Cerro Grande Forest Fire Not What Was Prescribed

a natural, uncontrollable wildfire

一次自然发生的（不是人为的），无法被控制的野火

ember

余烬 a glowing piece of burning wood or coal

cycle

周期；循环 a series of events that happen over and over again

essential

基本的，必需的，重要的 absolutely necessary

out of control

失控，不受控制 impossible to manage or to control

restore

恢复，修复 To restore someone or something to a previous condition or place means to cause them to be in that condition or place once again.

intention

意图，目的 an aim, plan, or purpose

intentionally

有意地，故意地 deliberately, on purpose

the variety of plants

植物的多样性——植物种类的丰富程度

mineral-storing parts of plants

植物身上存储矿物质的部分

outweigh

比 ... 重（在重量上）；比 ... 重要；比 ... 有价值 字面意思是"在重量上超过"——在重要性上超过 to be more important or valuable than something else

consume

消耗，消费 to use up; devour 在本文中可以理解为"吞噬"

dissolve

溶解，使 ... 溶解 to make or become liquid

ash

灰，灰烬

erupt

爆发；喷出(熔岩、水、气体、泥浆等) burst, break out

evacuate

疏散，转移（至安全区域）to move out of an unsafe location into safety

destroy

破坏；毁坏 to damage something so badly that it does not exist or cannot be used

remove

移走，移除，出掉 to take something away

reproduce

繁殖；再生产

swallow up

耗尽，吞噬掉

the nutrient-rich soil

营养物质丰富的土壤 soil that is rich in terms of nutrients

prescribe

规定;(医)开处方 to lay down as a rule

serve a purpose

起到一个作用 to be useful in some way

common practice

通常的做法，寻常的做法

undergrowth

（森林中贴着地面生长的）下层灌丛 small bushes and trees growing near the forest floor