美国有线新闻 CNN 印度喀拉拉邦世纪大洪水已致超300人死亡 灾区一片汪洋

Today's coverage¹ on CNN 10 starts with a natural disaster taking place in Southern Asia. Parts of Kerala, a state in southern India are underwater.

今天CNN10分钟新闻的头条新闻来关注南亚发生的一场自然灾害。印度南部喀拉拉邦的部分地区被水淹没。

The rainy season brought on by the seasonal² monsoons³ was worst this year than it usually is.

今年季风带来的雨季比以往都要严重。

Indian officials say some parts of Kerala received more than twice the amount of rainfall that they usually do, and that's caused the worst flooding the state has seen in almost a century.

印度官员表示，喀拉拉邦部分地区的降雨量比往常多出两倍多，这导致该地发生了近一个世纪以来的最严重洪灾。

Over the past couple of weeks, the rivers that crossed Kerala swelled⁴ out unto the land nearby, ruining hundreds of thousands of homes. More than 300 people have been killed in the flooding. There are some areas where there are no visible roads, just water, and some of that is filled with sewage, with immense potential to cause infection.

过去几周以来，流经喀拉拉邦的河水溢出，淹没附近土地，毁坏了数万座房屋。这场洪灾已造成超过300人死亡。有些地区已看不到道路，到处都是水，一些地区甚至溢满了污水，很有可能会造成感染。

Fishermen have come in by the thousands to help rescue people. They've brought their own boats, using them around the clock until they're too damage to sail anymore and they say that even some of those who need help, those whose homes have been inundated⁵ with water have been reluctant to leave either because they don't trust the would be rescuers or they're concerned that their homes would be robbed once they left them. Conditions for people in some of the shelters aren't much better.

数千名渔民加入到救援行动中，帮助营救被困民众。他们带来了自已的船只，夜以继日地用这些船只救援，直到船只损害严重无法继续航行，他们说就连那些房屋被水淹没、非常需要帮助的人，都不愿意离开家园，他们要么不信任这些参与救援的人，要么担心离开后房子会被抢劫。在庇护所避难的民众的情况也没好到哪去。

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

3 monsoons   

n.（南亚、尤指印度洋的）季风( monsoon的名词复数 )；（与季风相伴的）雨季；（南亚地区的）雨季

参考例句：

• In Ban-gladesh, the monsoons have started. 在孟加拉，雨季已经开始了。 来自辞典例句
• The coastline significantly influences the monsoons in two other respects. 海岸线在另外两个方面大大地影响季风。 来自辞典例句

4 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

5 inundated   

v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》