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Biden to survey the damage in flood-stricken Kentucky

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President Biden is set to visit eastern Kentucky Monday to see the catastrophic damage from last month's flash flooding. More than three dozen people were killed and some are still missing.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

President Biden today visits with families in the mountain communities of eastern Kentucky, where flash flooding killed at least 37 people last month. Countless² residents lost their homes. And the damage estimates have climbed into the millions. From member station WUKY, Karyn Czar reports.

KARYN CZAR, BYLINE³: In the past 12 days, Mother Nature has sent deadly floods, oppressive heat, off-and-on rain and mudslides that have hampered⁴ supply deliveries and cleanup for many eastern Kentuckians. As the days go on, more help arrives. At Jenny Wiley's State Park, Randy Warner, with the Cattlemen's Association, flips⁵ burgers on a massive grill⁶ that they normally use to feed the crowds at the Kentucky State Fair.

RANDY WARNER: We're farmers. I mean, that's what farmers do. You're going to help out.

(SOUNDBITE OF MACHINE REVVING)

CZAR: All throughout this area, as you drive along the back roads and highways, pop-up tents are in parking lots to shelter volunteers who are helping⁷ out. At County Line Community Church outside of Hazard, Pastor⁸ Anthony Mullins says attendance is way down. Some have lost their homes. But others, like his aunt, remain missing. Some members of his congregation live in areas where the roads are washed out or are still impassable. The pace of cleanup is improving. President Biden amended⁹ Kentucky's disaster declaration, increasing federal funding to 100% of the total eligible¹⁰ costs for a month. Pastor Mullins appreciates the President's visit today. But he worries that support will fade.

ANTHONY MULLINS: We're usually a forgotten region, so we need some help.

CZAR: Samantha Roe¹¹ (ph), her husband and two children are living in one of the travel trailers supplied by the state for temporary housing. She hopes the area will get money to rebuild.

SAMANTHA ROE: We had to rip our flooring and everything up. And just, like, the little thing - this is a poor community. Like, a lot of people can't afford those things.

CZAR: Nearly all of the power has been restored in this area. Water is another issue. The governor says some pipelines¹² have been wiped out. And it could be months before everyone has running water again.

For NPR News, I'm Karyn Czar in Hindman, Ky.

(SOUNDBITE OF STAN FOREBEE'S "DAY WALK")

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

5 flips   

轻弹( flip的第三人称单数 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• Larry flips on the TV while he is on vacation in Budapest. 赖瑞在布达佩斯渡假时，打开电视收看节目。
• He flips through a book before making a decision. 他在决定买下一本书前总要先草草翻阅一下。

6 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

9 Amended   

adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修订本。
• He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他对讲稿作了些增删修改。

10 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

11 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

12 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。