夏说英语新闻晨读 第484期:厄尔尼诺现象再现

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The World Meteorological Organization says there's a 75-80% chance of a weak El Nino forming within three months. The naturally occurring² event causes changes in the temperature of the Pacific Ocean and has a major influence on weather patterns around the world. It is linked to floods in South America and droughts³ in Africa and Asia. El Nino events often lead to record temperatures as heat rises from the Pacific.

meteorological ：adj. 气候的
occur¹ ：vi. 发生
the Pacific Ocean : 太平洋
pattern ：n. 形式
drought：n. 干旱

1 occur   

vi.发生，想到，存在

参考例句：

• Didn't it occur to you to close the window?难道你没有想到去关窗户吗？
• I hope this won't occur again.我希望不要再发生这种事情。

2 occurring   

n.事变，事件，事故

参考例句：

• Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities. 油经过提炼去除天然存在的杂质。 来自辞典例句
• In-flight winds are occurring above a height of 150 meters. 飞行风是150米高度以上出现的风。 来自辞典例句

3 droughts   

n.干旱（时期）( drought的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some of these droughts must have been severe. 有一些旱灾想必是严重的。 来自辞典例句
• Farmers' problems continued, and their suffering was compounded by serious droughts in 1986 and 1988. １９８６年和１９８８年的干旱使农民的处境更是雪上加霜。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件