the surface contained in the rainfall. The black liquid looks like ink and sharp smell made rainwater no longer like before.
除了以上这些之外，我们同样需要关注火势蔓延过程中带来的空气污染。燃烧后的浓烟在空气中漂浮，结合在雨水中落到地表。像墨水一样的黑色液体伴随着刺鼻的气味，再也不是过去的那样的雨水了。
After any disaster we need to find its cause behind and lesson it taught us. First, the enormous forest area and its natural climate condition are one of the reasons of high occurrence. Next Australian government need to improve its solutions and measures to cope with bushfires. The prime minister of Australian Scott Morison claimed to put forward a proposal to Cabinet, establishing a royal commission in terms of forest fires. Some states have launched special actions aiming at arsonists. Some carried out arson on purpose, and some were unconscious and careless. Anyway, to deduce the occurrence and damage of bushfires, every section of the Australia should do its bit. Hope the lesson learned and the tragedy unrepeated.
任何一场灾难过后，我们需要找其源、记其训。首先，澳大利亚森林面积巨大，加上其自然气候条件，是林火高发的原因之一。再者澳大利亚政府需要改进林火的应对措施。澳总理Scott Morison称将会向内阁提出提案，成立针对森林火灾的皇家委员会。有的州针对纵火者已经展开了专项行动。有些人是故意纵火，有些人是疏忽大意。总之不管怎样，要减少林火的发生和危害，澳大利亚的每一个部门都应该各尽所能。希望能吸取这次的教训，让悲剧不再重复。
Author: Sun Yelin
Date: March 4, 2020
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