英语新闻视频：中国南方多地遭遇强降雨袭击

 

Heavy rainfall has hit several major cities and provinces in Southern China. The weather has caused flooding and severe weather warnings in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous¹ Region. And it looks set to continue for the next couple days.
In Yitang village of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, days of heavy rainfall have raised waters to hazardous² levels. Flooding covered the only road leading to the local primary school.
Primary school student Yang Gelan said, "The water moves too fast, I am too scared to cross over
The school’s 129 pupils have been told to study at home until further notice.
And the local farmers market wasn’t spared either...
Shop owner Tan Huixiang said, "All the goods here are rice noodles. In total they’re worth around 2 to 3 thousand yuan."
The flooding even collapsed³ parts of major roads and highways.
Road mentainance worker Wang Shuangyuan said, "You see that the road is cut off, around 20,000 cubic meters have collapsed. This has already stopped all traffic. There are more than two meters of water near the tunnel entrance."
A weather alert continues for the region. The weather bureau warns the rain is expected to persist throughout the next two days. And residents and visitors of Hunan, Jiangxi, Hainan, Guangdong and The Guangxi may feel the blow.
 

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。