大风肆虐波兰

大风肆虐波兰 　　

WARSAW, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Gales¹, mostly in central and northern Poland, have blown over thousands of trees, damaging cars and cutting off power supply for thousands of homes.

　　The gales hit Poland over the weekend and Monday and set to continue into Tuesday, according to local media.

　　The fire brigade has been called out over 4,700 times, over 420 roofs blown off and three people injured, including two firemen.

　　Some 23,000 homes have been short of electricity.

　　In the mountains in southern Poland, heavy snow and strong winds caused a huge rise in the risk of avalanches² in the Tatra range.

1 gales   

龙猫

参考例句：

• I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
• This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。

2 avalanches   

n.雪崩( avalanche的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation. 火成碎屑崩落的最大危害可能是炽热和窒息作用。 来自辞典例句
• Avalanches poured down on the tracks and rails were spread. 雪崩压满了轨道，铁轨被弄得四分五裂。 来自辞典例句