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第十四課 居家
July 30
7月30日
A Thunderstorm Is Coming!
暴風雨要來了!
Read it!
讀讀看!
Summer is thunderstorm season!
夏天是暴風雨的季節!
Lightning and floods can be dangerous.
閃電與洪水有可能會造成危險。
But if you prepare for a storm, you can be safe.
不過,你要是為暴風雨預做準備,就可以保持平安。
Rob and Wayne the Weatherman talk about storm safety.
羅柏和氣象員韋恩談論暴風雨安全。
Stay indoors during a storm.
暴風雨期間要待在室內,
Listen to the weather forecast on the radio and put boards on your windows.
打開收音機聽氣象預報,并且在窗戶釘上木板。
Keep flashlights in your house ... maybe you won't have electricity!
屋子里要準備手電筒…說不定家里會停電!
Conversation A
會話A
Welcome, friends! There are many storms in the summer.
朋友們,歡迎!夏天有許多暴風雨。
Sometimes storms are dangerous.
有時候,暴風雨很危險。
But don't worry! We can prepare for them.
可是別擔心!我們可以做好準備。
Wayne the Weatherman can tell us about storm safety.
氣象員韋恩可以告訴我們暴風雨安全須知。
Hi! I'm Wayne the Weatherman.
嗨!我是氣象員韋恩。
I report the weather forecast on TV.
我在電視上報導氣象預報。
Wayne, there were a lot of storms lately.
韋恩,最近有很多暴風雨。
You're right, Rob. In fact, we're getting another big storm tomorrow night!
羅柏,你說得對。實際上,我們明天晚上又會有另一場大暴風雨!
Conversation B
會話B
So, how dangerous are storms?
所以,暴風雨到底有多危險?
Well, small storms are no problem.
小暴風雨不會構成問題,
But big ones can be very dangerous.
可是大暴風雨有可能很危險。
Sometimes lightning hits buildings and starts fires.
有時閃電會打在建筑物上而引發火災。
What about rain and wind?
那雨和風呢?
Floods can also damage buildings.
洪水也有可能破壞建筑物,
And strong winds can blow down trees onto houses and roads.
強風則可能把樹木吹倒在房屋與道路上。
Wow! Strong storms do sound serious.
哇!強烈暴風雨聽起來確實很嚴重。
But if you prepare, you can prevent many accidents.
可是你如果有做好準備,就可以避免許多意外。
Conversation C
會話C
Can you give us some safety tips?
你可以為我們提供一些安全方面的建議嗎?
Stay inside a strong building during a storm.
暴風雨期間要待在堅固的建筑物里。
Be prepared to have no electricity.
要為停電做好準備,
Keep flashlights with you.
把手電筒帶在身邊。
Anything else?
還有嗎?
Unplug home computers, TVs, and phones.
家中的計算機、電視和電話的插頭都要拔掉。
Listen to the weather report on the radio.
打開收音機聽氣象報導。
If it's very windy, put boards on your windows.
如果風很大,就在窗戶釘上木板。
Wow! I have a lot to do before the storm. Thanks, Wayne.
哇!我在暴風雨來臨之前有很多事情要做呢。韋恩,謝了。