人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高二上10

[00:04.70]And now the weather forecast for Tuesday 24th,June.
[00:08.96]Cooler and drier air over the northwest will advance towards the east on Tuesday.
[00:14.52]But as it does so which will meet warm and moist² air already in place.
[00:19.70]Resulting in showers and wind storms.
[00:22.65]Thunderstorms are possible in areas from the southern states to the northeastern states.
[00:28.50]Well we might see some pretty bad weather with white snow and strong winds.
[00:33.96]Perhaps even some storms.
[00:36.52]The showers and thunderstorms that hit the midwest on Monday,
[00:40.88]may still be around part of Tuesday.
[00:44.23]But will disappear during the afternoon
[00:47.39]Comfortable temperatures around 75 degrees are forecast for the south,
[00:52.53]68-72 for the midwest,and similar temperatures for northeast.
[00:59.01]While higher temperatures up to 88 will be found in the east,along the coast.
[01:05.54]While the southwest may see some rain or even thunderstorms.
[01:09.90]The rest of the west will be hot,with temperatures over 100 degrees,
[01:15.05]and no hope for the cooling shower.
[01:17.61]Far to the southeast,the storm,
[01:20.48]which had a look as if it will grow into a hurricane³,fell apart on Monday.
[01:25.84]This year has already seen an unusually high number of hurricanes⁴.
[01:30.59]Hurricane Danny in the Atlantic Ocean last week,
[01:34.35]has put 2,003 in third place behind 1997,and 1959,
[01:41.02]for having the most tropical⁵ storms or hurricanes this early in the season.
[01:46.76]The first storm usually arrives towards the end of August.
[01:50.89]So Danny formed on Wednesday.
[01:53.84]Came a month and a half early.
[01:56.19]If the fifth named storm,the E storm,develops before July 22nd,
[02:02.25]this year will have the hurricane season with the fastest start.
[02:06.51]It's name would be Eric.
[02:08.86]The hurricane season is from June first to the end of November.
[02:13.41]A typical Atlantic hurricane season has ten named storms.
[02:18.97]Six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.
[02:22.42]The latter can be a real disaster when they hit the coast.
[02:26.16]Tropical storms such as hurricanes and Typhoons⁷
[02:30.13]are given names to avoid confusion⁸.
[02:33.18]Their names start with letters in the order of alphabet⁹.
[02:37.26]The first five storms in 2005 will be named Alin,Brett,Syndy, Denis,and Emily.
[02:48.49]Work Book  Unit 10  Listening
[02:54.05]A:Hi,Linda,how's your life in Taiwan?
[02:57.68]Do you like it there?
[02:59.64]B:It's fine,Kate.Thanks.Phil and I like Tainan very much.
[03:05.29]A:I've heard that Taiwan is quite often hit by typhoons.
[03:09.65]How do you feel about that?
[03:12.21]B:That's right.They are quite common between the months of May and November.
[03:17.56]A:Terrible.I would not want to live in a place like that.
[03:22.32]B:Oh,well.You'll get used to it.
[03:25.24]With a bit of common Sansan and taking the right measures,
[03:29.19]Typhoon⁶ is need not be a big problem.
[03:32.64]A:So,what should you do when you know a typhoon is coming up?
[03:37.08]B:You should always keep some plastic sheets ready to cover furniture.
[03:41.91]Important papers¹⁰ are best kept in plastic boxes or bags
[03:46.64] that don't let any water through.
[03:49.30]Buy some extra food in metal or in glass containers,
[03:53.12]and keep a torch,batteriesa first-aid kit,a radio and such things ready.
[03:59.07]A:What else do you do when you know there will be another typhoon?
[04:03.83]B:If a typhoon is expected to hit within 24 to 48 hours.
[04:09.08]You should make some extra ice to keep foods cool when electricity falls away.
[04:14.25]Fill the bath with water for cooking
[04:17.72] and make sure there is enough drinking water.
[04:21.07]Move furniture away from windows,put loose objects,
[04:25.43] such as furniture and plants in pots,baskets or boxes,
[04:30.29]from the balcony¹¹ and the yard into the shed¹².
[04:34.16]You must close the curtains and take shelter¹³
[04:37.92]where you can not be hit by glass that's flying around

[04:41.68]For example,the hall or a room without windows.
[04:45.44]A:Have you ever experienced¹⁴ a big one?
[04:48.50]B:Oh,yes.It was a very frightening experience.
[04:52.75]A:What happened?
[04:54.92]B:When the storm hit we heard all of the windows breaking
[04:59.36] and furniture being pushed around.
[05:02.42]The roof made a cracking¹⁵ noise,we thought it would be blowing away.
[05:07.28]Then the storm seemed to die down.
[05:10.94]But it was the eye of the storm.
[05:14.49]A few minutes later it came back with full force.
[05:18.15]I was afraid the whole house would be swept away.
[05:21.80]A:Have you thought of moving to another part of the country?
[05:26.35]Where there are fewer natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons?
[05:31.49]B:My husband and I have thought about that,
[05:34.65]but we really like Taiwan and we prefer to stay here.
[05:38.91]Copyright 2002 VaT¹⁶ Electronics¹⁷ Co¹.,Ltd

1 co   

abbr.Colombia 哥伦比亚；Cash Order 现付票；Certificate of Origin 货源证书

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• a new movie in which Johnny Depp co-stars with Winona Ryder 由约翰尼∙德普与薇诺娜∙赖德联袂主演的一部新电影

2 moist   

adj.潮湿的，湿润的；(果物)多汁的；[医]有分泌物的，湿性的；n.潮湿

参考例句：

• There were no windows to admit moist atmosphere to enter.没有窗户使潮湿的空气进入室内。
• Winds from the sea are usually moist.海风通常是潮湿的。

3 hurricane   

n.飓风，暴风，暴风雨

参考例句：

• The hurricane destroyed the whole village.飓风把整个村子都毁掉了。
• A hurricane struck the city.飓风袭击了该城市。

4 hurricanes   

n.飓风， （尤指西印度群岛的）旋风( hurricane的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Most hurricanes occur before leaf drop and during or following heavy rains. 大多数飓风出现在落叶以前，暴雨之时或暴雨之后。 来自辞典例句
• Hurricanes never find people prepared. 飓风总是乘人不备突然袭击的。 来自辞典例句

5 tropical   

adj.热带的，热带的，炎热的

参考例句：

• You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
• This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。

6 typhoon   

n.台风

参考例句：

• A typhoon is now approaching Hong Kong.台风现正逼近香港。
• The typhoon hit the coastal areas.台风侵袭沿海地区。

7 typhoons   

n.台风( typhoon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This greatly reduced the threat presented by typhoons. 这就大大减轻了台风造成的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• The houses round here are for the most part able to stand up to typhoons. 这一带的房子绝大部分能经得往台风袭击。 来自辞典例句

8 confusion   

n.困惑，迷乱，混淆，混乱，骚乱

参考例句：

• His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
• His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。

9 alphabet   

n.字母表，符号系统

参考例句：

• There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.英语字母表中有26个字母。
• The last letter of the alphabet is Z.字母表的最后一个字母是Z。

10 papers   

n.文件，纸币，论文

参考例句：

• I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。
• The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。

11 balcony   

n.阳台

参考例句：

• You can see the sea from our balcony.你从我们的阳台上就能看见大海。
• The balcony was closed with bars.阳台用铁条封上了。

12 shed   

n.车棚，小屋，脱落之物，分水岭；vt.使流出，放射，脱落，散发，摆脱；vi. 流出

参考例句：

• There are a lot of straws in the shed.棚子里有许多稻草。
• His nose told him that he was getting near the cow shed.他的嗅觉告诉他，他正走近牛棚。

13 shelter   

n.掩蔽，掩蔽处，避身处；庇护所，避难所，庇护；vt.庇护，保护，隐匿；vi.躲避

参考例句：

• We took shelter from the rain in a cave.我们在一个山洞里避雨。
• Trees are a shelter from the sun.树木可以遮挡阳光。

14 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

15 cracking   

adj.优秀的；美妙的；分裂的；极快的adv.非常；极其n.破裂；分馏；[化]裂化v.打开( crack的现在分词)；（使…）开裂；说（笑话）；开瓶

参考例句：

• All planes are being inspected for possible cracking and corrosion. 所有的飞机都在接受检查，看是否可能有裂纹和腐蚀现象。
• After the hot dry summer, the soil is cracking up. 燥热的夏天过后，土地在龟裂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 vat   

n.(=value added tax)增值税，大桶

参考例句：

• The office is asking for the vat papers.办事处要有关增值税的文件。
• His father emptied sacks of stale rye bread into the vat.他父亲把一袋袋发霉的黑面包倒进大桶里。

17 electronics   

n.电子器件，电子学，电子技术

参考例句：

• About 45000 people worked in electronics in Scotland.苏格兰约有4.5万人在电子行业工作。
• He wants to brush up his knowledge of electronics.他想温习他的电子学知识。