美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-11-13

 What may well be the biggest storm ever hits the Philippines. Also Secretary State John Kerry expresses his doubts on official version of the JFK assassination¹. Let's get started.

 

We're just beginning to get our first look at what a super typhoon can do a country of nearly 100 million people. Internationally, it's call typhoon Haiyan. In the Philippines, they call it Yolanda. Whatever you call it, it was unlike anything most of us would ever see. Even from orbit, it looks terrifying. This picture is taken just before it made landfall. It cut directly cross the middle of the island nation. The islands of L, B., and C. taking severe hits. C. city is home to more than 800,000 people. Look at that monster storm. We got a correspondent at L. in the city of T. population nearly a quarter million. We haven't yet heard from him since the storm hit. We've been repeatedly trying to get in connect with him. We've been unable to. Communications with the hardness areas, they are not existent. News organizations, aid organizations, families trinna reach loved ones. None it seems can establish contact. So, there's much we do not yet know at these hours, especially about how many were killed or hurt in the typhoon. The confirmed number right now is small but looking at the pictures as the storm coming ashore², it's hard to image that number won't rise.

 

This is the look inside perhaps one of the strongest storms in recorded history.   

 

Super typhoon Haiyan made a direct hit on the island.

 

The typhoon slammed at the Philippines 4:30 am Friday morning with winds of 195 miles per hour and guest at 235 an hour. That's higher than the winds of hurricane Sandy and Katrina combined. The powerful storm plowed³ through the island leaving homes and buildings destroyed. Government official said many devastated⁴ were be uninhabitable for months. 

 

That country's president says they are facing a clemency⁵.

 

This was in the CNN T. city which is in the direct path of the storm. This reporter from CNN affiliate⁶ ABS CBN was forced inside as the storm barreled in and watched the street below him become a flood zone. Water from the storm as high as 10 feet in some areas, 2 barges⁷ near the city of B. were left stranded⁸. The huge wave preventive rescue crews from reaching them. Crew members abandoned ship by jumping into the turning water trying to scramble⁹ back to land. As of now, one of the crew remains¹⁰ missing. The typhoon came with warning. 125,000 people were able to seek refuge in evacuation shelters and in some places the cleanup has already begun tut aid workers have not been able to reach some of the hardest hit areas with the full picture of devastation¹¹ from this powerful storm is still unknown.

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

2 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

3 plowed   

v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
• He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句

4 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

5 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

6 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

7 barges   

驳船( barge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
• There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。

8 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

9 scramble   

v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料

参考例句：

• He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
• It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

10 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

11 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》