Trees Are a Threat
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canton">Canton</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elevation">elevation</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6,000 <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="underbrush">underbrush</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="hazard">hazard</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="underbrush">underbrush</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> $3 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="toppled">toppled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="nonflammable">nonflammable</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="surround">surround</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,000.</p><p> <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="inferno">inferno</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="bikers">bikers</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="playground">playground</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> 4,000 <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> 11 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Hamilton">Hamilton</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Canton">Canton</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="rainstorm">rainstorm</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="clearing">clearing</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ninety">Ninety</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clearing">clearing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="property">property</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Prices">Prices</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> $1,000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>.</p>
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