CCTV9英语新闻：海口遭受41年来最严重的台风

By CCTV Reporter Tang Bo

 

Super typhoon Rammasun unleashed 1 its force in south China’s Hainan province on Friday, sweeping 2 over its capital Haikou. Just one night of heavy rains and winds has left damage to the city with local residents and the municipal government scrambling 3 to restore the city from its strongest storm in more than 40 years.

 

Years of hard work…..washed away in just one night from battering 4 rains and winds.

 

In the aftermath, Zhou Xiaoguo picks up the pieces and what is still left…cleaning up his auto 5 parts store left in shambles 6 by typhoon Rammasun.

 

“I have been living in Haikou for 20 years, I have never seen a big typhoon like this before. Comparatively, typhoon Haiyan last year was like nothing,”said Zhou Xiaoguo, auto parts store owner.

 

Haikou is the the capital city of Hainan Province and Zhou a resident here, has been running this auto parts store since 2011.‍

 

The damage from Rammasun on Friday has cost him more than 48,000 US dollars. Adding to his woes 7, restoring the shop will require another 50,000 US dollars. ‍

 

What began as a giant storm grew into Typhoon Rammasun as it ripped through the Philippines. It thereafter set its sights on Haikou Friday afternoon with a wind force of more than 60 metres per second. Even as Haikou’s drainage system maintenance workers worked round the clock to unclog waterways and alleviate 8 flooding…much of the city still remains 9 under water.

 

“Rammasun was too heavy, many drainage exits were blocked by falling leaves and garbages. Besides, the rising tide last night made flooding in the low lying areas of the city worse,” Ou Xiong, Haikou drainage maintenance.

 

20,000 people had to be evacuated 10, trees were uprooted 11, streets left without electricity, and traffic came to a standstill. The devastation 12 left its trail and everybody was caught offguard.

 

Rammasun is expected to travel 20 kilometers per hour northwest and run through southern parts of Guangxi before it is likely to abate 13.

 

China’s meteorological authority maintains a red alert for Rammasun as downpours and gusts 14 continue to sweep the southern coastal 15 provinces.

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1
unleashed

  
 


v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )


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The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》












2
sweeping

  
 


adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的


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The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？












3
scrambling

  
 


v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞


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Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》












4
battering

  
 


n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )


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The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》












5
auto

  
 


n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车


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Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。












6
shambles

  
 


n.混乱之处；废墟


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My room is a shambles.我房间里乱七八糟。
The fighting reduced the city to a shambles.这场战斗使这座城市成了一片废墟。












7
woes

  
 


困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉


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Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。












8
alleviate

  
 


v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)


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The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。












9
remains

  
 


n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹


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He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。












10
evacuated

  
 


撤退者的


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Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。












11
uprooted

  
 


v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的过去式和过去分词 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园


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Many people were uprooted from their homes by the flood. 水灾令许多人背井离乡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The hurricane blew with such force that trees were uprooted. 飓风强烈地刮着，树都被连根拔起了。 来自《简明英汉词典》












12
devastation

  
 


n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤


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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》












13
abate

  
 


vi.(风势，疼痛等)减弱，减轻，减退


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We must abate the noise pollution in our city.我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.医生给了他一些药，以减弱那剧烈的疼痛。












14
gusts

  
 


一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作


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Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。












15
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。