时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年1月


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Up next, what's being called a bomb cyclone 1 is about to drop on the Northeastern U.S. It's named for a rapidly declining low pressure system called a bombogenesis and it's expected to bring hurricane force wind gust 2 to the region and six to 12 inches of snow in New England.


But as of yesterday afternoon, every East Coast state was under a weather advisory 3 or winter storm threat. That includes Florida and the state capital Tallahassee hadn't seen measurable snow since 1989, it saw it this week. Schools were closed and shelters were opened — just part of the bitter winter weather that stretches across the country.


REPORTER: One third of the United States gripped by dangerous subzero temperatures. More than 100 million Americans under wind chill advisories 4.


The deep freeze killing 5 at least 11 people, including a 27-year-old woman in Wisconsin who wandered from a New Year's Eve celebration with her friends.


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It looks to just be a very tragic 6 accident.


REPORTER: In Texas, where four people have died of exposure, the Red Cross setting up additional warming centers across Houston.


UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're offering a place for people that needed to get out of the weather.


REPORTER: In the Midwest, the wind chill colder than on the surface of Mars. Waterways across the country, from rivers, to lakes, to waterfalls, frozen solid. Even Niagara Falls surrounded by sheets of ice.


The wintery mix wreaking 7 havoc 8 on roadways, including a massive 75-car pileup on Interstate 90 near Buffalo 9, New York. In Massachusetts, firefighters struggling to work in the bitter cold.


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The water freezes on our equipment, on our air packs, on our masks.


REPORTER: The punishing chill even hitting as far south as Alabama and Florida.


UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Extra blankets, heaters, whatever it takes.


REPORTER: Officials preparing shelters and warning residents to stay indoors as they brace 10 for ice and snow.


UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If you don't have a reason to be out, don't be out.



1 cyclone
n.旋风,龙卷风
  • An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
  • The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
2 gust
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
  • A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。
  • A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
3 advisory
adj.劝告的,忠告的,顾问的,提供咨询
  • I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
  • He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
4 advisories
n.(有关进展、动向、建议等的)报告( advisory的名词复数 );公告;通告;通报
  • Compliance with Practice Advisories is optional. 是否遵守实务公告由审计师自行选择决定。 来自互联网
  • Hardened-PHP: not as such a PHP security information website, but it does have security advisories. 增强PHP:不仅仅是一个PHP安全新的网站,它还提供安全建议。 来自互联网
5 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
6 tragic
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
7 wreaking
诉诸(武力),施行(暴力),发(脾气)( wreak的现在分词 )
  • Coal mining is a messy business, often wreaking terrible environmental damage nearby. 采矿是肮脏的行业,往往会严重破坏周边环境。
  • The floods are wreaking havoc in low-lying areas. 洪水正在地势低洼地区肆虐。
8 havoc
n.大破坏,浩劫,大混乱,大杂乱
  • The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
  • This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。
9 buffalo
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛
  • Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
  • The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
10 brace
n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备
  • My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
  • You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。
学英语单词
abbreviated analysis
action ex contractus
adult t-cell lymphoma
air plasma
antispasmin
armature end slug
artalotrine
Astaires
at my best
Balgão
benignant goiter
biochemistry variation
blue star
body-shook
boot us
bragfests
brokeries
cayuga lakes
charging hatch
Cladrastis sinensis
cloud operating system
continuous quadrat
counterespionages
crospovidone
cumulative weight undersize fraction
davis cups
denfield
Diospyros potingensis
discriminatory tariff
drive the point home
Enteromanadina
eprazinone
Ethlyn
exorcise, exorcize
fermented hay
field maintenance man
financial base
fishtail wind
flowmetre
flux line
fuel control unit
gear rolling machine
germanium semiconductor
gonadal sex
head-up display visual offset updating
heat losses
hryvnia
intemperate
ladder-excavator
lakanta
lake boat
laser thermal processing
laugh up one's sleeve
leadman
light cavalries
luxembourgeoises
macaranga denticulata (bl.) muell. arg.
made a hit
make busy relay
maleic acid
McComish
menially
misalphabetized
monopolial branch
mourn over
mourning-band
Namina
narrow-angle picture tube
neutron event
nuckolls
number of computations
occlusal analyzer
perchromic acid
phaselin
phenomenological relation
pick-up shaft
pinkoes
pneutronic well
polwhele
pourwelding
proof of sufficiency
radiotelemetering equipment
recorded fringe
reduction bomb assembly
reradiation factor
residential quarter green area
resultant law
rh-positive
Sheridan
shomes
sliding gear starter
software monitor
Staphylococcus fulvus
supercharged turbo-prop
taper-shank core-drill
technologism
the Queen of love
thickened-edge slab
three-factor analysis of variance
tolerant tree
uredo cyperi-digitati
wasp-y