VOA常速英语2021--四级超强飓风“艾达”登陆美国路易斯安那州

Hurricane Ida, a dangerous Category 3 storm, made landfall in the Gulf¹ Coast state of Louisiana on Sunday.

危险的3级飓风“艾达”周日在墨西哥湾沿岸的路易斯安那州登陆。

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ida came ashore² as a Category 4 packing winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour.

美国国家飓风中心表示，“艾达”登陆时为4级，风速高达每小时240公里。

Speaking on U.S. television on Sunday, President Biden warned "the devastation³ is likely to be immense." "We shouldn't kid ourselves."

拜登总统星期天在美国电视讲话中警告说，“破坏可能是巨大的。”“我们不应该自欺欺人。”

He urged Americans in the path of the storm to take precautions. He said take it very seriously.

他敦促在风暴路径上的美国人采取预防措施。他说要非常认真地对待这件事。

The president said he's already signed an emergency declaration for the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, both in the path of the storm.

总统说，他已经签署了路易斯安那州和密西西比州的紧急声明，这两个州都处于风暴的路径上。

He said the federal governor would help the region get back on its feet as soon as possible.

他说，联邦官员将帮助该地区尽快恢复正常。

He also urged people in the storm-affected regions to, quote, "look out for your neighbors."

他还敦促受风暴影响地区的人们，用他的话来说，“照看一下你的邻居。”

Immediately ahead of Ida's arrival, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards warned those in its path that it was too late to evacuate⁴.

就在“艾达”抵达之前，路易斯安那州州长约翰·贝尔·爱德华兹警告风暴路径上的人说，现在疏散为时已晚。

He said people should now try to shelter in place.

他说，人们现在应该尽量找合适的地方避难。

The governor had declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm and said 5,000 National Guard troops were standing⁵ by along the coast for search and rescue efforts.

州长在风暴来临前已宣布进入紧急状态，并表示5000名国民警卫队士兵正沿着海岸待命，以备进行搜救工作。

Sunday is also the anniversary of the devastating⁶ landfall of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

周日也是2005年“卡特里娜”飓风登陆的周年纪念日。

The Category 3 storm damaged the New Orleans levee system and flooded the city.

这场3级风暴毁坏了新奥尔良的堤坝系统，淹没了这座城市。

Some 1,800 people are believed to have died as a result of that storm and the levees were later repaired.

据信，大约1800人死于那场风暴，堤坝后来得到了修复。

Zambia's new finance minister said in an interview aired on Sunday that it was critical to agree to a lending program with the International Monetary⁷ Fund because it would give creditors⁸ confidence and the government cheaper and longer financing.

赞比亚新任财政部长在周日播出的一次采访中表示，与国际货币基金组织(IMF)达成贷款计划至关重要，因为这将给债权人带来信心，并使政府的融资成本更低、时间更长。

The new finance minister was appointed on Friday by recently elected President Hakainde Hichilema.

新财政部长于周五由最近当选的总统哈凯恩德·希奇莱马任命。

He faces the task of trying to pull the southern African country out of a debt crisis and has pledged to prioritize talks with the IMF.

他面临着尽力让这个南部非洲国家摆脱债务危机的任务，并承诺优先与国际货币基金组织进行谈判。

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

3 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 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。

7 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

8 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》