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Forest fires break out in north China

文章来源：文章作者：发布时间：2007-08-06 00:51 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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HOHHOT, Aug. 4 -- Hundreds of armed policemen and firefighters are struggling to control fires in virgin¹ forests in north China's Inner Mongolia, said local forestry² authorities on Friday.

Three fires had been detected by satellite data in the virgin forests north of the Greater Hinggan Mountain in northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous³ Region, the region's meteorological administration said.

Two fires, one covering 2.87 square kilometers and the other 0.66 sq km, were near Ergune City, the administration said.

Another fire was in a virgin forest north of Genhe City.

Local forestry departments have confirmed that hundreds of people have been mobilized to fight the fires.

The cause of the fires remains⁴ unclear.

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1 virgin
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
参考例句：
Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？ There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

2 forestry
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。 Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。

3 autonomous
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。 This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

4 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。

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