(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
The death toll from wildfires in around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee rose to 10 on Thursday, up from seven reported on Wednesday.
周四，田纳西大烟山国家公园附近森林大火造成的死亡人数上升到10人，周三报道的死亡人数是7人。
Investigators have determined that the initial fire that sparked the larger blaze was human-caused.
调查人员已经确定，引发大火的初期火灾是人为引起的。
Much of the resort town of Gatlinburg has been reduced to ruins and authorities say more than 700 structures have been destroyed.
很多加特林堡的度假小镇已经沦为一片废墟，当局表示，超过700栋房屋已被损毁。
This marks the highest number of deaths caused by a single wildfire in the U.S. since 19 firefighters were killed near Prescott, Arizona, in 2013.
自2013年亚利桑那州普雷斯科特附近大火造成19名消防人员遇难以来，这是美国造成死亡人数最多的单次森林大火。
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词汇解析
1、determine
是…的决定因素
The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.
鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。
Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.
社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。
确定;查明
The investigation will determine what really happened.
调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.
需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。
决定;敲定
The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future.
波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。
The final wording had not yet been determined.
最终措辞仍未敲定。
2、destroy
毁坏;破坏;毁灭;摧毁
That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.
那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。
No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed.
没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
毁掉…的生活;使垮掉
If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。
