It took a long time to control the fire.

控制火势花了很长时间。

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One day he was trying his best to control the fire of a burning house.

一天他正在竭力控制一座着火房子的火势。

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The firemen tried to control the fire.

消防人员尽力控制火势。

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That fire is now 80 percent contained. The Los Angeles blaze is still largely out of control.

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Mr Gleave said there was no way the men could control the fire and therefore "there is no way the offenders could have known what was going to happen".

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Roscosmos engineers have been working furiously to regain communication with the probe so they can regain control and fire the boosters.

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The opening half was largely devoid of inspiration and often resembled a meaningless end-of-season encounter until Richard Chaplow's outswinging corner fell to Jones, who took one touch to control the ball and another to fire high into the net from six yards.

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