美国有线新闻 CNN 疫情肆虐的美国又遭40场龙卷风袭击

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Forty tornadoes², that's at least how many were reported from the weekend through Monday, and that's where we begin today's edition of CNN 10. I'm Carl Azuz. This all started on Saturday when a storm system hit Texas and then began driving east.

CNN10分钟新闻主持人卡尔·阿祖兹：40场龙卷风，周末至周一至少有40场龙卷风被报告，这是今天CNN10分钟新闻的首则消息。我是卡尔·阿祖兹。这一切始于周六，当时一个风暴系统袭击了得克萨斯州，随后向东移动。

According to the weather channel, every state from Texas to the Mid- Atlantic was affected³. The storms spawned⁴ dozens of tornadoes, knocked down trees, cut off electricity for hundreds of thousands and killed at least 18 people. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed.

根据天气预报，得州到中大西洋地区之间的所有州都受到了影响。风暴引发了数十场龙卷风，并致树木倒塌、数十万人断电、至少18人死亡。还有数百座建筑物被毁。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We heard the rumble⁵. And we started looking and we saw the tornado¹. We could tell it was going to be about a mile or so south of us. But you could hear it and we know that it was going to be bad.

身份不明的女性：我们听到了隆隆的声音。然后我们开始寻找，我们看到了龙卷风。我们可以判断出龙卷风在我们南边约一英里处。但我们能听到声音，而且我们知道情况会变得更糟。

AZUZ: And the system was still threatening Americans when we produced this show. It was moving northeast toward Virginia and even threatening New York with strong winds and heavy rain. 39 million people in 11 states faced the possibility of severe weather on Monday.

阿祖兹：在我们制作本期节目时，风暴系统仍对美国公民构成威胁。风暴正在向东北方向移动，逼近弗吉尼亚州的同时，甚至携带着狂风暴雨威胁纽约。11个州的3900万民众可能在周一面临恶劣天气。

It was an emergency on top of an emergency. It brought new challenges to state governments, which were trying to find a balance between keeping people safe from the storms and keeping people safe from coronavirus.

这是在紧急情况之上叠加紧急情况。这为各州政府带来了新的挑战，他们正努力在保护民众免遭风暴袭击和确保民众免受病毒侵袭之间寻找平衡。

As severe weather approached Mississippi, government officials said finding shelter was more important than social distancing. They said if people went to a public shelter they should keep their noses and mouths covered.

随着密西西比州即将迎来恶劣天气，政府官员表示，寻找庇护所远比社交距离要重要。他们表示，如果人们前往公共庇护所，他们应该遮住鼻子和嘴巴。

Louisiana's governor asked some hotels to provide rooms for people who lost their homes so they wouldn't have to risk catching⁶ coronavirus at a public shelter. Hot lines were setup to help them find a place to stay and states of emergency have been declared to speed up help to those who need it.

路易斯安那州州长要求部分酒店为失去家园的民众提供房间，这样他们就不必面临在公共庇护所感染冠状病毒的风险。有关部门已开通热线，帮助受灾民众寻找住处，同时，政府已宣布紧急状态，加快向有需要者提供帮助。

1 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。

2 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

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 spawned   

（鱼、蛙等）大量产（卵）( spawn的过去式和过去分词 )； 大量生产

参考例句：

• The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。
• The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。

5 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

6 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。