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Severe flooding spreads across UK
嚴重洪水肆虐英國大部
Weeks of rain and flooding have put Britain into an all out weather crisis. Some 5,000 homes are flooded in parts of southwest England, including these towns and villages in the Thames Valley near London. Waterways where major commuter highways ought to be. Sandbags (there aren't enough of them) help a little…but some homes are seeping with water rising up out of the ground.
連續幾周的暴雨和洪水使英國陷入全面的天氣危機。英格蘭東南部大約5,000座房屋被洪水吞噬，包括倫敦附近泰晤士河谷的小鎮和村莊。主要的高速公路成為一片汪洋。沙袋只發揮了很小的作用，而且數量不足。但是洪水滲入一些房屋，地板被洪水浸泡。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) LOCAL RESIDENT, JANE CRAMPTON, SAYING: "I woke up this morning and the bedroom carpet was saturated. It is coming up from underground, it is really scary. And then it was dark, the electrics went off last night so I just went to sleep with candles and it's eerie. "
當地居民JANE CRAMPTON：“今早醒來發現臥室地毯被水浸泡。水是從地下滲透上來的，非?？膳?span style="display:none">OQZFm;Nm)VYNi,。當時一片黑暗，昨晚停電了，只能點燃蠟燭睡覺，非常恐怖?！?/span>
It was the wettest January recorded in 250 years. And the rain is only expected to continue in February. Even the grounds near Windsor Castle aren't safe from the flood waters. The Army's been called in to help. And Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to do whatever it takes to help those affected.
這是250年來1月份降雨量最多的一年。預期2月份降雨將持續。溫莎城堡附近的路面也未能幸免。軍隊已經收到命令前來支援。首相卡梅倫承諾采取一切措施幫助受災民眾。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON, SAYING: "Let me repeat again, as I said yesterday, when it comes to this relief effort, money is no object, we'll spend what is necessary to help families, to help people, to help communities get through this very difficult time."
英國首相卡梅倫：“我再次重復，就像我昨天說的，在救援行動方面，錢不是問題，我們將不惜一切代價幫助受災家庭，幫助人們，幫助社區度過這段艱難時期?！?/span>
But no amount of money can push back Mother Nature. And some residents are beginning to feel helpless.
但是多少錢都難以抵抗大自然。一些居民已經開始感覺到無助。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) LOCAL RESIDENT, MICHAEL JONES, SAYING: "What can anybody do about this? The amount of weather, the amount of bad weather we are having, we are about to have again, it is just beyond belief I think. It is...I don't know what they can do. At the end of the day we are a little island and Mother Nature is an unbelievably powerful thing."
當地居民MICHAEL JONES：“面對這樣一場災難，誰有辦法呢？這么大的洪水，這么惡劣的天氣，而且未來還將繼續，我認為這是難以置信的，我不知道他們可以怎么做。最后我們將變成一個孤島，大自然擁有難以置信的可怕的力量。”
Forecasters expect parts of Wales and northwest England, on Wednesday, to face gusts of up to 100 miles per hour, that's 160 kilometers an hour. They've issued the first "red warning" of the winter. That means the damage is expected to be widespread and there could be a "risk to life".
天氣預報員預期周三威爾士部分地區和英格蘭西北部將遭遇每小時100英里的大風，也就是每小時160千米。他們發布了首個冬季“紅色預警”。這意味著災害的范圍非常大，而且會威脅生命。
Sinkhole swallows eight corvettes in Kentucky
美博物館地面塌陷 8輛跑車被吞噬
Visitors hoping to see some American muscle cars in Kentucky were in for a surprise after a sinkhole opened up inside the National Corvette Museum. Measuring 40 feet wide and 25 to 30 feet deep, the hole swallowed at least eight cars. Authorities say no one was inside the building when the hole opened up. They're also looking to see what may have caused it to form in the first place. This section of the museum remains closed in the meantime.
希望在肯塔基州克爾維特國家博物館欣賞美國肌肉車的游客們遭遇了驚險的一幕。博物館的地面突然出現一個大洞，大約40英尺寬，25至30英尺深，吞噬了至少8輛汽車。官方表示地面塌陷時沒有人在建筑內。他們還查看了塌陷形成的原因。同時，博物館的這個部分關閉。
Plane crash in Algeria kills at least 103
阿爾及利亞軍用飛機失事 103人遇難
The tail of this Algerian military transport plane is virtually the only piece that remains. A private television station is reporting at least 103 people died when it crashed in a mountainous area in eastern Algeria. It was carrying members of the armed forces and their relatives. Officials say poor weather conditions and strong winds may have played a roll in the crash. One person reportedly survived the crash, but the official death toll is still uncertain.
這架阿爾及利亞軍用運輸機只剩下尾部。一家私營電視臺報道稱，飛機在阿爾及利亞東部一個山區墜毀，至少103人遇難。機上載有軍隊人員和他們的親屬。官方表示，可能是由于糟糕的天氣狀況和大風造成飛機墜毀?？赡苡?人幸存，但是正式的傷亡數字仍不確定。
