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外刊精选｜洛杉矶史上最具破坏性火灾：豪宅化为废墟，大火迟迟难灭

从1月7日早上10点30分开始，美国洛杉矶市辖区陆续发生多起大型山火。由于当地正经历干旱气候和强风，火焰很快从山野蔓延至市内。截至当地时间1月19日上午，大火在持续燃烧12天后仍未扑灭，已造成27人死亡，千万栋房屋被烧毁，超18万人紧急撤离。在今天这篇《华尔街日报》的文章中，作者联系了他刚刚经历了火灾重创的好友。损失惨重的当地居民如何看待火灾发生的原因？大火为何如此难灭？

TheGovernanceFailuresThatFedtheLosAngelesWildfires

ByJasonL.Riley

AfternewsbrokelastweekthatwildfiresweretearingthroughLosAngeles,IcheckedinonBillandCindySimon,longtimefriendsofmywifeandmewholiveinPacificPalisades.

Bythetimewespoke,theSimonshadevacuatedtheirhome.Aroundhalfofthehousesontheirblockhadburnedtotheground.Wevelivedonthesamestreetfor34years.Idontknowwhywegotspared,Mr.Simontoldme.InsomeareasitlookslikeDresdeninWorldWarII,orHiroshima.

TheresnodisputingMotherNaturesprimaryroleinthedevastation.ItsbeenhappeningsincelongbeforeLosAngeleswassettled.Whatschangedisntthepredictabilityofthefiresbutrathertheprioritiesandcompetenceofthoseresponsibleforkeepingpeoplesafe.Hastheunderbrushthatfuelsthefiresbeencleared?Havetheforestsbeenthinned?Arethereservoirsfullandoperational?

ByMr.Simonsestimates,therearetwoschoolsofthoughtonwhatsplayingoutinhisstaterightnow.Oneisthatthiswasreallyunusual,andnobodycouldhaveforeseenit.Andtheotherschoolofthought,whichImamemberof,isthatyoucanthaveawholereservoirthatiscompletelydryinahighlypopulatedareawithalonghistoryoffires.Theresapublic-policyfailuresomewherehere.Theresadirectconnectionbetweenthenegligenceatthegovernmentallevel—state,local,whatever—andalotofhumansuffering.

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1.governance英[?ɡ?vn?ns]美[?ɡ?v?rn?ns]n.__________________________

2.feed英[fi?d]美[fi?d]v.__________________________

3.break英[bre?k]美[bre?k]v.__________________________

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5.spared