与美国小学生一起学英文第7册 第23期:飓风卡特里娜

 　　Hurricane¹ Katrina 飓风卡特里娜

　　What is the name you hate the most? 你最深恶痛绝哪个名字？

　　If you asked people in Louisiana this quesion. They will say Katrina. 如果你问路易斯安那州人这个问题，他们会说卡特里娜。

　　On the morning of August 29, 2005, people in Louisiana U.S.A. were frightened. 2005年8月29日早晨，美国路易斯安那州人被吓坏了。

　　Hurricane Katrina came to Louisiana. 飓风卡特里娜在路易斯安那州登陆。

　　The strong wind brought down a lot of houses, buildings and trees. 强风刮倒了大量的房屋、建筑物和树木。

　　It also killed many people. 它还夺走了很多人的生命。

　　But the disaster didn't end there. 但这场灾难并未就此结束。

　　The hurricane flooded the whole city of New Orleans. 飓风带来的洪水淹没了整个新奥尔良市。

　　The damage caused by the hurricane was about 81.2 billion dollars. 这场飓风造成将近812亿美元的经济损失。

　　It was the most disastrous² hurricane in U.S. history. 它是美国史上破坏最大的飓风。

1 hurricane   

n.飓风，暴风，暴风雨

参考例句：

• The hurricane destroyed the whole village.飓风把整个村子都毁掉了。
• A hurricane struck the city.飓风袭击了该城市。

2 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。