1. The 2009 Black Saturday bushfires decimated the state of Victoria. 2009年黑色星期六林火毁灭的维多利亚州。
2. Bushfires have killed over 130 people and burned hundreds of homes since they broke out in the region. 火灾发生至今已经造成130余人死亡，数百座房屋被烧毁。图为一辆汽车停在一座被大火烧毁的房屋残骸附近。
3. Experts have linked recent devastating bushfires in Victoria and floods in Queensland to changing climate patterns. 专家们表示，最近发生在维多利亚致命的森林大火和昆土兰州的洪水同气候变化不无关系。
4. Bushfires in the southern Australian state of Victoria have been burning for more than 50 days, destroying about one million hectares of forest and farmland. 澳大利亚南部维多利亚州的丛林大火已经燃烧了50多天，烧毁了大约一百万公顷的森林和农田。
5. The traditional advice to households under threat from bushfires to "stay and defend or leave early" may have to be reviewed, said Victoria's premier, John Brumby. 布伦比州长说，遇到山火，传统对居民的建议是“留下来灭火或者尽早撤离”，这种观点需要得到重新审视。
