2017考博英语翻译练习题材：林火肆虐
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Raging wildfire
A raging wildfire has ripped through Canada’s oil sands region. Officials warned the almost 100,000 people who fled the area that they would not be returning home soon. The fire started on May 1 in northern Alberta and quickly spread northeast. It looks set to become the costliest natural disaster in Canada’s history. One analyst estimated insurance losses could exceed $9 billion CAD (45 billion yuan). The source of the fire is under investigation.
加拿大油砂重镇麦克默里堡林火肆虐。官方透露，大约10万人逃离家乡，短期内不能回家。5月1日，大火从艾伯塔省北部开始，并迅速蔓延到东北部。本次林火可能会成为加拿大历史上代价最高的自然灾害。分析人士预计，保险业的损失超过90亿加元(约合450亿元人民币)。火灾的起因还在调查中。
马上学：Raging常与火势搭配，表示“凶猛的、肆虐的，”除了raging fire， 外电也用了blaze(烈火)、inferno“地狱之火”来表述这次的加拿大森林火灾。