ESL Podcast 887 – A Destructive Storm

 　　Allen: Are you all right?

　　Monica: Yes, we’re fine, but that blizzard¹ really caught us off guard, especially this time of year. Have you seen the news?

　　Allen: I just watched it. Overnight, the storm felled over 30 trees in and around the town and toppled utility lines. City officials are saying that some residents may not get their electricity restored until the weekend.

　　Monica: That’s terrible, especially with these unseasonably cold temperatures. I heard the ferocious² storm last night, but I didn’t expect that homes would actually be in danger of washing away.

　　Allen: I don’t know if any will actually be washed away unless we continue to get steady rain and snow, but those downed trees wrecked³ plenty of homes. It’ll take months for us to fully⁴ recover from this storm.

　　Monica: They’re calling it “The Storm of the Century.”

　　Allen: Well, if we just get one of these storms this century, then that’s more than enough!

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

2 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

3 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。