美国有线新闻 CNN 美国田纳西州暴雨引发洪水 致21人死亡

A major disaster has been declared in Humphries County, Tennessee.

田纳西州汉弗莱斯县宣布发生重大灾难。

It concerns catastrophic flooding that occurred there last Saturday, and the disaster declaration will speed up government help to the areas that need it.

这与上周六发生的灾难性洪水有关，灾难宣告将加快政府对需要帮助地区的援助。

Last weekend, several storms passed over middle Tennessee. They brought more than 17 inches of rain to some communities on Saturday alone.

上周末，多场暴雨侵袭田纳西州中部地区。仅周六，部分社区的降雨量就超过17英寸。

That led to flash flooding in the region, and the waters were so powerful in some places that they washed away everything in their path.

这导致该地区山洪暴发，一些地方的洪水非常猛烈，致沿途的一切被冲走。

Cars, roads, some homes were pulled off their foundations.

道路被冲毁，汽车和一些房屋被冲走。

At least 21 people lost their lives, others were rescued by first responders, family members or friends.

这至少造成21人丧生，其他人被急救人员、家人或朋友救起。

Officials say they're still searching for 10 people who haven't been accounted for.

官员表示，他们仍在搜寻10名下落不明的人。

Phone and electric services were lost, at least temporarily

电话和电力服务中断，至少是暂时中断，

and the debris¹ that the flash floods left behind, piled up so high in some places that it made it harder for rescue crews to search them.

山洪暴发留下的碎片在一些地方堆积如山，使得救援人员更难搜索。

Flash flood creates a rush of moving water that can sweep a grown man off his feet, a car off the road and even your entire home off its foundation.

山洪暴发产生的湍急水流可将成年男子冲倒，将汽车冲走，甚至你家的整座房子都可能被冲走。

When the ground becomes so saturated² that water can no longer seep³ into the soil,

当地面变得如此饱和以至于水不能再渗入土壤时，

it begins to run off quickly into rivers and streams and this causes a rise in water in a flash.

它开始迅速流入河流和溪流，这会导致水位瞬间上升。

Densely⁴ populated areas have an extremely high risk of flash flooding with the additional concrete and less grassy⁵ areas for the water to soak into the soil,

人口密集地区发生暴洪的风险极高，因为混凝土地面多、可将水吸收进土壤的绿地少，

and they can see flash flooding very quickly.

因此可能很快看到山洪暴发。

In a mountainous terrain⁶, the combination of gravity plus the easy run-off can lead to catastrophic flooding when all of that water is funneled⁷ into rivers, creeks⁸ and even the valleys.

在山区，在积水注入河流、小溪甚至是流域以后，重力和径流的联合作用会引发灾难性洪水。

Remember flash flooding can happen in the blink of an eye.

记住闪发洪水可能在眨眼之间发生。

That's why it's important to stay alert and pay attention, in case a flash flood watch or warning is issued for your area.

记住，暴洪可能会在眨眼之间发生。所以，保持警惕、留心你所在地区是否发出暴洪警报非常重要。

1 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。

2 saturated   

a.饱和的，充满的

参考例句：

• The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
• a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液

3 seep   

v.渗出，渗漏；n.渗漏，小泉，水（油）坑

参考例句：

• My anger began to seep away.我的怒火开始消下去了。
• If meteoric water does not evaporate or run overland,it may seep directly into the ground.如果雨水不从陆地蒸发和流走的话，就可能直接渗入地下。

4 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

5 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。

6 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

7 funneled   

漏斗状的

参考例句：

• The crowd funneled through the hall. 群众从走廊中鱼贯而过。
• The large crowd funneled out of the gates after the football match. 足球赛后大群人从各个门中涌出。

8 creeks   

n.小湾( creek的名词复数 )；小港；小河；小溪

参考例句：

• The prospect lies between two creeks. 矿区位于两条溪流之间。 来自辞典例句
• There was the excitement of fishing in country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. 有在阴雨天和姥爷一起到乡村河湾钓鱼的喜悦。 来自辞典例句