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In California's Monterey County, evacuation orders are in place for some communities

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NPR's A Martinez talks to Nick Pasculli, communications director in Monterey County, about the situation on the ground after heavy rainfall led to flooding and power outages in the county.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Nearly 20 people have died in California after a series of dangerous and destructive storms. And more bad weather is on the way. In Monterey County along California's Pacific Coast, evacuation orders are in place for several communities along the Salinas River. It's still rising and is predicted to flood this afternoon. Our co-host, A Martínez, talked to Monterey County spokesman Nicholas Pasculli and asked about the possibility that the Monterey Peninsula could become an island due to flood water.

A MART?NEZ, BYLINE²: Access to the peninsula was cut off by flooding nearly 30 years ago. Do you expect things this time to get anywhere near as bad as they were that time?

NICHOLAS PASCULLI: We are anticipating that that is probable. Obviously, we're hoping that that doesn't happen. But we are preparing for that very event.

MART?NEZ: And how are you preparing?

PASCULLI: So we're pre-positioning assets and personnel in multiple locations throughout the county. That way, there's resources available should emergencies arise.

MART?NEZ: What kind of things does that entail³?

PASCULLI: It entails⁴ personnel - fire, rescue, law enforcement and also public works personnel. It would include equipment such as high-water rescue vehicles. It would include other types of vehicles from our sheriff's department and from our local police departments that are able to go into high water and make rescues and then Marine⁵ assets as well.

MART?NEZ: And it might go without saying, but I'll say it anyway - if you're thinking about even going near that area, maybe think again.

PASCULLI: We love visitors, but probably, you know, the next couple of days is not the exact perfect time to come visit.

MART?NEZ: I mean, how much worse could things get? What kind of damage could we be seeing?

PASCULLI: Well, it is expected to rain through the weekend. We may get a slight break come late Friday or Saturday. What we're doing is we're preparing for the worst and obviously hoping for the best. We have evacuated⁶ a number of small communities that are along the Salinas River. We do have an evacuation order in the northern part of the county adjacent to the Pajaro River, which is the river that divides Santa Cruz County and Monterey County.

MART?NEZ: If things do wind up getting worse, would it be the kind of worse where no amount of sandbags could save people's homes? I mean, is it - people would have to leave, I would assume, at that point.

PASCULLI: Yeah. When an evacuation order is issued, that's the intent, that people need to leave and to find a safe place to stay until the evacuation order is lifted. We've been going actually door to door, both with volunteers and our sheriff's department and other law enforcement and first responders, giving people flyers, telling them where they can go and where they can get resources so that they can be safe during this uncertain weather event.

MART?NEZ: And if all the rain that is expected to come comes, how long does it typically take for things to dry out, so to speak, to get to the point where people can come back and it's livable again?

PASCULLI: In a worst-case scenario⁷, if we do get this kind of cut-off situation where the Monterey Peninsula becomes an island, essentially⁸, we're anticipating it could be two, three days before the waters would recede⁹. And then we would even have to do damage assessments¹⁰ to make sure that the transportation routes are safe for people to travel.

MART?NEZ: How are people holding up this time around?

PASCULLI: You know, I think we're really seeing people kind of rally and people taking care of each other. I will say one of the great things about this county is that it's very community minded, very community oriented. Our community is very, very generous. People are helping¹¹ each other, neighbors helping neighbors. You know, folks really rally in tough times. And this is one of those tough times that people are rallying.

MART?NEZ: That's Monterey County Communications Director Nicholas Pasculli. Nicholas, thanks.

PASCULLI: Thank you so much for your time.

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 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。

3 entail   

vt.使承担，使成为必要，需要

参考例句：

• Such a decision would entail a huge political risk.这样的决定势必带来巨大的政治风险。
• This job would entail your learning how to use a computer.这工作将需要你学会怎样用计算机。

4 entails   

使…成为必要( entail的第三人称单数 )； 需要； 限定继承； 使必需

参考例句：

• The job entails a lot of hard work. 这工作需要十分艰苦的努力。
• This job entails a lot of hard work. 这项工作需要十分努力。

5 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

7 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

8 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

9 recede   

vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进

参考例句：

• The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
• He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。

10 assessments   

n.评估( assessment的名词复数 )；评价；（应偿付金额的）估定；（为征税对财产所作的）估价

参考例句：

• He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句

11 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。