【大家说英语】 第423期:大暴风雨(1)

 Hey, Taylor. Do you like storms? 嗨，泰勒。你喜欢暴风雨吗？

Some storms are scary¹. But some are kind of fun. I like to watch the rain and the wind. 有些暴风雨很可怕。但是有些又很有意思。我喜欢看下雨和刮风。

Well, a big storm is coming. It'll be here tomorrow. We'll get heavy rain. 恩，一场大暴风雨就要来了。明天会降临这里。我们要赶上下大雨了。

How much? 有多大？

As much as 10 inches in 12 hours. 12个小时内降水最多会达到10英尺。

That's a lot of rain! 那是一场很大的雨啊！

You'll need a good umbrella! 你需要一把好的雨伞！

What will the weather be like tomorrow, Taylor? 泰勒，明天天气怎么样？

Didn't you hear about the big storm, Susie? 苏西，你没有听说大暴风雨吗？

No. What big storm? It's a little cloudy outside, but that's all. 没有。什么是大暴风雨？外面有点阴，就是这样啊。

There is a big storm coming. Ben told me about it. He's preparing the weather report. 马上会有一场大暴风雨来临。本告诉我的。他在为气象报告做准备。

Will there be thunder and lightning? 会有雷和闪电吗？

I don't know. 我不知道。

We should prepare. 我们应该做些准备。

Prepare? 准备？

Yes. We should have flashlights in case the power goes out. 是的。我们应该把手电筒准备好，以防停电。

That's a good idea. 这主意不错。

And we should fill our cars with gas. 此外我们应该给汽车加满油。

I didn't think about that. 我没有想到这一点。

Most people don't. But if the gas stations lose power, you can't buy gas. 大多数人都没有。但是如果加油站停电，你就买不到汽油了。

If you don't have gas, you can't drive your car. 如果你没有汽油，那么你就不能开车了。

1 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？