【大家说英语】 第220期:暴风雨要来了!

 Lesson 14 Home 第十四课 居家

July 30 7月30日

A Thunderstorm¹ Is Coming! 暴风雨要来了！

Read it! 读读看！

Summer is thunderstorm season! 夏天是暴风雨的季节！

Lightning and floods can be dangerous. 闪电与洪水有可能会造成危险。

But if you prepare for a storm, you can be safe. 不过，你要是为暴风雨预做准备，就可以保持平安。

Rob² and Wayne the Weatherman talk about storm safety. 罗柏和气象员韦恩谈论暴风雨安全。

Stay indoors³ during a storm. 暴风雨期间要待在室内，

Listen to the weather forecast on the radio and put boards on your windows. 打开收音机听气象预报，并且在窗户钉上木板。

Keep flashlights in your house ... maybe you won't have electricity! 屋子里要准备手电筒…说不定家里会停电！

Conversation A 会话A

Welcome, friends! There are many storms in the summer. 朋友们，欢迎！夏天有许多暴风雨。

Sometimes storms are dangerous. 有时候，暴风雨很危险。

But don't worry! We can prepare for them. 可是别担心！我们可以做好准备。

Wayne the Weatherman can tell us about storm safety. 气象员韦恩可以告诉我们暴风雨安全须知。

Hi! I'm Wayne the Weatherman. 嗨！我是气象员韦恩。

I report the weather forecast on TV. 我在电视上报导气象预报。

Wayne, there were a lot of storms lately. 韦恩，最近有很多暴风雨。

You're right, Rob. In fact, we're getting another big storm tomorrow night! 罗柏，你说得对。实际上，我们明天晚上又会有另一场大暴风雨！

Conversation B 会话B

So, how dangerous are storms? 所以，暴风雨到底有多危险？

Well, small storms are no problem. 小暴风雨不会构成问题，

But big ones can be very dangerous. 可是大暴风雨有可能很危险。

Sometimes lightning hits buildings and starts fires. 有时闪电会打在建筑物上而引发火灾。

What about rain and wind? 那雨和风呢？

Floods can also damage buildings. 洪水也有可能破坏建筑物，

And strong winds can blow down trees onto houses and roads. 强风则可能把树木吹倒在房屋与道路上。

Wow! Strong storms do sound serious. 哇！强烈暴风雨听起来确实很严重。

But if you prepare, you can prevent many accidents. 可是你如果有做好准备，就可以避免许多意外。

Conversation C 会话C

Can you give us some safety tips? 你可以为我们提供一些安全方面的建议吗？

Stay inside a strong building during a storm. 暴风雨期间要待在坚固的建筑物里。

Be prepared to have no electricity. 要为停电做好准备，

Keep flashlights with you. 把手电筒带在身边。

Anything else? 还有吗？

Unplug home computers, TVs, and phones. 家中的计算机、电视和电话的插头都要拔掉。

Listen to the weather report on the radio. 打开收音机听气象报导。

If it's very windy, put boards on your windows. 如果风很大，就在窗户钉上木板。

Wow! I have a lot to do before the storm. Thanks, Wayne. 哇！我在暴风雨来临之前有很多事情要做呢。韦恩，谢了。

1 thunderstorm   

n.雷雨；雷暴

参考例句：

• Thunderstorm is common in summer.雷电交加的暴风雨在夏天很常见。
• The thunderstorm will perhaps settle the weather.大雷雨可能使天气稳定下来。

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 indoors   

adv.(在)室内，(在)户内

参考例句：

• Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
• It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。