飓风芭芭拉到达墨西哥南部

　　飓风芭芭拉到达墨西哥南部

　　MEXICO CITY, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Hurricane Center reported Wednesday that Hurricane Barbara has reached the Pacific coast of Mexico's southern state of Chiapas.

　　The category-one hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers an hour and reached land 35 kilometers west of the Chiapas town of Tonala, the agency said.

　　The National Meteorological Service of Mexican Water Commission (Conagua) said the tropical storm turned into a hurricane at 1 pm local time (1800 GMT) Wednesday and was expected to make landfall by about 5 pm local time (2200 GMT).

　　Barbara is moving north-northeast at 17 kilometers per hour, with a hurricane warning in effect for an area extending from Tonala to Salina Cruz in Oaxaca state.

　　Conagua called for communities in the southern Mexican states of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Guerrero as well as those in Veracruz, Tabasco and Campeche in the Gulf¹ of Mexico to watch out for possible downpours, strong winds, flooding, landslides² and rise in river levels.

　　According to Conagua, Barbara is the first of some 17 hurricanes expected in Mexico during the current hurricane season, which continues until November.

　　"Seafaring vessels³ along the coast of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Chiapas should exercise caution, because winds can reach 150 kilometers per hour and surge two to four meters," said Conagua.

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

3 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》