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• Canada wildfire aftermath 加拿大森林大火后重建工作

• NASA discovers new planets  美国国家航空航天局发现系外行星                                   

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Nearly a week after a massive wildfire first took hold in the Canadian province of Alberta, officials have had their first look at the damage inflicted on the city of Fort McMurray. Thousands of homes were burnt to the ground but authorities say the damage is far less than first feared. They're now working on producing a re-entry plan within two weeks.

加拿大艾伯塔省的巨大森林火灾发生近一周后，官员们首次进入麦克默里堡视察该地遭受的灾情。尽管几千座房屋被烧毁但政府表示情况没有最初担心的那么糟糕。政府将在两周之内做出让居民重返家园的计划。

NASA has discovered nearly 1300 new planets outside the Solar System. The exoplanets were found with the Kepler space telescope. NASA says the discovery increases the chance of finding at least one other planet like Earth that might support life.

美国国家航空航天局（NASA）在太阳系外又发现了近1300个新行星。这些外部行星是通过开普勒太空望远镜被发现的。NASA说此发现增加了我们在宇宙中找到至少一个像地球一样可能支持生命的宜居星球的机会。

词汇

inflicted
遭受的

exoplanets
太阳系外行星，系外行星

练习

请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意：你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。

inflicted / exoplanets

1. Be careful – these wasps are capable of ________ a painful sting.

2. An international team of astronomers has discovered a new ________, which is thought to be the largest known planet orbiting another star.

答案

1. Be careful – these wasps are capable of inflicting a painful sting.

2. An international team of astronomers has discovered a new exoplanet, which is thought to be the largest known planet orbiting another star.