1. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
一片片绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上，代替了多少世纪以来一JL生长在那里的麥 天大树。
知识点：in place of = instead of 代替
2. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.
当大火最终被扑灭后，当地的森林管理局订购了好几吨一种特殊的生长速度极快的草籽。
知识点：本句包含when引导的时间状语从句和which引导的定语从句。
真题检验：put out表示“灭火，熄灭”
The forest guards often find campfires that have been ( ) completely.
A. turned down B. put out C. put away D. turned over
答案：选B
分析：turn down 把声音关小；put away 把 收起，放好；turn over 翻倒。campfire“营火”对应put out“扑灭”，所以选B。
翻译：森林向导经常能够找到已经被完全扑灭了的营火。
2、A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.
就在不久前，参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。
知识点：covered the countryside for miles around 覆盖着数英里的土地
