【大家说英语】 第424期:大暴风雨(2)

 Now let's hear from our weatherman. Ben, what's the weather like outside? 接下来，让我们收听一下我们气象员带来的报道。本，外边的天气怎么样？

We're having a big storm. The power is out in some areas of town. And there are floods on some roads. 外面有一场大暴风雨。城市里一些地区停电了。一些道路上也出现了洪水。

So you should avoid¹ those roads? 所以应该避免前往这些道路是吧？

Yes. Don't drive through the water. You don't know how deep it is. 是的。不要把车子开入水中。你不知道水还有多深。

Your car could stop. 汽车会停下来的。

Yes. And that can be dangerous. 是的。那样就危险了。

What's the wind speed right now, Ben? 本，现在的风速是多少？

It's blowing about 50 miles per² hour. Everyone should watch out for falling tree branches³. 大约是每小时50英里。所有人都应该留心掉落的树枝。

And falling trees! 还有倒下来的树！

Yes. And other things. A strong wind can blow a lot of things around. 没错。还有其他东西。一股强风可以把很多东西吹起来的。

I'm glad we're not having a typhoon⁴! 我很庆幸我们没有赶上台风！

True. The wind is much stronger in a typhoon. I'm glad we don't have them here! 是的。台风的风力更强。我很庆幸我们这里没有台风！

Did you have any trouble getting to work today, Taylor? 泰勒，你今天上班路上遇到什么阻碍了吗？

No. The storm wasn't too bad when I left for work. 没有。我上班时暴风雨并不是很大。

It's bad now. Listen to the wind! 现在就很糟了。听听这风声！

I'm glad Ben warned⁵ everyone about the storm. 我很庆幸本之前向所有人警告了这场暴风雨。

Me, too. The wind is really blowing hard. 我也是。风刮得真的很大。

I hope people who don't have to go out will stay home. 我希望那些没别要出来的人，今天就待在家里吧。

Yes. Too bad we couldn't stay home! 是的。我们今天不能待在家，这可太糟了！

1 avoid   

v.避免；vt.避免，逃避

参考例句：

• You can avoid all kinds of trouble by letting well alone.随遇而安就能避免种种麻烦。
• I wanted to avoid a meeting with her.我想避免与她会面。

2 per   

prep.每，每一，根据，按照；由，经，以，靠

参考例句：

• These apples cost 40 pence per pound.这些苹果每磅40便士。
• The truck was traveling under fifty miles per hour.那辆卡车以每小时不到五十英里的速度行驶着。

3 branches   

n.树枝( branch的名词复数 )；分支；（机构、组织、体系的）一部分；[航海学]（领航员在某一水域的）领航执照

参考例句：

• The bank has branches all over the country. 那家银行在全国各地设有分行。
• I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。

4 typhoon   

n.台风

参考例句：

• A typhoon is now approaching Hong Kong.台风现正逼近香港。
• The typhoon hit the coastal areas.台风侵袭沿海地区。

5 warned   

v.警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 )；提醒；告诫；预先通知

参考例句：

• Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads. 已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
• I've warned her countless times. 我警告过她无数次了。