美国有线新闻 CNN 20年来最强气旋法尼登陆印度东海岸

 

This May 3rd, we begin in the South Asian country of India, where a powerful cyclone¹ was expected to make landfall on Friday morning. The storm was named Fani. It had gathered strength in the Bay of Bengal the day before. And as it's headed toward India's east coast, its maximum sustained winds blew at 155 miles per hour, and that would mean tropical cyclone Fani could be the most powerful storm to hit in India in 20 years. The system that struck in eastern India in 1999 killed at least 10,000 people.

The nation's coast guard and navy prepared ships and helicopters for rescue operations. Military troops were standing² by as well. Flights were cancelled in the region. Schools were closed. And around 900 shelters were set up to house people who have to evacuate³ their homes.

Unlike the Atlantic hurricane season, India's cyclone season doesn't have a specific date when it begins and ends. There are two main periods of activity, one in spring and one in fall, right before and right after the country's southwest monsoon⁴ season.

What's expected from cyclone Fani is a large storm surge, a rise in sea levels along the coast where it makes landfall. Significant wind damage was also possible. And farther inland, people were preparing for the possibility of flooding.

Directly in the path of the storm, when we produced the show, was the Indian coastal⁵ city of Puri.

1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

4 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

5 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。