NBC晚间新闻 迈克尔飓风可能影响地区进入紧急状态

Tonight a state of emergency in Alabama and along Florida's west coast, residents bumper-to-bumper trying to escape before hurricane Michael makes landfall. Hurricane Michael is a monstrous¹ storm and the forecast keeps getting more dangerous. Supplies and gas already on high demand. I'm gassing up to make sure I can get home. Satellite photos revealed the fast-moving hurricane taking shape with the edges of the growing storm, drenching² the far western edges of Cuba.

Emergency managers in low-lying Gulf³ County Florida taking no chances, ordering a mandatory⁴ evacuation. Businesses, schools and universities closing beginning tomorrow. I want to get things done. You'd ever get the propane and extra water and you know make sure everything is taken care of by time the storm actually comes. With the final path unclear, residents across the state bracing⁵ for what could be a dangerous and destructive storm.

今晚阿拉巴马州和佛罗里达西海岸进入紧急状态，居民们试图在迈克尔飓风登陆前驾车逃离。迈克尔飓风是一场可怕的风暴，天气预报的报道越来越危险。供应和天然气的需求已经很高。我正在加油，以确保我能回家。卫星照片显示，快速移动的飓风在风暴边缘形成，覆盖了古巴西部。福罗里达州低洼的海湾县的紧急管理人员不敢冒险，下令强制疏散。企业、中小学校和大学从明天开始关闭。我想把东西准备好。你要准备好丙烷和额外的水，要确保在暴风雨来临之前一切都准备妥当。由于最后的路径尚不清楚，整个州的居民都在为可能发生的危险和破坏性风暴做准备。

1 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

2 drenching   

n.湿透v.使湿透( drench的现在分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）

参考例句：

• A black cloudburst was drenching Siena at midday. 中午，一场天昏地暗的暴风雨在锡耶纳上空倒下来。 来自辞典例句
• A drenching rain poured down and the rising hurricane drove it in sheets along the ground. 一阵倾盆大雨泼下来了，越来越大的狂风把它顺着地面刮成了一片一片的雨幕。 来自辞典例句

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。