blaze中等

But when Swetnam enrolled in graduate school at the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, he was surprised to find a record of repeated blazes dating back hundreds of years before European colonists arrived on the continent.

但当斯韦特纳姆进入亚利桑那大学树木年轮研究实验室读研究生时，他惊讶地发现了一份反复发生火灾的记录，这些记录可以追溯到欧洲殖民者抵达这片大陆之前的数百年。

Because flammable material couldn’t build up on the landscape, blazes tended to move slowly and peter out when they reached the footprints of previous burns.

由于易燃物无法在地面上大量堆积，火势往往蔓延缓慢，并在到达以往过火区域时逐渐熄灭。

These fires were carefully planned and intentionally ignited during periods when weather kept the blazes easy to control, and helped eliminate some of the fuel that had built up around the important park’s facilities.

这些火是经过精心规划的，并在天气条件使火势易于控制的时期有意点燃，它们帮助清除了这座重要公园的设施周围积聚的部分可燃物。

Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can [lead] you to civilization.

路标、轮胎印以及其他痕迹都能把你引回人类文明世界。