NBC晚间新闻 美国南部和中西部洪水肆虐

Tonight parts of southern Missouri scene towns entirely¹ underwater. Wow, this is my bank. Another round of storms bringing more heavy rain to the flood soaked region. Roads gone. Mel Stout² and his wife Diane have camped out since Monday forced from their nearby home by threatening floodwaters which have claimed at least five lives. Just, you know you want to cry. These before and after pictures show the extent of the record flooding in Missouri. Soggy weather has wreaked³ havoc⁴ elsewhere too. Pocahontas Arkansas, a levee break early this morning, leading to a flash flood emergency this town of 6400 told to seek higher ground.

And southern Louisiana pounded by heavy rain today in dangerous hail, more severe weather expected overnight. More heavy rain will move through the Midwest tonight with a line of severe storms along the Gulf⁵ Coast. We could see widespread three to four inches of rain with isolated⁶ higher amounts up near st. Louis and down near New Orleans. Back in Missouri residents like the stouts⁷ are eager to return home. It's bad, I'd like to go home. Even as uncertainty⁸ rains about what awaits. To give you a better sense of just how far and wide the water has spread, here the Merrimack River is well on the other side of this interstate 44 overpass⁹. The road that goes underneath¹⁰ is route 141 it is a major thoroughfare in and of itself. It is clearly closed tonight and should be for the foreseeable future.

今晚，密苏里州南部的部分城镇完全被水淹没。哇，我的银行被水淹了。又一轮暴风雨给洪水泛滥的地区带来了更多的大雨。道路都消失了。梅尔·斯托特和他的妻子戴安因洪水威胁被迫离开他们附近的家园，从周一开始就露宿街头。洪水已造成至少5人死亡。你知道，洪水灾害让你想哭。这些前后的图片对比显示了密苏里州创纪录的洪水严重程度。潮湿的天气也给其他地方造成了严重破坏。今天清晨，阿肯色州波卡洪塔斯的一处防洪堤决口，引发了一场山洪暴发，该镇6400名居民被告知要搬到更高的地方。路易斯安那州南部今天遭遇暴雨和危险的冰雹袭击，预计夜间会有更恶劣的天气。今晚中西部地区将迎来更多强降雨，墨西哥湾沿岸将迎来一系列强风暴。我们可以看到大范围的3到4英寸的降雨，在圣路易斯附近和新奥尔良附近的降雨量都有所增加。再看密苏里州，像斯托特这样的居民都渴望回家。情况很糟，我想要回家。即使不确定未来会发生什么。为了让你更好地了解河水已经蔓延了多远、多广，我们看一下这里，梅里马克河就在44号州际公路立交桥的另一边。下面这条路是141号公路，它本身就是一条主干道。它今晚显然是关闭的，在可预见的未来也应该是关闭的。

1 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

2 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

3 wreaked   

诉诸（武力），施行（暴力），发（脾气）( wreak的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city. 地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping. 他们射杀和诱捕野生动物，造成了严重的破坏。

4 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

5 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。

6 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

7 stouts   

烈性黑啤酒( stout的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of ales and stouts. 我们出售种类繁多的浓啤酒和黑啤酒。

8 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

9 overpass   

n.天桥，立交桥

参考例句：

• I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
• We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

10 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。