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1Lightning strikes more than eight million times a day worldwide.
1世界每天有超過八百萬次的閃電。
That's about 93 times per second.
大約是每秒93次。
2 How hot is a lightning bolt? About 50,000°F—five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
2閃電溫度有多高?大約50000°F，是太陽表面溫度的5倍。
3 Yes, it really can rain frogs, fish, and other decidedly odd things.
3是的，真的能下青蛙、魚和其他一些奇怪的東西。
It's a rare meteorological event,
這是一個罕見的氣象事件，
but scientists say strong winds from a tornado or from a storm can be powerful enough to propel animals and objects high into the air,
但是科學家表示，龍卷風或暴風雨帶來的強風足以將動物和物體推向高空，
and they have to come down eventually.
最終落到地面。
A small Australian town reported hundreds of fish falling from the sky in 2010
據報道，2010年，澳大利亞的一個小鎮上有數百條魚從天上掉下來。
4 Is it a hurricane or a typhoon? They're actually the same type of event.
4是颶風還是臺風？颶風和臺風實際上是同一類型的事件。
What we call a hurricane in the United States is a typhoon if it forms in the northwestern Pacific.
在美國我們把形成于西北太平洋的颶風稱之為臺風。
Meteorologists also use the general term tropical cyclone.
氣象學家也使用總稱——熱帶氣旋。
5 It is a bad idea to take a shower during a thunderstorm.
5雷暴天氣淋浴是個不明智的想法。
If lightning hits your house,
如果閃電擊中你家房子，
it can travel through your plumbing and shock anyone who comes into contact with water flowing through it.
電會穿過管道，任何接觸過水流的人都會受到電擊。
People have been shocked or killed while bathing, washing dishes, and doing laundry.
人們在洗澡、洗碗和洗衣服時被電擊或死亡。
(This is also why indoor pools often close during storms.)
（這也是暴風雨期間室內泳池經常關閉的原因。）
