Hurricane Harvey has killed a second person in Texas as the strongest hurricane to hitthe US in 13 years continued to bring torrential rain, and with it the risk of catastrophic flooding to Houston, the nation’sfourth-largest city.
13年以來最強颶風(fēng)哈維襲擊美國，導(dǎo)致德克薩斯州第二個人死亡，繼續(xù)帶來暴雨，所帶來的洪水對全國第四大城市休斯敦造成災(zāi)難性的風(fēng)險。
catastrophic/?k?t??str?f?k/災(zāi)難性的
例句：If this forecast was wrong, the consequences could have been catastrophic.【BBC地平線系列紀錄片精講】
如果這個預(yù)報是錯誤的，結(jié)果可能是災(zāi)難性的。
The second fatality was a woman who died after shedrove into flooded streets on Houston’s west side late on Saturday. It appeared she got out of her vehicle in high waters and her body was found a shortdistance away by neighbours, said emergency authorities.
第二例死亡者是一位女性，她星期六開車進入被洪水淹沒的休斯敦西區(qū)街道后死亡。急救部門說，看起來她從高水位的車中逃了出來，鄰居在不遠處發(fā)現(xiàn)了她的尸體。
fatality/f?'t?l?t?/ 死亡，不幸，致命性
英英釋義：a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
例句：The fatality rate can be as high as50-percent if not treated.
More than 2300,000 customers across Texas were still without electricity as Harvey threatened to stall, setting up for several days of rainfall that could tally 50in (127cm), more than 4ft (1.2m), by Wednesday in some spots. Texas governor Greg Abbott said about 20in (50.8cm) of rain hadfallen in the Corpus Christi area and 16in (40.6cm) in the Houston region.
受颶風(fēng)哈維影響，全德克薩斯州230萬客戶仍然沒有通電，這幾天的下雨量多達50英寸（127 cm），即多達4英尺（1.2 m），星期一些采集點的數(shù)據(jù)顯示。德克薩斯州州長Greg Abbott說科珀斯克里斯蒂（Corpus Christi）地區(qū)的下雨量是大約20英寸(50.8 cm)，休斯敦（Houston）地區(qū)的下雨量是大約16英寸(40.6 cm)。
threaten/'θret(?)n/威脅，預(yù)示
英英釋義：pose a threat to; present a danger to
例句：they gain the power to threaten the entire cities with inundation. 【NPR News】
而且他們還要讓整個城市面臨洪水的威脅。
“There is the potential for very dramatic flooding,” he said in an afternoon media conference in Austin. “Our biggest concern is the possibility of between 20 and 30 more inches of rain in areas ranging from Corpus Christi over to Houston.”
“這是一次非常巨大的洪水，”他在奧斯丁下午的新聞發(fā)布會說，“我們最大的擔(dān)心是很可能從科珀斯克里斯蒂（Corpus Christi）到休斯敦（Houston）地區(qū)的下雨量在20到30英寸之間?！?/span>
potential/p?(?)'ten?(?)l/潛在的，有可能的
例句：It “has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents.” 【考研英語】
它“可能將消除整個專利類別”。
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