英语新闻听写 西南地区开始形成大量沙尘暴

It's that time of year in the Southwest when dust storms take shape and raise health and safety risks.

西南地区每年的那个时候，沙尘暴形成并引发健康和安全风险。

This year, due to a dry winter, the Southwest is seeing a greater number of dust storms.

今年，由于干燥的冬天，西南正遭遇更多的沙尘暴。

Experts say the infamous¹ haboobs, as they're known in the Phoenix² area, will likely be active this summer when monsoon³ season begins.

专家称菲尼克斯地区知道的臭名昭著的哈布沙暴，今夏当季风季节开始时可能活跃起来。

In southern Arizona, a series of dust blasts⁴ on Interstate 10 near the New Mexico border have shut down the highway at least seven times in the past few weeks.

在亚利桑那州南部，新墨西哥州边界附近州际公路10号的系列尘爆在过去几周至少七次关闭公路。

The dust is reportedly coming from a farm near the town of San Simon, Arizona, that was readied for planting but never seeded, leaving loose soil that is easily picked up by winds.

据称灰尘来自亚利桑那州圣西蒙附近的一个农场，准备种植但没有播种，使松散的土壤易被风刮起。

1 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

2 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

3 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

4 blasts   

n.爆炸( blast的名词复数 )；一阵（疾风等）；（吹奏乐器、哨子、汽车喇叭等突然发出的）响声；突如其来的强劲气流v.（用炸药）炸毁( blast的第三人称单数 )；狠打；发出刺耳的高音；向…猛吹，（用水）向…喷射

参考例句：

• The blasts were caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. 爆炸是由甲烷气囊被引燃造成的。
• The massive blasts shook windows throughout the city, jolting sleeping residents awake. 大量的冲击波震动了整个城市的窗户，惊醒了睡梦中的居民。