A fire broke out near here yesterday. 昨天此地附近发生了一场火灾。

chew vt. to bite and grind with the teeth; masticate 咀嚼

You must chew your food well before you swallow it. 你吞下食物以前必须要好好咀嚼。

vt. to meditate on; ponder 深思

The judge chewed the matter over before making a decision. 法官在判决前仔细考虑过此事。

chairwoman n. a woman presiding officer of an assembly, meeting, committee, or board 女主席;女董事长

feed ... on to serve as food for 喂养;饲养

We feed the sheep on grass. 我们给羊吃草。

koala n. 树袋熊;考拉(澳洲产无尾熊，即koala bear)

entire adj. complete; whole; without anything left out 完全的;整个的;全部的

The ship sank with the entire crew. 轮船及全体船员都沉没了。

Alaska n. 阿拉斯加(美国州名)

mine n.[c] big hole in the ground that people make when they are looking for coal,

metal, diamonds, etc. 矿井

There are many coal mines in the north. 北方有许多煤矿。

n.[c] a bomb placed in the ground or water for destroying enemy soldiers or ships 地雷

The lorry was destroyed by a land mine. 这辆卡车被一个地雷炸毁了。

v. dig for coal, gold, etc. in the ground 采矿

Gold is mined from deep under ground. 黄金是在很深的地下采的。

fence n.[c] a barrier round a garden or field 篱笆;围栏

We built a fence around the yard to keep the dog in.

为了不让狗出去我们在院子四周筑起一道篱笆。

dingo n. 澳洲野犬

round up to bring together; to collect in one place 赶拢;使集拢

They try to round up a scattered herd of cattle. 他们试图把分散的牲口赶在一起。

outdoors adv. in the open air, outside 在野外;在户外