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The mountain town of Canton is at an elevation of 6,000 feet. It is surrounded by thick underbrush and pine trees. Because of six years of drought, these plants are a major fire hazard. Thousands of trees and tons of underbrush are going to be removed over the next five years at a minimum cost of $3 million. The brush will be removed first, then the trees will be toppled and removed. A cleared nonflammable area will then safely surround the town of 4,000.
Residents look forward to the work, because it will help their town survive a future inferno. But there are two problems, said one resident. All the extra trucks are going to make traffic pretty bad. Once the area is cleared, we have to make sure dirt bikers dont try to make the cleared area their personal playground.
A recent fire burned 4,000 acres and destroyed 11 homes in nearby Hamilton. The fire was raging toward Canton, but a sudden rainstorm put it out. Residents know that they wont get lucky twice, so they are looking forward to this massive clearing operation.
Ninety percent of the cutting and clearing will be paid with federal funds. Unfortunately, if the trees are on private property, they must be paid for by the residents themselves. Prices can range as high as $1,000 to cut and remove one tree. Officials say that residents can apply for state and federal loans if necessary.
Well, what good does that do me? asked Thelma, a 65-year-old widow. Im living on social security. Ive got four trees on my property. The governments not going to loan me money when they know theres no way I can pay it back. So what am I supposed to do? These planners with all their big ideas ought to think of the little people.
英语比较级和最高级前使用冠词的规律
副词的分类
as...as...结构学习要点
双重所有格
副词在句中的位置特点
anywhere用法小议
no longer,not...any longer与no more,not...any more
常见比较结构的用法区别
形容词和副词比较等级的规则变化
英语焦点副词
代词
fairly, quite, rather, very 与 pretty的用法区别
very, much 与 very much
fairly, quite, rather, very, pretty的语法区别
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英语副词的句法功能
比较级和最高级的常见修饰语归纳
the用作副词的三种情形
any和no用作副词的用法
英语时态考题的常见考点归纳
反身代词
不定代词
并列人称代词的排列顺序
代词的指代问题
类似deep与deeply副词的区别
使用than的常见语法难点
英语副词在句中的位置
副词abroad用法说明
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ago 与 before的用法区别
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