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飓风玛丽在加州海域形成罕见巨浪

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-08-28 08:42 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Waves as high as 6m in southern California have damaged waterfront homes, knocked out pier¹ pilings and attracted scores of surfers.

加州南部海域惊现高达六米的海浪，损毁了滨海地区的房屋、撞倒码头上的桩基并袭击了大量冲浪者。

The waves are the result of swells² produced by Hurricane Marie in the Pacific, 800 miles (1,300km) west of Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

Dangerous wave conditions are expected to continue through Thursday despite a weakened storm.

One person has died while surfing on a beach in Malibu.

But it is unclear if the death was caused by the surf or a medical condition.

Despite the danger, thousands of spectators³ lined the Wedge⁴, a popular surf spot in Newport Beach, to watch surfboarders take on the waves, town officials said.

The swells are the largest seen in southern California since a pair of hurricanes hit the Pacific within weeks of each other in 1997, National Weather Service weather specialist Stuart Ceto said.

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1 pier
n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱
参考例句：
The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。 The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

2 swells
增强( swell的第三人称单数 )；肿胀；（使）凸出；充满（激情）
参考例句：
The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。 A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

3 spectators
n.观众，旁观者( spectator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun. 看得出观众在炎热的阳光下快支撑不住了。 The policemen asked the spectators to stand well back. 警察要求旁观者靠后站。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 wedge
n.楔子，楔形物；vt.楔住，嵌，挤进；vi.被卡住
参考例句：
Put a wedge under the door so that it will stay open.在门下面插个楔，好让门开着。 The box won't wedge into such a narrow space.那盒无法塞进那么小的地方去。

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