if these ice chunks dam the river,and that can lead to devastating flooding in the town,when the dams burst.會阻塞大量流水堆積的冰塊崩塌后會給小鎮帶來毀滅性的洪災。

lead to:導致

The Government's present course will only lead to disaster.

政府的現行方針后患無窮。

Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.

過量的工作和過少的休息會引起疾病。

the team set up their cameras in anticipation.團隊架好攝像機機，靜靜等待

in anticipation:預先(預期)

I have take my coat and umbrella in anticipation of rain.

我估計有雨，所以帶著外套和傘。

A pleasure is sometimes greatest in anticipation.

凡事在期待中最有樂趣。

Using cameras and sonar to assess the state of the river,菲利用攝像機和聲納檢測河水的狀況

assess:評定, 評估, 估算

She look at the house and assess its market value.

她看了看房子并估算了其市場價值。

It's difficult to assess the impact of the President's speech.

總統講話的巨大影響很難估計。

tax, impose, assess這些動詞均有“征稅”之意。

tax普通用詞，指用各種不同方法向個人或單位征收所得稅、房地產稅等各種稅款。側重實際征收金錢。

impose指在決定個別案件中的處罰或罰款，尤指政府征收某種稅收的決定。

assess指一般情況下，征收房地產稅、罰款或其它費用。