国际英语资讯:Feature: Aussie firefighters to spend Christmas on front lines
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24-- <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="respite">respite</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="favourable">favourable</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="blazes">blazes</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 2,000 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="Rural">Rural</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> (<span word="NSW">NSW</span> <span word="RFS">RFS</span>), <span word="will">will</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="volunteering">volunteering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wamberal">Wamberal</span> <span word="Rural">Rural</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Brigade">Brigade</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Burford">Burford</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RFS">RFS</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brigade">brigade</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="Burford">Burford</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Joining">Joining</span> <span word="Burford">Burford</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="foreman">foreman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="sacrificing">sacrificing</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="Burford">Burford</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="recognise">recognise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="favourable">favourable</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Burford">Burford</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="brigade">brigade</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 100 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>.</p>
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