《學英文 懂新聞》花蓮堰塞湖溢流 光復鄉遭淹沒

超級颱風「樺加沙」超大豪雨導致花蓮山上一處堰塞湖潰堤溢流,湖水夾帶泥沙土石滾滾而下,頃刻間將位在下游的光復鄉淹沒,造成至少18人死亡(截稿前統計),多人下落不明。全臺「鏟子超人」湧入,協助善後,光復加油!
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|文章|
Typhoon Ragasa Takes Aim at China After Leaving 14 Dead in Taiwan, Lashing Hong Kong
HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, China—Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, barreled towards tens of millions of people in southern China on Wednesday after killing 14 people in Taiwan, leaving scores missing, and lashing Hong Kong with ferocious winds and heavy rains.
Some 129 people are missing in Taiwan’s eastern Hualien county, after a barrier lake overflowed and sent a wall of water into a town, the Taiwan fire department said on Wednesday, with Ragasa’s outer rim having drenched the island since Monday.
Many residents in the tourist town of Guangfu complained there was insufficient warning from Taiwan authorities, who are used to moving people out of potential danger zones swiftly on the island which is frequently hit by typhoons.
|譯文|
颱風「樺加沙」正肆虐香港瞄準中國 已造成臺灣14人死亡
香港/中國深圳—今年全球最強熱帶氣旋颱風「樺加沙」,週三席捲中國南方,造成數千萬人受災。在此之前,「樺加沙」已造成臺灣14人死亡(截稿前增至18人),眾多人口失踪,香港也遭遇狂風暴雨襲擊。
週三,臺灣消防署表示,臺灣東部花蓮縣一處堰塞湖溢流,洪水湧入鄉鎮,目前約有129人失蹤。「樺加沙」的外圍環流自周一以來已讓臺灣降下豪雨。
觀光小鎮光復鄉的許多居民抱怨政府沒有確實發出預警。因為臺灣颱風頻繁,通常也習慣迅速疏散島上潛在危險區域居民。
|單字/詞解析|
barrel
動詞 /ˈber.əl/ 快速移動
自然發音:BA-rel
英解:to travel somewhere very quickly
例句:We were barrelling along the highway at 180 kph.(我們正以時速180公里的速度在高速公路上飛馳。)
lash
動詞 /læʃ/ 襲擊
自然發音:la-sh
英解:to beat violently
例句:The rain lashed at the window.(雨水猛烈的拍打著窗戶。)
barrier lake
名詞 /ˈber.i.ɚ/ /leɪk/ 堰塞湖
自然發音:BA-ri-er-lay-k
英解:A barrier lake forms when debris from an earthquake, heavy rainfall, or a landslide blocks a river and creates a natural dam.
例句:The catastrophic overflowed of the barrier lake in Hualien, Taiwan, was a disaster.(臺灣花蓮堰塞湖致災性溢流真是一場浩劫。)
insufficient
形容詞 /ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ 不夠的
自然發音:in-su-FI-shent
英解:not enough
例句:His salary is insufficient to meet his needs.(他領的薪水無法滿足他的需要。)
|慎思明辨|
你可以針對以下議題進行論述,甚至寫一篇英文短文,練習英文寫作或口語表達。
*你對颱風「樺加沙」有何印象?它是否也對你居住的地方造成影響?
*對於堰塞湖溢流造成光復鄉嚴重災情,你有何看法?我們如何能避免類似災難不再發生?
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