CNN 2010-09-23

It really began to intensify¹, especially late yesterday afternoon through the evening hours. And by midnight and into early morning, the power of this storm truly reached the zenith. Now, this storm, thankfully, did not really intensify. It was only a Category 1 when it came just to the west of the island, but still, it caught that northeast corner of the storm, that right-front quadrant, really lashed² the coastline with some incredible winds, some pounding rains, some surf that was unimaginable, how big some of these wave happened to be. The island is strewn with broken branches. There are roadways that remain blocked. The causeway that leads out to the airport is still closed at this time, and power outages for the 67,000 people that call Bermuda home, two-thirds without power.

 

We do have over 150 firefighters that are out on the grounds right now that have been working since before the call came in at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Throughout the evening we've had bulldozers that have been sent out here by Herriman city.

 

Every year for years they set that mountain on fire, and it's never come that close to Herriman. But it be so many times over 34 years that we have watched and just waited to see fire coming over the ridge³ and thought we'd get out. It finally happened. Can’t believe they finally did it.

 

As of yesterday when the pressures held on the cement plug that was put in by the relief well, we can consider this well dead. It could go on as long as it takes to get the marshes⁵ and the beaches clean. We have detailed⁶ plans that we've negotiated with the states and the parishes in Louisiana. But to determine, if you will how clean is clean, and in some areas, we're going to stay with this for quite a while, though. The marsh⁴ areas in Barataria Bay, for instance, // down by south pass, still have oil in them. We still need to work on it. And some of these places we're going to just have to negotiate, we agree there could be nothing further that can be done, then we'll say that's it. But right now, we're still at it.

 

How do you plead?

 

Guilty, your honor.

 

What did you do on August 27th, 2010 within Clark County, Nevada, that causes you to plead guilty to this offense⁷?

 

I was in possession as well as telling the officer that the bag wasn`t mine, the purse.

 

All right. Now, first of all, as to the possession, what did you possess?

1 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

2 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

4 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

5 marshes   

n.沼泽，湿地( marsh的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cows were grazing on the marshes. 牛群在湿地上吃草。
• We had to cross the marshes. 我们不得不穿过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

7 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。