美国有线新闻 CNN 美国国家海洋和大气管理局发布2020年飓风季预报

We are a week and a half away from the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, though we've already seen an early storm materialize off the U.S. east coast. Arthur brought gusty¹ winds and rain to parts of North Carolina before heading out to sea. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric² Administration just released its 2020 hurricane forecast and it predicts there could be an active season ahead with 13 to 19 named storms and six to 10 hurricanes.

现在距离大西洋飓风季正式开始还有一周半的时间，但美国东海岸已经出现了早期风暴。“亚瑟”在出海前给北卡罗来纳州部分地区带去了狂风暴雨。美国国家海洋与大气管理局（简称NOAA）刚刚发布了2020年飓风预报，其预测未来可能会迎来活跃的飓风季，将生成13到19场命名风暴和6到10场飓风。

An average season sees 12 named storms and six hurricanes. Not all of the big systems make landfall. And just like with the weather, not all of the forecasts p?an out, though NOAA says its predictions are accurate 70 percent of the time. On the other side of the northern hemisphere a large storm did make landfall this week. Costal communities of northeastern India and Bangladesh are assessing the damage from Cyclone³ Amphan. At one point it was the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal. It was the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. But by the time Amphan made landfall on Wednesday it had weakened to Category 2 status with sustain wind speeds of 105 miles per hour.

平均每个飓风季都会出现12场命名风暴和6场飓风。并不是所有风暴和飓风都会登陆。这就和天气预报一样，并不是每次预报都准确无误，但美国国家海洋与大气管理局表示，其预测的准确率为70%。在北半球的另一边，本周的确有一场大风暴登陆。印度东北部和孟加拉国的沿海地区正在评估气旋“安潘”造成的损失。“安潘”曾一度是孟加拉湾有记录以来最强的风暴。其威力相当于5级飓风。但“安攀”在周三登陆时，威力已减弱为2级，持续风速为每小时105英里。

Still, its storm surge brought flooding to coastal⁴ areas and water and debris⁵ have made it difficult for rescuers to get to survivors⁶. The cyclone killed at least 80 people and destroyed the homes of thousands more. And even though an estimated 3 million were evacuated⁷ in India and Bangladesh before the storm arrived, that in itself brought an additional challenge of keeping them separated in shelters because of the threat of coronavirus.

尽管如此，风暴潮依然给沿海地区带来了洪水，洪水和碎屑使救援人员难以找到幸存者。这场气旋造成至少80人死亡，摧毁了数千座房屋。虽然在风暴登陆前，印度和孟加拉国就疏散了约300万名民众，但这也引发了额外的挑战，因为冠状病毒的威胁，他们要确保人们在避难所中保持距离。

Globally health officials say more than 5 million people have now tested positive for the disease. And while most of them have or will recover, more than 300,000 deaths have been blamed on COVID-19 throughout the world. No one knows how long its impact will last. We don't know when we'll be able to return to our studio and when people do return to offices, they'll see a very different looking workplace.

卫生官员表示，目前全球有超过500万人在新冠肺炎检测中呈阳性。虽然大多数人已经或即将康复，但新冠肺炎已在全球造成超过30万人死亡。没有人知道其影响会持续多久。

1 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？

2 atmospheric   

adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的

参考例句：

• Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
• Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

4 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

5 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

6 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

7 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。