But the rain also made it more difficult for fire crews attempting to carry out controlled burning operations.

但这场雨也让消防人员更难进行受控燃烧行动。

That's likely where we got the phrase " Fight fire with fire" and though Shakespeare meant it differently, prescribed or controlled burning is fighting wildfires with fire.

这可能就是“以其人之道还治其人之身”的出处，但是莎士比亚用它来表达不同于此的意思，规定火烧指的就是用火来抵御野火的方式。

These and other successes have led forest managers to prescribe controlled burning for much of the fire-prone western U.S. , but few forests actually receive their recommended dosage.

所有这些成功案例让森林管理员明确规定美国西部大部分火灾易发区应进行人为控制燃烧，然而真正对症下药的森林少之又少。

And there are some steps people can take from controlled burning of forest vegetation to the removal of other trees and brush to protect the mature sequoias of the Sierra Nevada.

人们可以采取一些措施，从控制燃烧森林植被，到清除其他树木和灌木，以保护内华达山脉的成熟红杉树。

Right. And then just to clarify, and then white European settlers came and they started seeing the burning of the land, controlled burning as like this magical, mystical kind of thing.

正确的。然后澄清一下，然后欧洲白人定居者来了，他们开始看到土地的燃烧，控制燃烧就像这种神奇的、神秘的东西。