VOA常速英语2019--美国东南沿岸受飓风多利安重创

Hurricane Dorian pummeled the southeastern U.S. coast Thursday with drenching¹ rains and powerful winds. The now Category 2 storm threatens to inundate² low-lying coastal³ lands with surging storm water of two meters or more.

飓风多利安于周四重创美国东南部海岸，导致暴雨和强风出现。2级飓风多利安大有淹没低洼海岸土地的势头，造成了至少2米高的地面积水。

Meanwhile, the storm left at least 20 people dead in the Bahamas where residents and the government are facing an overwhelming recover effort.

与此同时，多利安导致巴哈马群岛至少20人死亡。巴哈马群岛的一些军民和政府正面临着应接不暇的重建工作。

Many communities on Grand Bahama and Abaco islands have been flattened⁴ and left in rubble⁵.

大巴哈马岛和阿巴科群岛上一些社群的房屋已经被夷为平地，只剩一堆碎石。

AP correspondent Michael Weissenstein reports from Abaco not much aid has arrived yet.

美联社记者迈克尔维森施坦从阿巴科群岛发回报道称，救援尚未抵达。

We're starting to see helicopters and some Bahamian Defense⁶ Force Marines in the streets and a few police. But so far, there is really not ... starting today. But people until now, five six days later, have just ... what was on the island when the hurricane hit.

我们开始看到有直升机和一些巴哈马国防海军陆战队在街头出现，此外还有一些警察的身影。不过，目前为止，真地还没有……从今天开始。不过，目前距离台风重创已经过去五六天了，人们已经……台风袭击的时候，岛上有什么。

U.S. President Donald Trump⁷ has sent the Coast Guard and urban search-and-rescue teams to help.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普已派出海岸警卫队队员和城市搜救队前来帮忙。

The man responsible for the Trump administration's Mideast peace plan will be leaving the White House.

特朗普中东安全计划的负责人将要从白宫离职。

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani has more.

请听美联社驻华盛顿记者塞格尔·米佳尼发回的详细报道。

The White House says the peace plan is done but will not be released until after this month's Israeli elections.

白宫称，安全计划已制定完成，但会在本月以色列选举后发布。

There is now more doubt about its future with the administration saying Jason Greenblatt will leave in the coming weeks.

现在，人们对于该计划的未来持有更多疑虑，因为特朗普政府称杰森·格林布拉特将在数周内离职。

Palestinians have already rejected the plan, saying it'll boost ties between the U.S. and Israel.

巴勒斯坦已经拒绝了该计划，称其将加深本国与美国和以色列之间的关系。

Greenblatt also infuriated Palestinian leaders by pushing for moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

格林布拉特也激怒了巴勒斯坦的多位领导人，因为他在推动将美国大使馆搬到耶路撒冷一事，而且她也认可以色列对戈兰高地的主权。

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman says Greenblatt ruined American credibility and destroyed the peace process.

巴勒斯坦总统马哈茂德·阿巴斯的发言人表示，格林布拉特破坏了美国的信誉，也破坏了和平进程。

Sagar Meghani, at the White House.

感谢收听塞格尔·米佳尼从白宫发回的报道。

1 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

2 inundate   

vt.淹没，泛滥，压倒

参考例句：

• If the dam breaks,it will inundate large parts of the town.如果水坝坍塌，该城的大部分将被淹没。
• The course changes frequently,and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。

3 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

4 flattened   

[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的

参考例句：

• She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
• I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

5 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。