与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第5期:龙卷风

 　　Tornado¹ 龙卷风

　　A tornado is a funnel-shaped strong wind. 龙卷风是漏斗状强风。

　　It never stops whirling and keeps sucking up dust, houses, cars, trees and everything. 它不断旋转着并吸进灰尘、房子、汽车、树木以及所有的东西。

　　It can pull up things into the air and make them fly. 它能把东西拽到空中并让它飞起来。

　　Also, it moves very fast at speeds up to 483 kilometers per hour. 而且，它的移动速度非常之快——时速高达483千米。

　　It is one of the strongest kinds of storms. 它是最强的风暴之一。

　　There are more than 800 tornados² in the United States each year. 美国每年会刮800多个龙卷风。

1 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 tornados   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
• They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网