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美国英语听力80篇2 Lesson25

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[00:04.81]Many Americans desire to live in homes near coastal1 areas.
[00:10.95]More than 3,000 people move to coastal areas every day.
[00:16.74]But experts say one-fourth of the buildings along America's coastal areas may be damaged or destroyed by erosion2 within sixty years.
[00:30.22]That is about 86,000 homes and other buildings.
[00:36.34]Coastal erosion is a loss of land that is made worse by powerful ocean storms.
[00:44.33]Officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the findings in a report to Congress.
[00:53.63]The report was done by the H. John Heinz Center for Science,Economics and Environment.
[01:02.64]Experts studied the erosion threat to structures within 150 meters of the nation's coastal areas.
[01:12.12]The report estimated that almost 350,000 structures are within 150 meters of the nation's coasts.
[01:23.96]The report studied all the ocean coastlines and those along America's five Great Lakes.
[01:33.02]However, it said the erosion problem was especially severe on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf3 of Mexico.
[01:43.89]Weather experts say that the nation appears to be entering a period of increased ocean storm activity.
[01:54.26]They say more storms would increase the threat of coastal erosion.
[02:00.11]However, stronger buildings and homes built on tall posts have improved the ability to survive Storms and reduce erosion.
[02:13.04]The cost of erosion damage to property owners is expected to average about 500,000,000 dollars a year.
[02:23.12]And many structures are not covered under the federal flood protection program.
[02:29.97]The program provides coverage4 to homeowners in coastal areas who might not have been able to get private insurance.
[02:40.05]The report calls for a major new effort to map coastal erosion,improve building rules and identify high-risk areas.
[02:52.43]It also suggests that federal officials consider approving requirements to limit building in coastal areas.
[03:01.21]However, a group that represents coastal communities criticized the government report.
[03:08.94]The American Coastal Coalition says the report is a government effort


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1 coastal WWiyh     
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。
2 erosion NoGxQ     
n.腐蚀,侵蚀,磨损,削弱,减少
参考例句:
  • The erosion of beach here is serious.这里海岸的腐蚀很严重。
  • Drought and soil erosion had long been a major problem.干旱和水土流失一直是个老大难问题。
3 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
4 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
参考例句:
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
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