ESL Podcast 918 – Preparing for a Disaster

 　　Lilly: Quick, we need to go get some supplies. I was listening to talk radio on my way home from work and this guy was on talking about how doomsday is coming and we need to prepare.

　　Paul: Oh no, not this again. You have to stop listening to that garbage on the radio. Listen, there is no impending² doom¹ and this guy was just crying wolf.

　　Lilly: No, he wasn’t. He had proof that the world is going to end soon and he was sounding the alarm. Those people killed in the storm last week? They were the canaries in the coal mine. Disaster is coming!

　　Paul: Let me be the voice of reason for a minute. How many times have you believed that the world was ending in the past few years?

　　Lilly: A few times, but this is for real. There’ll be a disruption of services, a run on food and water, and chaos³!

　　Paul: Let me ask you this: if the world is ending, aren’t we all just going to die?

　　Lilly: Not if you have an underground bunker. Start digging!

1 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

2 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。