[00:04.70]And now the weather forecast for Tuesday 24th,June.
[00:08.96]Cooler and drier air over the northwest will advance towards the east on Tuesday.
[00:14.52]But as it does so which will meet warm and moist air already in place.
[00:19.70]Resulting in showers and wind storms.
[00:22.65]Thunderstorms are possible in areas from the southern states to the northeastern states.
[00:28.50]Well we might see some pretty bad weather with white snow and strong winds.
[00:33.96]Perhaps even some storms.
[00:36.52]The showers and thunderstorms that hit the midwest on Monday,
[00:40.88]may still be around part of Tuesday.
[00:44.23]But will disappear during the afternoon
[00:47.39]Comfortable temperatures around 75 degrees are forecast for the south,
[00:52.53]68-72 for the midwest,and similar temperatures for northeast.
[00:59.01]While higher temperatures up to 88 will be found in the east,along the coast.
[01:05.54]While the southwest may see some rain or even thunderstorms.
[01:09.90]The rest of the west will be hot,with temperatures over 100 degrees,
[01:15.05]and no hope for the cooling shower.
[01:17.61]Far to the southeast,the storm,
[01:20.48]which had a look as if it will grow into a hurricane,fell apart on Monday.
[01:25.84]This year has already seen an unusually high number of hurricanes.
[01:30.59]Hurricane Danny in the Atlantic Ocean last week,
[01:34.35]has put 2,003 in third place behind 1997,and 1959,
[01:41.02]for having the most tropical storms or hurricanes this early in the season.
[01:46.76]The first storm usually arrives towards the end of August.
[01:50.89]So Danny formed on Wednesday.
[01:53.84]Came a month and a half early.
[01:56.19]If the fifth named storm,the E storm,develops before July 22nd,
[02:02.25]this year will have the hurricane season with the fastest start.
[02:06.51]It's name would be Eric.
[02:08.86]The hurricane season is from June first to the end of November.
[02:13.41]A typical Atlantic hurricane season has ten named storms.
[02:18.97]Six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.
[02:22.42]The latter can be a real disaster when they hit the coast.
[02:26.16]Tropical storms such as hurricanes and Typhoons
[02:30.13]are given names to avoid confusion.
[02:33.18]Their names start with letters in the order of alphabet.
[02:37.26]The first five storms in 2005 will be named Alin,Brett,Syndy, Denis,and Emily.
[02:48.49]Work Book Unit 10 Listening
[02:54.05]A:Hi,Linda,how's your life in Taiwan?
[02:57.68]Do you like it there?
[02:59.64]B:It's fine,Kate.Thanks.Phil and I like Tainan very much.
[03:05.29]A:I've heard that Taiwan is quite often hit by typhoons.
[03:09.65]How do you feel about that?
[03:12.21]B:That's right.They are quite common between the months of May and November.
[03:17.56]A:Terrible.I would not want to live in a place like that.
[03:22.32]B:Oh,well.You'll get used to it.
[03:25.24]With a bit of common Sansan and taking the right measures,
[03:29.19]Typhoon is need not be a big problem.
[03:32.64]A:So,what should you do when you know a typhoon is coming up?
[03:37.08]B:You should always keep some plastic sheets ready to cover furniture.
[03:41.91]Important papers are best kept in plastic boxes or bags
[03:46.64] that don't let any water through.
[03:49.30]Buy some extra food in metal or in glass containers,
[03:53.12]and keep a torch,batteriesa first-aid kit,a radio and such things ready.
[03:59.07]A:What else do you do when you know there will be another typhoon?
[04:03.83]B:If a typhoon is expected to hit within 24 to 48 hours.
[04:09.08]You should make some extra ice to keep foods cool when electricity falls away.
[04:14.25]Fill the bath with water for cooking
[04:17.72] and make sure there is enough drinking water.
[04:21.07]Move furniture away from windows,put loose objects,
[04:25.43] such as furniture and plants in pots,baskets or boxes,
[04:30.29]from the balcony and the yard into the shed.
[04:34.16]You must close the curtains and take shelter
[04:37.92]where you can not be hit by glass that's flying around
[04:41.68]For example,the hall or a room without windows.
[04:45.44]A:Have you ever experienced a big one?
[04:48.50]B:Oh,yes.It was a very frightening experience.
[04:52.75]A:What happened?
[04:54.92]B:When the storm hit we heard all of the windows breaking
[04:59.36] and furniture being pushed around.
[05:02.42]The roof made a cracking noise,we thought it would be blowing away.
[05:07.28]Then the storm seemed to die down.
[05:10.94]But it was the eye of the storm.
[05:14.49]A few minutes later it came back with full force.
[05:18.15]I was afraid the whole house would be swept away.
[05:21.80]A:Have you thought of moving to another part of the country?
[05:26.35]Where there are fewer natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons?
[05:31.49]B:My husband and I have thought about that,
[05:34.65]but we really like Taiwan and we prefer to stay here.
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