VOA标准英语2012--New Jersey Recovering from Hurricane Sandy
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
New Jersey 1 Recovering from Hurricane Sandy
Contractors 2 are clearing sand and debris 3 from this street near the beach in the shoreline community of Ocean City, New Jersey. Some houses right up against the beach have had sand driven through the lower floors by giant waves, while others have only suffered minor 4 flooding.
It was sand, formed into high dunes 5, that saved many New Jersey homes from the devastation 6 seen elsewhere along the coast. But the dunes also took a beating from Hurricane Sandy, so restoring them is one more challenge facing this community.
Thousands of people who left the area during the storm have returned in recent days, enduring long traffic jams. Among those who rode out the storm here is Sha-Ree Lloyd, an avid 7 beach runner.
"It wasn't as bad as everybody thought it would be, and I am grateful for that, but it could have been a lot worse," said Lloyd.
Some casinos and hotels have reopened, but the famous boardwalk is mostly deserted 8. Workers are still pumping sea water out of underground service lines and trying to restore basic services.
At Atlantic City's landmark 9 Irish Pub, lack of electrical power has forced Dennis O'Donovan to turn customers away.
"We don't close, we are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; the only thing that closes us are natural disasters," said O'Donovan. O'Donovan keeps the inventory 10 in place, waiting for the lights to come back on and the clientele to return.
Atlantic City still looks a little bit like a ghost town. But as services are restored and casinos, shops and restaurants reopen, people will return and restore the tourist industry and the many jobs that depend on it in this resort city.
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
- There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
- She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。
- The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
- The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。