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President Biden tours storm damage in California

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A series of storms battered² the state earlier this month, affecting 41 of the state's 58 counties. Estimates put damage at over $1 billion.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

California's recent storms affected³ two-thirds of all the counties in the state. At least 21 people have died. President Biden visited the state's central coast on Thursday. And from member station KAZU, Jerimiah Oetting reports.

JERIMIAH OETTING, BYLINE⁴: The sun was out in the coastal⁵ city of Capitola, just south of Santa Cruz.

(CHEERING)

OETTING: And thousands gathered to see the president as he promised to support the community's recovery.

AARON MCKINNON: It's a big deal, you know?

OETTING: Resident Aaron McKinnon was in the crowd.

MCKINNON: This winter weather we had, this extreme weather that we had is affecting people from all over the coast and inland, as well. So it just means a lot.

OETTING: Capitola was hit hard during the storms. Biden toured damaged buildings and businesses.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: While the situation is still treacherous⁶, we're cautiously optimistic that the worst part is behind.

OETTING: Over the coming days and weeks, he said, the full extent of the damage across California will become clear. By some estimates, homes, businesses and farms suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

BIDEN: We know some of the destruction is going to take years to fully⁷ recover and rebuild.

OETTING: The administration declared a major disaster for much of the state. Biden committed federal funds to help communities recover and said there were over 500 federal emergency responders currently on the ground.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

BIDEN: The country is here for you and with you. We are not leaving till things are built back and built back better than they were before.

OETTING: Biden also touted⁸ broader federal spending on measures to help improve climate resilience in the state and said his administration had already spent $9 billion on other climate-related events in California, such as wildfires. Santa Cruz County Supervisor⁹ Zach Friend says the effects of climate change are already alarming and will likely get worse.

ZACH FRIEND: There's no way to look at what's happening right now across this country and across the world and not be concerned about it, about what this new normal is.

OETTING: His county went from extreme drought to extreme flooding in just a matter of days.

For NPR News, I'm Jerimiah Oetting in Capitola, Calif.

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 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 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。

5 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

6 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

8 touted   

v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
• People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句

9 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。