T: Tom R: Rachel
Tom and Rachel are watching the news about an approaching typhoon at home.
T: Did you hear that? The typhoon’s getting stronger, and it’s headed straight for us.
R: I know. They say this one will likely cause a lot of damage. The government has already posted a sea warning.
T: That means there’ll be a land warning soon, and the typhoon will probably hit the island within the day.
R: We should start preparing right away. We don’t want to repeat the mistake we made last year. Remember when we forgot to close one of the windows when a typhoon hit last summer?
湯姆和瑞秋正在家裡觀看有關颱風即將到來的新聞。
湯 姆: 妳聽到了嗎?颱風愈來愈強勁,正朝我們直撲而來。
瑞 秋: 我知道。他們說這次颱風很可能會造成嚴重損害。政府已經發布海上颱風警報。
湯 姆: 這表示很快就會發布陸上颱風警報,而且颱風很可能會在一天之內襲擊本島。
瑞 秋: 我們應該馬上開始準備。我們可不想重複去年所犯下的錯誤。還記得去年夏天颱風來襲時我們忘記關其中一扇窗戶嗎?
生活必備字詞:
approaching a. 即將來臨的
head straight for... 直奔……;筆直前往……
damage n. 損害(不可數)
right away 立刻,馬上
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