学英语 08 A Mudslide泥石流

A Mudslide

From the mountain slip the mud.

Hardly have I ever seen a mudslide before.

This is the first time I saw it on TV.

No sooner did the victims see their house was covered with mud than they flipped¹ out.

I think thus victim surely wish that they have not bought their houses on the mountain side. So that their house might not be devastated² by the mudslide.

1 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

2 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。