英語島每周精選一條國際消息，外籍老師改寫成深入淺出的英文，帶著你一邊念出來，一邊建立英文語感。
California fires: New evacuations ordered for Santa Rosa
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Several thousand more people were ordered on Saturday to evacuate from the city of Santa Rosa as a new wildfire threatened the area. This was six days after deadly fires started to devastate the region.
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Police said evacuations were ordered Saturday morning for areas in northeastern Santa Rosa, a city roughly 50 miles northwest of San Francisco.
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A large part of the city was evacuated earlier when wildfires began moving through Northern California on October 8. Since then, at least 39 people have died.
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The fire threatening Santa Rosa was a new fire that started on Friday along Highway 12 between two other wildfires that have been burning for days.
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The wind-driven fires have been fast and ruthless, moving and destroying thousands of buildings. They spread so fast that many residents and first responders were caught off guard.
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The outbreak of wildfires has become one of the deadliest in California’s history. More than 200 people have been reported missing.
Vocabulary:
devastate (v.) = to destroy or ruin; to cause someone to become very shocked or sad
evacuation (n.) = the action of removing people from a place
wildfire (n.) = a large fire that spreads quickly over land
ruthless (adj.) = showing to pity or compassion
“catch off guard” = to surprise someone
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導讀人：Cassie Hwang
畢業自聖路易斯華盛頓大學 (Washington University in St. Louis)，擅長調整學生說英文時的抑、揚、頓、挫，以及如何在英語表達中，選擇精準詞彙與強調敘事語氣。
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