英语博客：ESL Podcast 754 – Being in a Flood
时间：2019-01-28 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Cherise: Well, that was a rude awakening 1 at 2:00 in the morning!
Don: At least we got out of our room before it flooded. It serves us right for planning a vacation here during the rainy season. Our luggage is probably soaked.
Cherise: Oh, no, I’d forgotten about our clothes. If the water doesn’t recede 2 soon, everything will have mold and mildew 3 on it.
Don: The sump pumps are working as we speak. Hopefully, we can retrieve 4 our stuff soon.
Cherise: Maybe I should go downstairs and try to salvage 5 what I can, before things get washed away.
Don: What?! You could drown in all that water. Forget it!
Cherise: Drown in three feet of water? Don’t be silly.
Don: I’ve seen you swim. Come on, let’s just wait until we get the go-ahead.
Cherise: I still think I should try.
Don: I have one word for you: snakes.
Cherise: Enough said!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
- People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
- 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。
- The interior was dark and smelled of mildew.里面光线很暗，霉味扑鼻。
- Mildew may form in this weather.这种天气有可能发霉。
- He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
- The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。