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    六、
    ①typhoon
    n. [气象] 台风

    英 /taɪ'fuːn/

    4'

    美 /taɪ'fʊn/

    5'

    【词源】
    来自希腊语 typhon,旋风,可能来自 typhein,冒烟,词源同 typhus,或来自 PIE*dheub,深的,地 底的,词源同 deep.后用于指热带风暴台风最早见于 16 世纪在南亚和东亚附近开拓殖民地的 葡萄牙人的描述,据说是来自阿拉伯语 tufan,怒吼的风,旋转的风暴,可能为拟声词,也有 说法是该阿拉伯词原为借自希腊语 typhon,旋风。但同时,词义和拼写又同时受到汉语台风 的影响。令人抓狂的是,汉语台风在词源上同样说不清楚,较常见的说法有来自广东话大风 变音,或因从台湾海峡进入大陆,简称台风,还有一种说法就是荷兰人占领台湾后,借用自 希腊语 typhon,旋风,最后普通话翻译为台风。


    Typhoon and hurricanes do not form exceptionally large waves, because their winds, although very strong, do not blow long enough from one direction.
    台风和飓风并不会形成特大的巨浪,因为这些风虽然很强,但它们并不能沿着同一方向长时间的吹。

    Taiwan's disaster center has logged 153 deaths since Typhoon Morakot as well as 464 people missing and feared buried in landslides that wiped out parts of villages in the island's southern mountains.
    据台湾灾害中心报导,自台风莫拉克来袭,已有153人死亡,464人失踪,多个村庄被泥石流掩埋。 失踪者可能多已在台湾南部山区的山体滑坡中罹难。

    A week or so later, another typhoon hit the northern Philippines again, raining for about 72 hours straight.
    再一个星期后,又有另一个台风「芭玛」吹袭菲律宾,当地连续72小时不停下雨。





    ②sandstorm
    n. [气象] 沙暴;大风沙

    英 /'sæn(d)stɔːm/

    5'

    美 /'sænd'stɔrm/

    5'

    The first day of spring brought a massive sandstorm to China.
    初春时节,中国出现了大范围的沙尘暴天气。

    With even the lightest wind, the tiny particles take flight, blotting out the sky like a thick sandstorm of ash.
    即使最轻微的风,也会让灰粒四溢,向由煤灰形成的沙尘暴一般遮盖天空。

    The sandstorm was due to the severe drought that has been plaguing Mongolia and northern China.
    沙尘暴是由于蒙古和中国北方严重的干旱所导致的。

    The hazards of sandstorm and soil erosion are serious.
    风沙危害和水土流失严重。





    ③大风
    ⑴heavy
    英 /'hevɪ/

    3'

    美 /'hɛvi/

    4'

    ⑵high wind n. 疾风

    4'

    Sturdy grass withstands high wind; true gold stands the test of fire.
    疾风知劲草, 烈火见真金。


    ⑶gale
    英/geɪl/

    4'

    美 /ɡel/

    4'






    ④breezy
    adj. 有微风的;轻松愉快的;通风好的;活泼的
    英 /'briːzɪ/

    4'


    美 /'brizi/

    4'

    It’s a warm, breezy Saturday night and she wants to find a place outdoors with sufficient light so she can sit and read the novel she’s grasping in her right hand.
    这是一个温暖的、有微风吹拂的周六夜晚,她想找一个户外的地方,有足够的光线就可以,她可以坐下来读一读右手中的小说。

    hink of the sensations of eating, swimming, washing dishes, sitting on a breezy porch, lying in the grass under the sun, kissing in the rain.
    试想感受一下吃饭、游泳、洗盘子、坐在微风吹过的门廊、躺在阳光下的草坪、轻吻雨滴。







    ⑤tornado
    n. [气象] 龙卷风;旋风;暴风;大雷雨
    英 /tɔː'neɪdəʊ/

    5'

    美 /tɔr'nedo/

    6'

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