The vegetation and soils in most of the arid and semiarid zones have been degraded, usually by overgrazing and the removal of plant cover by fire or the axe.

大多数干燥和半干燥地带的植被和土壤严重退化，其原因通常是过度放牧及滥砍滥伐和火灾。

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The axe is already laid to the root of the tree and every tree that fails to produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

斧头已搁在树根上，凡是结不出好果子的树都得砍掉，扔进火中。

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Be sure to use with the wood axe for some old-fashioned wood fire grill and wash thoroughly before using it for meals.

请务必在用斧头劈柴烧火做饭前，把它清洗干净。

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Training includes the art of wielding a Pulaski, a tool that's part-shovel, part-axe and is used to establish fire breaks intended to stop approaching flames.

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Labour member John Biggs proposed the motion and said the mayor should "think again about his irresponsible plans to swing the axe at London's fire service and police stations".

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