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GlobalBiz: Red Hook Brooklyn 09 Feb 2013

Sat, 9 Feb 13

Peter Day takes a walk through one street in Red Hook Brooklyn to find out how the community is recovering from the devastating¹ effects of Hurricane Sandy.

1 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。