最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit11-Part2（在线收听）

[00:00.00]Hurricanes seldom reach Ontario,

[00:02.72]Canada, but in 1954 

[00:05.02]Hurricane Hazel exposed the residents 

[00:09.07]of Toronto to an awful night 

[00:11.47]of flooding and terror. 

[00:13.45]Responding to the disaster 

[00:15.96]required the supreme effort 

[00:18.15]of all the rescue departments.

[00:20.56]In Ontario where a harsh winter 

[00:25.59]extends from November until April, 

[00:28.43]snowstorms are a regular occurrence. 

[00:31.50]People adjust their travel plans, 

[00:34.13]sports activities and especially 

[00:36.53]their mode of dress 

[00:38.39]when the weather forecasters  

[00:40.03]predict a severe snowstorm. 

[00:43.10]Automobile drivers must be more  

[00:47.36]cautious under these  circumstances. 

[00:49.44]Snow removal becomes a major 

[00:53.49]expense for northern cities.

[00:56.44]Families adjust their weekend plans 

[00:59.61]and stay together at home,

[01:02.02]sitting safely in front 

[01:03.99]of a blazing fire,

[01:05.96]and  viewing a video. 

[01:07.49]The beauty of fluffy white snow 

[01:11.21]can be appreciated when it 

[01:13.40]blankets stately evergreens 

[01:15.92]standing against a deep blue sky.

[01:19.19]In 1998, Ontario residents 

[01:23.68]were crippled by a severe ice storm. 

[01:27.66]People’s lives came to 

[01:29.73]a  grinding halt when  

[01:31.37]power lines crumpled under 

[01:33.12]the weight of the ice. 

[01:35.20]People lived without electricity for weeks.  

[01:38.48]Remote parts of the province  

[01:42.53]resumed normal living conditions 

[01:44.50]after several months. Rocks, 

[01:47.78]trees and lakes abound in the 

[01:50.84]Canadian Shield area of Ontario. 

[01:54.02]Electrical storms provide spectacular entertainment 

[01:57.96]for summer evenings. Zigzag bolts 

[02:02.33]of lightening flash across the sky. 

[02:05.40]The clap of thunder echoes 

[02:07.80]across the water. Each storm

[02:10.87]provides a remarkable drama, 

[02:13.05]one without parallel in nature.

[02:16.56]When individuals encounter 

[02:18.96]the impressive forces of nature 

[02:21.37]we are reminded that we are 

[02:24.55]indeed weak and insignificant!