托福听力材料：飓风厄尔威胁美国东海岸

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　[注释] 　　1.outer adj.远离内部[中心]的,;外围的
. ]" Q$ P4 u0 r3 I  G! F) \6 w　　例句：We'll move to the outer suburbs.
　　我们将搬到市郊。
　　2.minor adj.较小的, 较少的, 低级的, 次要的
/ |' |. d1 [1 k　　例句：The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.
0 l6 j. r7 g) h5 U　　年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
　　3.portion n.一部分, 一份, (食物的)一份, 一客;
! F9 f. _; g' U3 P7 f! R% C  t$ a2 A　　例句：Three thousand dollars is no more than a portion.
　　3000美元只不过是一部分。
( W3 U+ m9 \: ]1 F. @( ^3 L/ Q　　You are paid your portion not later than a week.
' G1 k) \; Y$ s  ]# U5 q! |5 Q  U! [　　不会晚于一周你就可以得到你那一部分报酬。
　　4.benchmark n.基准
　　例句：The benchmark Shanghai composite index closed down 95.02 points.
　　上海复合指标基准关盘时下降了95.02点。
* J5 l4 r3 r' F" c, U  @　　5.overland adj.经由陆路的, 横跨大陆的
　　例句：Overland trucks carry food to market.
　　横越大陆的卡车把食品运往市场。
　　6.restore vt.恢复,使回复;归还,交还;修复,重建
　　例句：At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.
5 e- L! x- c. Q1 Y- W　　目前医生每天在给他按摩, 帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。
　　7.erosion n.腐蚀, 侵蚀; 磨损
3 F* D" i, H: k& t* m7 o" P. h$ ?　　例句：Soil conservation is intended to curb erosion.
　　土壤保持旨在控制水土流失。
　　8.monitor vt.监听, 监视
　　例句：This instrument monitors the patient's heartbeats.
4 M2 p5 G  Z- U* n$ b" L0 n　　这台仪器监听病人的心跳。
　　You must monitor the latest intelligence on armaments.
　　你们必须密切注意有关军备的最新情报。
  I9 R$ K  a. i: O　　[积少成多]
　　1.Earlier, heavy rains from Earl caused flooding in low-lying areas of Antigua, and winds ripped out trees and blew down power lines on the nearby island of St. Martin.
! H9 ~4 f& g' m　　rip out偷窃,撕去;狠狠地发出…
: J. G% P4 n& m0 ]7 n7 e' ?; `* T0 R　　例句：He is apt to rip out an oath, when greatly excited.
　　他特别激动时常喜欢骂上一句。
" K/ t& t( H# M! c( C0 a7 M& T3 |& B　　2.It is running parallel to Earl and off to the east, maybe impacting Bermuda by the weekend.
! r% K/ m4 _; h' {" v4 ~　　parallel to平行于
　　例句：The road runs parallel to the railway.
" {8 O" X' e3 T/ B' Q3 x: ~　　这条公路与铁路平行。
3 \& Q: V( z% j6 |　　3.Bill Reed of the National Hurricane Center says Fiona is not expected to come as close to land as Earl did.
　　“as(否定句中可用so)+adj./adv.+as…”，其基本意思为“……和……一样”。但在实际应用中，此结构在不同的语境中含义差异较大。
  w1 `8 C6 C: I  ~6 p* e　　1)表示不同人或物同一性质的比较，意为“……和……一样……"。
　　The tree is as tall as the building(is).
" J; e8 h9 k! v  k' h2 O" V　　这棵树和那栋楼一样高。
　　Michael is as bright as George(is).
4 V9 {8 J% ?: L　　迈克尔和乔治一样聪明。
9 u" o0 n. E; v* I　　2)表示同一个人或物不同性质的比较，意为“既……又……”
　　Alice works as happily as(she)plays(happily).
　　艾丽丝愉快地工作，尽情地玩。
　　Danny is not so wise as he is witty.
4 q/ v/ L& H# r/ H+ p% }& w& v7 p　　丹尼为人风趣，但欠明智。
　　3)用于表示两个人或物不同性质的比较，表示程度相同或相当，意为“……而……”。
; M7 l0 ~* s& V2 S　　He was as handsome as his wife was beautiful.
6 x7 d; o7 m7 U　　他长得非常英俊，他的妻子也长得非常漂亮。
8 B- W) [7 J2 Y( C* }& b$ N5 f　　He was as experienced as his brother was green.
　　他经验丰富，而他兄弟却涉世未深。
7 e9 X  |; U* u7 Q, B　　4.Current forecasts show Fiona moving north on a path that will keep it far off the U.S. East Coast.
　　keep构成系表结构：keep+表语，意为"保持，继续(处于某种状态)"。其中表语可用形容词、副词、介词短语等充当。如：
, e! m5 K5 }/ c( M0 \3 g　　You must look after yourself and keep healthy.(形容词)你必须照顾好自己，保持身体健康。

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　Keep off the grass.(副词)请勿践踏草地。 　　Traffic in Britain keeps to the left.(介词短语)英国的交通是靠左边行驶的。
　　注意：一般情况下，keep后接形容词较为多见。再如：
4 c$ h) X' \* g, p" B- \1 b　　She knew she must keep calm.她知道她必须保持镇静。
　　Please keep silent in class.课堂上请保持安静。
; ?: O) A% _) r& d$ s　　Hurricane Earl Moves Along US East Coast
　　Weather officials said Hurricane Earl was moving northward off the U.S. coast, after skirting parts of the eastern Caribbean this week.
　　Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said they are closely watching the storm for signs that it will remain in open waters, or turn west and impact the U.S. coastline. They said the outer fringes of the category four storm are expected to reach the barrier islands of North Carolina by Friday.
　　National Hurricane Center Director Bill Reed said the storm should continue to produce very dangerous conditions in Atlantic waters as it moves north.
　　"We are going to have an impact in the way of dangerous swells and surf, rip currents and beach erosion as the storm moves up the coast," said Reed. "Even a minor shift back to the west could bring direct impacts to portions of the coastline from the mid-Atlantic northward."
　　Emergency officials said residents in low-lying coastal areas from North Carolina to Maine should be prepared for possible evacuations in coming days. They said residents should monitor local weather officials, who may begin issuing storm warnings as Earl moves closer to the U.S. mainland.
* @9 ]# T4 b  W% F　　Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate said the main concern is possible flooding.
6 W4 R8 Q# P/ o/ B  [* E　　"The primary threat here is going to be storm surge. We use tropical force winds, however, as a benchmark to have an evacuation completed because many of the overland routes will include high bridges and other things that tropical force winds make it extremely dangerous," said Fugate.
　　Earlier, heavy rains from Earl caused flooding in low-lying areas of Antigua, and winds ripped out trees and blew down power lines on the nearby island of St. Martin. Officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico said they are working to restore electricity to more than 200,000 people who were affected by the storm.
. r2 i8 t. [- `7 ]4 U　　Meanwhile, forecasters said residents of the eastern Caribbean should prepare for possible impact from another storm that has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to reach parts of the area by Wednesday.
　　Bill Reed of the National Hurricane Center says Fiona is not expected to come as close to land as Earl did.
6 ^$ R4 V- z: R& s1 f3 k　　"It is forecast to remain northeast of the islands and not impact the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in the same places that were hit by Earl. It is running parallel to Earl and off to the east, maybe impacting Bermuda by the weekend," said Reed.
　　天气官员表示，飓风厄尔本周袭击了加勒比东海岸的部分地区之后，正在美国海岸向北移动。
' M6 c% \8 J8 d  |: J" L　　迈阿密国家飓风中心天气预报员表示，他们正在密切监视该飓风，查看厄尔飓风会继续停留在海面还是向西移动，影响美国海岸线。他们表示，预期这个四级风暴的外围将于周五抵达北卡罗来纳群岛。

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　国家飓风中心主任表示，如果继续向北移动，该热带风暴将在大西洋形成非常危险的形势。 　　“飓风向北移动时，我们的海岸涨潮，出现巨浪，海岸被侵蚀。即使风暴稍微向西偏移，也会对大西洋中部以北地区的一部分产生直接影响。”
　　应急官员表示，未来几天，北卡罗来纳到缅因州地势较低的海岸地区居民应该做好撤离的准备。他们表示，居民应该留意当地天气官员的信息，随着厄尔不断靠近美国本土，他们将发布相关热带风暴预警。
) L2 q: g) ?3 v+ I2 ~0 u# K　　美国联邦紧急事务管理局(FEMA)负责人Craig Fugate表示，最令人担忧的是可能会洪水泛滥。
　　“这里最初的威胁会是风暴。然而，我们是以强热带风暴作为疏散的标准的。因为包括高架桥和其他建筑在内的陆地通道将因热带风暴而非常危险。”
　　此前，厄尔带来的暴雨导致安提瓜岛遭遇洪水，在附近的圣马丁岛吹倒了树木，扯断了电线。美国维尔京群岛和波多黎各官员表示，他们正在为受风暴影响的200,000多居民恢复电力。
　　同时，天气预报员表示，东加勒比海居民应该为在大西洋上形成的另外一个热带风暴带来的可能影响做好准备。热带风暴Fiona预期将在周三抵达部分地区。
* S) s! h4 C' e　　国家飓风中心的Bill Reed表示，预期Fiona不会像厄尔那样靠近陆地。
' o  D) \" B  `  \. q, r　　“天气预报称，Fiona仍然停留在该群岛的东北部，不会袭击厄尔经过的维尔京群岛和波多黎各等地方。它与厄尔平行向东移动，在周末期间可能会影响百慕大群岛。”
　　洋流预报显示，Fiona正在远离美国东海岸的地方向北移动。