CCTV9英语新闻：台风麦德姆席卷中国沿海地区

Since Wednesday, strong winds and downpours have inundated 1 many main roads in the Fuzhou city with meter-deep floods in Jiangxi province. The inaccessible 2 roads have stranded 3 vehicles and passengers. Trash cans floated down water clogged 4 streets, fallen trees and billboards 5 lay everywhere. The local weather authority says the rain and winds are are expected to last another day.

 

"Heavy rain and severe rainstorm will be seen on Thursday and Friday. Rainstorms will weaken starting Friday, but sporadic 6 areas in our province will still be hit by additional downpours," Xu Aihua, weather forecaster with Jiangxi Meteorological Station, said.

 

The local flood prevention authority, land resources and transportation bureaus are working all out to prevent potential hazards from turning into tragedies.

 

Matmo has also caused some bullet trains from Nanjing to Shenzhen to suspend operations. On Thursday, eight trains on the coastal 7 railway line suspended operation. Another train will be cancelled on Friday.

 

"The strong typhoon may affect the railway facilities along the coastal railway. So for the safety of trains and passengers, we decided 8 to suspend some trains along the route," Guan Chunbao, chief of Nanjing Station, Shanghai Railway Bureau, said.

 

Matmo blasted east China’s Fujian province on Thursday but most of the affected 9 cities have seen water levels recede 10. Weather forecasters, however, have issued a warning for 3-meter waves on the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay in eastern China on Thursday and Friday.

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1
inundated

  
 


v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付


参考例句：





We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》












2
inaccessible

  
 


adj.达不到的，难接近的


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This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。












3
stranded

  
 


a.搁浅的，进退两难的


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He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。












4
clogged

  
 


（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞


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The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。












5
billboards

  
 


n.广告牌( billboard的名词复数 )


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Large billboards have disfigured the scenery. 大型告示板已破坏了景色。 来自辞典例句
Then, put the logo in magazines and on billboards without telling anyone what it means. 接着我们把这个商标刊在杂志和广告看板上，却不跟任何人透漏它的涵意。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号












6
sporadic

  
 


adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的


参考例句：





The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。












7
coastal

  
 


adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的


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The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。












8
decided

  
 


adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的


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This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。












9
affected

  
 


adj.不自然的，假装的


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She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。












10
recede

  
 


vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进


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The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。