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Typhoon Morakot Lashes Taiwan, Surges Toward China

莫拉克颱風重創台灣,朝中國前進

Official, media reports say storm left at least six people dead or missing as it passed over Taiwan
據官方與媒體報導,橫掃台灣的風災至少造成六人死亡或失蹤


Hurricane Isabel (2003), from Wikipedia


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Typhoon Morakot Lashes Taiwan, Surges Toward China

By William Ide
Hong Kong
08 August 2009
Listening to the report


Taiwan officials and media reports say Typhoon Morakot has left at least six people dead or missing as it passed over the island and surged toward China's eastern coast. Already, more than 20,000 have been evacuated from coastal areas in China and nine fishermen have gone missing after their boat capsized.

Forecasters at Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau say Typhoon Morakot made land fall late Friday, bringing with it winds of up to 199 kilometers per hour, and dumping between 1 to 2 meters of water on some areas.

The storm has downed power lines, damaged crops and forced the island's high-speed rail line to suspend operations.

Local television footage from northern and eastern parts of the island showed heavy waves lashing Taiwan's coast and some residents fleeing their homes as flood waters rose. Some were reportedly trapped and forced to wait for rescue workers to arrive.

Lo Ya-yi, a forecaster at Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says the eye of the storm has already passed over Taiwan and the system is now headed toward China's eastern coast.

Lo says that while the eye of the storm has moved off of Taiwan's northwestern coast near the city of Taoyuan, the storm will continue to pass over the island, continuing to lash it with heavy rains and strong winds.

She adds that Taiwan will not be free of the storm until sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

Before slamming into Taiwan, disaster officials in the Philippines say rains and winds from Marakot triggered flash floods there, killing at least 11 people.

Three French tourists and two mountain trek guides drowned on Thursday in the Philippines when their car was swept away by a swollen river. Six other people were killed in flash floods and landslides on the main island of Luzon.

Although the storm is expected to weaken some before making landfall in China, authorities there have already evacuated thousands as they brace for the impact of the storm.

Forecasters in China's southeastern province of Fujian say Morakot is likely to make landfall late Saturday.

Forecasters say the storm has already unleashed torrential rain in Fujian where water has been recorded as much as a half meter above warning levels.

 

Vocabulary

surge (v) 猛進;急湧

capsize (v)擱淺

dump (v) 傾倒(本報導指傾倒了驚人的雨量)

down (v) 使倒下;使故障

footage (n) 畫面的片段

lash (v) 猛擊

trigger (v) 引起

flash floods (n phr) 洪水

torrential rain (n phr) 豪雨;驟雨

swollen river (n phr) 暴漲的水流

warning level (n phr) 警戒高度(本報導指警戒水位)

 

Words and Phrases in Use

make land fall (landfall) 颱風著陸

Typhoons that linger after making land fall usually cause serious damage and incur significant economic losses.
著陸後滯留的颱風通常會引起嚴重的災害與招致經濟的巨大損失。

suspend operations 停止服務

Strong winds and torrential rain have forced all the public transportation systems to suspend operations.
強風與豪雨迫使大眾運輸系統全面停止服務。

be headed toward 朝往…前進

文中使用的式被動的結構 be headed toward,這片語也可以使用主動的用法,就是 head toward

Most typhoons are headed toward China after making landfall in Taiwan if they come from the Pacific Ocean.
多數從太平洋侵襲台灣的颱風會往中國方向前進。

slam into 猛烈撞擊

The trees uprooted by the winds slammed into the cars parked in the street. Fortunately, no one is reported hurt at the moment.
被風吹倒的樹撞擊了路邊的停車。所幸,目前尚未傳出傷亡。

brace for 最好準備

The government always needs to brace for the worst when there is a forecast of typhoon.
政府總是必須在面對颱風預報時做好最壞的打算(最萬全的準備)。

 

Source

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-08-voa8.cfm

 
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