1-safe-heaven 避难所 ，避风港

2-epidemic 流行病；蔓延

3-virtually 实际上

The fire on Kangroo Island, which was considered a koala safe-heaven because its population had escaped a devastating chlamydia epidemic , was described as "virtually unstoppable" by firefighters.

4-footage （影片中的）连续镜头，片段

5-charred 烧焦的

Footage filmed by an ABC cameraman in New South Wales showed charred corpses of hundreds of kangroos and sheep lying by the roadside.

6-mammal 哺乳动物

7-reptile 爬行动物

Wildlife experts estimate that half a billion mammals, birds and reptiles have been killed in the fire in recent weeks.

8-sanctuary 鸟兽保护区，禁猎区；避难所，庇护所

There are fears endangered species in sanctuaries like Kangaroo Island, which also home to 50,000 kangaroos before the fire, have been lost forever.

9-enclosure （用于特定目的的）围地，围场

Sam Mitchell is building extra enclosures in preparation.

10-(money)＋worth of sth/sth worth ＋(money)价值……的事物

11-plantation 种植园（场）

About £10,6000,000 worth of bluegum and pine trees in plantations were also lost.

12-water bomber 灭火飞机

It took weeks of pressure for the Federal Government to commit to an additional $11 million of funding for water bombers.