His decisive action prevented the spread of the fire.

他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

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The situation was complicated by the spread of a serious forest fire.

形势因一场严重的森林火灾的蔓延而复杂化了。

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Luckily, one of the neighbors came to help him before the fire could spread.

幸运的是，一个邻居在火势蔓延之前赶来帮助他。

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They will only put it out if it's a fire in the home of a subscriber or if it starts to spread and to threaten the home of a subscriber.

他们只扑灭发生在会员家里的火灾,或者是即将蔓延到他们会员家里的火灾。

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Combustion and propagation processes are then simulated in order to predict the spread of the fire.

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One particular question they plan to address is whether the behaviour and severity of the High Park fire was affected by the spread of mountain pine beetle, a pest that is rapidly overrunning Colorado because its breeding season has been extended by the warming climate.

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The miles passed surprisingly quickly, and soon I was heading past the View Tube, waving to scores of visitors who had come to see the park-in-progress, and on down into the undercroft of the athletics venue itself, where yet another broad smile spread across my face at the "Chariots of FIre" soundtrack being relayed on speakers as we circled beneath the stadium.

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