美国中西部遭强龙卷风袭击_时事要闻

美国中西部遭强龙卷风袭击

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-11-18 07:28 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Powerful tornadoes² have swept through the US Midwest, destroying buildings and overturning vehicles in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.

美国中西部地区遭到强大的龙卷风袭击，伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州和肯塔基州部分房屋被破坏，汽车也被吹翻。

The fast-moving storm levelled houses and tossed cars around like toys.

At least five people were killed and it is feared that several hundred people may have been injured in the fast-moving storms.

A number of people are said to be trapped inside buildings.

Forecasters say up to 53 million people could be affected³. Hailstones the size of tennis balls have been reported.

The rapid-moving storm - with winds of up to 111km/h (68mph) - is continuing its way east.

November is ordinarily one of the quietest months in the tornado¹ calendar, meaning these storms are unusually destructive for this time of year, the BBC's Nick Bryant in New York reports.

'War zone'

All the fatalities⁴ were reported in Illinois, which was the hardest hit state.

One person died in the town of Washington, Melanie Arnold of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. She provided no further details.

Two further people died in southern Massac County, while an elderly man and his sister were killed when a tornado struck their farm house in the village of New Minden.

Eyewitnesses⁵ described how large parts of Washington had been levelled by the tornadoes.

Illinois officials are describing the situation as "dangerous and volatile⁶（不稳定的）".

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1 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

3 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
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。

4 fatalities
n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运
参考例句：
Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。 The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 eyewitnesses
目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。 Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

6 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
参考例句：
With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。 His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

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