澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧

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[00:00.00]Summer is still officially two weeks away, yet Australia has rarely - if ever - seen fires of such intensity.距离夏季正式到来还有两周时间，然而澳大利亚几乎从未遇到强度如此猛烈的火灾。 
[00:08.42]A "code red" warning has been issued in the state of Victoria for the first time in almost a decade.维多利亚州近十年来首次发布 “红色预警”。
[00:14.42]In neighbouring South Australia, communities on the Yorke Peninsula, west of Adelaide, have witnessed voracious walls of flame.在邻近的南澳大利亚州，阿德莱德以西的约克半岛上，当地社区烧起了弥天大火。
[00:22.00]In New South Wales, six people have died in the fires in recent weeks and more than 600 homes have been destroyed.在新南威尔士州，最近几周已有六人死于火灾，600 多座房屋被烧毁。
[00:29.38]Sydney has again been choked by a toxic smoky haze from nearby blazes.悉尼再次被附近大火带来的有毒烟雾所笼罩。
[00:34.78]As the flames rage so does the debate about the impact of climate change.随着大火的肆虐，人们就气候变化所造成的影响也展开了激烈的辩论。
[00:39.84]The government here insists there is no direct evidence linking warmer, drier conditions to this Australian crisis.澳大利亚政府坚称，没有直接证据表明气候变暖、干燥的天气条件与这次澳洲林火危机有关。
[00:47.33]However, scientists and the nation's official weather bureau say the proof is there for all to see.但科学家与澳大利亚的国家官方气象局表示，证据是显而易见的。

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澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧