CNN 2010-10-28

Information has just been trickling¹ out of this remote island, information off the coast of western Sumatra . Local residents there, they have been able to be contacted. The reporter of a Tsunami² as tall as 60 meters high has hit the island. Now communications for the most parts of the islands are still cut off.  But, we heard from an officials from the area that described the whole villages of 200 people have gone missing, swept away by the waves. The rescuers and the emergency teams are having trouble to reach these islands. You know, the big waves that has attracted,all of the tourists also preventing rescuers to bring the much needed aids to these people. Now this location of course is very remote. To give you an idea: in good conditions, it took around 8 hours by boat from the nearest city of Padang. And, you know, in bad conditions, it will take many more hours than that.

We have storms soon will enter Cincinnati, into the Detroit and all the way down to the Mississippi. And it’s gonna be a blizzard³ night in North Dakota. This is a giant storm. This is probably the second lowest pressure ever recorded in the U.S. Even if the storm makes a 20 mph wind, you could get wind gusts⁴ of 60 to 70 or 80 mph just with one single thunder storm. And that could be equal to a small tornado⁵. Really do I have to get to show you 1000 miles of weather. All the way from Michigan, and the latest Tornado watch is all the way down into Central Mississippi. 

Haiti is just beginning to become to turn, but the fact that cholera⁶ is now here to stay in the way they lived their lives, where they get their water,what kind of water they can drink ,is going to change really for quite some time to come. In terms of challenges that lie ahead, is the fact that there will be more Cholera outbreak here in this country. And the need to really trying to do something to prevent it from spreading through a very large population that exist in Port-au Prince. Those people that arrive to the hospital so violently are now arriving sooner, and they're getting into treatment earlier.

This is where the vehicle was stopped on this arrival tracks.

"How much you have drink tonight?

"Not much."

"really?”

This is the video from dash camera in Lord Paser's squad⁷ car.

"I can walk.”

"I understand that, madam. I want you come over here, right. You probably stopped at the railway train. Just thinking to remember that.”

She absolutely had no idea what has just occurred.

“Here, the lady didn’t even know she was on the arrival track.”

“I got a train coming. Get it to....”

Not even 4 minutes after he first arrived at the scene. Not even a minute after he safely escorted⁸ her to his squad car. 

“Something different, something different, there was very loud noise, and sparks everywhere, more like a Hollywood kind of stunt⁹. And, you don’t see very much, I am here ,I know it.”

“I believe he is a hero. He doesn’t see it that way. He is very modest. He looks at his shoes when I talked to him. I said ‘cop, you saved her life’. 'Oh, chief, I was just doing my job’.”

1 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

3 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

4 gusts   

一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作

参考例句：

• Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
• Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

5 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

6 cholera   

n.霍乱

参考例句：

• The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
• Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

7 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

8 escorted   

护送，护卫( escort的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Anyone who interrupts again will be escorted from the meeting. 任何人再捣乱都将被押出会场。
• The child was escorted by a doctor to the hospital. 这个孩子由医生护送到医院去了。

9 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。