英语新闻听写 美国南部遭遇特大洪水

Southern US states are bracing¹ themselves for major flooding as surging waters that have inundated² parts of Missouri and Illinois head south down the Mississippi river.

美国南部各州遭遇严重洪水，汹涌的大水淹没了密苏里和伊利诺斯南部的部分地区，向南流向密西西比河。

Heavy rainfall at the end of the December, the largest deluge³ since May 2011, has caused the Mississippi, Meramec and Missouri rivers to burst their banks.

十二月底暴雨来袭，造成密西西比、梅勒梅克和密苏里河流决堤，是自2011年5月以来的最大洪水。

In some areas, the Mississippi is 40 feet above its flood mark, causing at least 24 deaths in several states.

在一些地区，密西西比河超过洪水标记40英尺，造成至少24人死亡。

The unusual winter flood is expected to affect people further down the Mississippi over the coming weeks, with officials in Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans among those attempting to prepare residents for expected flooding.

不同寻常的冬季洪水预计在接下来的几周继续影响人们，孟菲斯、维克斯堡和新奥尔良的官员试图为预期到来的洪水做准备。

Hundreds have already been evacuated⁴ from towns in eastern Missouri.

密苏里东部城镇已经撤离了数百人。

1 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。

2 inundated   

v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 deluge   

n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥

参考例句：

• This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
• I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

4 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。