Prevent or Reduce Fire with Goats? 靠山羊阻止或减少火灾？

In May 2022， there was a large wildfire in California， US. The fire burned quickly toward an apartment building. But in the end， the fire went out and the building was safe.

It seemed like a miracle， but it was in fact the work of 400 hungry goats. The goats ate most of the dry plants in the area. The fire stopped because there was nothing else to burn. The goats saved a neighborhood of more than 250 homes.

2022年5月，美国加利福尼亚州发生了一场大规模野火。大火迅速烧向一栋公寓楼。但最后，大火熄灭了，大楼也安全了。

这似乎是一个奇迹，但实际上这是400只饥饿的山羊的杰作。这些山羊吃掉了该公寓楼外围大部分的干燥植物。野火熄灭是因为没有东西可以燃烧了。这些山羊拯救了一个住着250多户人家的社区。

In Colorado， US， Lani Malmberg and her son have about 1，200 goats on their farm. The goats have been to 17 states to help make a firebreak or an open space with no plants. They eat almost all the plants so that the fire doesn’t burn quickly. Malmberg believes they are a great tool for preventing fires. The fires are getting worse every year because of climate change. So Malmberg thinks her goats will become busier.

在美国科罗拉多州，拉尼·马姆伯格和她的儿子在他们的农场饲养了大约1200只山羊。这些山羊已经到过美国的17个州，去帮助建立防火屏障或开辟没有植物的空地。它们吃掉几乎所有的植物，这样火就无法迅速蔓延。马姆伯格认为山羊是预防火灾的好工具。由于气候变化，火灾每年都在恶化。所以马姆伯格认为她的山羊会更加忙碌。

Word Bank

burn v. 燃烧

miracle n. 奇迹

firebreak n. 隔离防火带