英语新闻听写 致命龙卷风袭击美国中心地带

The unusually warm winter has spawned¹ an outbreak of powerful tornadoes³ in seven states from the South to the Midwest.

异常温暖的冬天引发美国南部到中西部七个州爆发强烈龙卷风。

At least three people were killed and more than a hundred homes were blown apart.

至少三人死亡，超过一百所房屋被吹毁。

These were the kind of storms you would expect to see in Mid⁴ April or early May.

这些风暴通常在四月中旬或五月上旬见到。

28 tornadoes were spotted⁵ across 7 states. the largest of these was an eF3 tornado² with winds at 165mph.

28次龙卷风席卷7个州。其中最大的龙卷风是EF3级，风速为每小时165公里。

One person was killed in Missouri and two in Illinois as a result of the severe weather.

恶劣天气造成密苏里一人死亡，两人在伊利诺斯丧生。

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner visited some of the cities affected⁶ by the heavy rain and hail where 100s of homes were destroyed.

伊利诺斯州长布鲁斯·雷恩访问了一些遭暴雨和冰雹袭击的城市，那里数百栋房屋被毁。

1 spawned   

（鱼、蛙等）大量产（卵）( spawn的过去式和过去分词 )； 大量生产

参考例句：

• The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。
• The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。

2 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

3 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

4 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

5 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。