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life
shēng huó
生活
·HSK 3

France
Fǎguó
法国
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
wildfire / forest fire
shān huǒ
山火
to trend toward / begin to
qūyú
趋于
stable / stabilize
wěndìng
稳定
，
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
600 square miles
600 píngfāng yīnglǐ
600平方英里
land
tǔdì
土地
to be affected
shòu
受
to affect / reach
bōjí
波及
。

to sweep across / engulf
xíjuǎn
席卷
France
Fǎguó
法国
and
hé
和
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
[modifier marker]
de
的
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
wildfire / forest fire
shān huǒ
山火
after / following
jīngguò
经过
several weeks
shù zhōu
数周
firefighting efforts
pūjiù
扑救
already
yǐ
已
to trend toward
qūyú
趋于
stable / stabilize
wěndìng
稳定
，
burned area
guòhuǒ miànjī
过火面积
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
600 square miles
600 píngfāng yīnglǐ
600平方英里
，
tens of thousands of
shù wàn míng
数万名
the public / civilians
mínzhòng
民众
to be forced to
bèipò
被迫
to evacuate
shūsàn
疏散
。

August 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM

early this month
běn yuè chū
本月初
，
France
Fǎguó
法国
and
hé
和
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
one after another / successively
xiāngjì
相继
to break out / erupt
bàofā
爆发
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
wildfire / forest fire
shān huǒ
山火
，
burned area
guòhuǒ miànjī
过火面积
to exceed / surpass
chāoguò
超过
600 square miles
600 píngfāng yīnglǐ
600平方英里
。
in
zài
在
France
Fǎguó
法国
Gironde region
Jí lún tè shěng
吉伦特省
and
hé
和
Var department
Wǎ ěr shěng
瓦尔省
，
the fire
dà huǒ
大火
to burn down / destroy by fire
shāo huǐ
烧毁
[completion marker]
le
了
vast tracts of
dà piàn
大片
forest
sēnlín
森林
，
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
France
Fǎguó
法国
since
zì
自
the year 1949
1949 nián
1949年
since / up to now
yǐlái
以来
the largest-scale
guīmó zuìdà
规模最大
[modifier marker]
de
的
wildfire
shān huǒ
山火
。
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
Madrid
Mǎdélǐ
马德里
near / nearby
fùjìn
附近
also
yě
也
to occur / appear
chūxiàn
出现
[completion marker]
le
了
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
fire situation
huǒ qíng
火情
，
approximately
yuē
约
approximately 63,000
liù wàn sān qiān míng
六万三千名
residents
jūmín
居民
to be forced to / compelled
bèipò
被迫
urgent / emergency
jǐnjí
紧急
to evacuate
shūsàn
疏散
。
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
，
most / the majority of
dà bùfen
大部分
fire site / burning area
huǒ chǎng
火场
already
yǐ
已
gradually
zhújiàn
逐渐
to receive / obtain
dédào
得到
control
kòngzhì
控制
，
some
bùfen
部分
evacuated
shūsàn
疏散
residents
jūmín
居民
one after another / gradually
lùxù
陆续
to return
fǎnhuí
返回
home / homeland
jiāyuán
家园
，
but / however
dàn
但
fire intensity
huǒshì
火势
still
réng
仍
not yet
wèi
未
completely / fully
wánquán
完全
to extinguish / put out
pūmiè
扑灭
。
scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
，
extreme
jíduān
极端
high temperature / extreme heat
gāowēn
高温
and
hé
和
severe
yánzhòng
严重
drought
gānhàn
干旱
is / are
shì
是
to cause / lead to
dǎozhì
导致
this
cǐ cì
此次
wildfire
shān huǒ
山火
[modifier marker]
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
，
both
liǎng zhě
两者
both / all
dōu
都
related to / with
yǔ
与
climate change
qìhòu biànhuà
气候变化
related to
yǒuguān
有关
。
the European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
Emergency Response Coordination Centre
yìngjí xiétiáo zhōngxīn
应急协调中心
head / director
fùzérén
负责人
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
，
similar
lèisì
类似
fire situation
huǒ qíng
火情
possibly / may
kěnéng
可能
in
zài
在
Greece
Xīlà
希腊
and
hé
和
Italy
Yìdàlì
意大利
and other countries
děng guó
等国
to continue
jìxù
继续
to spread
mànyán
蔓延
。

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Běijí
北极
permafrost
yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ
永久冻土
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
to melt / to thaw
rónghuà
融化
，
ancient / age-old
gǔlǎo
古老
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
to flow into
liúrù
流入
ocean / sea
hǎiyáng
海洋
to raise / to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
climate
qìhòu
气候
warning / alert
jǐngshì
警示
。

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kěchuāndài
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tiēpiàn
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jiāokuài
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people
rénmen
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jìnrù
进入
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shēndù
深度
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shuìmián
睡眠
。

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total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
to cross / to pass through
chuānyuè
穿越
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
yǔ
与
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
。

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China
Zhōng guó
中国
to be unearthed / to excavate
chū tǔ
出土
the Warring States period
Zhàn guó
战国
bronze
qīng tóng
青铜
wine vessel
jiǔ qì
酒器
，
containing inside
nèi cáng
内藏
dating back from now
jù jīn
距今
approximately
yuē
约
2,300 years
2300 nián
2300年
(modifier particle)
de
的
ancient
gǔ dài
古代
fine wine
měi jiǔ
美酒
。

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