American forests are being devastated by foreign pests—and forests full of dead trees are prone to catastrophic fires. A fire in Washington State, above.

美洲的森林被外来害虫毁坏---满是死树的森林容易招致惨重的大火。

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This is a state of trance when outwardly a man who reaches it is as good as dead, there being nothing but warmth as a sign of life.

这是一个出神的状态，当一个人达到这一状态时外面看起来就好象死亡一样，这里没有什么但是有体温的信号表明生命的存在。

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She said clearing western forests of dead trees was increasingly being assigned to state prison inmate crews in Arizona because of a lack of federal funds.

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