VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Prepares for Visit to Hurricane Victims
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（九月）
U.S. President George Bush says the federal government is doing all it can to help the victims of Hurricane Ike. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush will get a first hand look at storm damage along the Gulf 1 Coast on Tuesday.
President Bush addresses the US economy, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, 15 Sep 2008
The president says the impact of the storm is being felt far beyond the states of Texas and Louisiana, where the hurricane first made landfall.
He says across the country, Americans are paying more for gasoline - the result of storm-caused disruptions in the operations of refineries 2 and pipelines 3 along the Gulf Coast. He says both of the main pipelines are back in service, but until the refineries are back in business, there will be supply shortages and higher prices.
"And so there is going to be a pinch. I wish that was not the case. But it is," he said.
The president, who came under severe criticism three years ago for slow government response to Hurricane Katrina, is getting regular updates on storm rescue and recovery efforts.
After his latest briefing at the White House from emergency officials, he promised the federal government will do all it can to assist the victims of Hurricane Ike.
"We obviously watch this recovery very carefully because the federal government is playing a crucial role in helping 4 the people of the devastated 5 areas recover," continued Mr. Bush.
Mr. Bush says he is looking forward to getting a first-hand look at the situation in the affected 6 areas. He says he knows in some quarters, patience is running thin.
"I am confident there will be people that are very frustrated 7 because their lives have been severely 8 affected by this storm," he said.
Casualties from the storm were far lower than anticipated, but the financial cost of the hurricane is expected to be high. Power is still out to many homes and businesses, and flood waters are just beginning to recede 9 leaving behind massive damage and debris 10.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- The efforts on closedown and suspension of small sugar refineries, small saccharin refineries and small paper mills are also being carried out in steps. 关停小糖厂、小糖精厂、小造纸厂的工作也已逐步展开。
- Hence the sitting of refineries is at a distance from population centres. 所以，炼油厂的厂址总在远离人口集中的地方。
- The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
- The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- 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。
- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- 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。