中阶环境|第62集：当洪水袭来

音频一 ：

A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.

音频二：

On Sunday, the castle's owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move out of his property after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land, leaving the castle dangerously close to the river, according to the Scottish Daily Record.

音频三：

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood warnings covering several regions, as Scotland continues to clean up after Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday.

重点词汇：

1. castle 英 /'kɑːs(ə)l/ 美 /'kæsl/ n. 城堡

易混词：cancel /'kænsl/ v. 取消〔正式安排的事情〕

2. collapse /kə'læps/ v. 倒坍；塌下

3. lump /lʌmp/ n.〔不定形的〕块

lumps of soil 大量土地

4. foundation /faʊn'deɪʃən/ n. 地基，基础

5. property ['prɒpəti] n.资产，财产；地产

同义替换： a castle, a building

6. sweep away 消灭；摧毁；扫除

7. issue ['ɪʃu] v.发表〔声明〕；发出〔命令、警告等〕 n.〔尤指社会或政治方面的〕议题；争论的问题

8. hit v.打击，侵袭；碰撞

跟读训练：

一、

A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing

苏格兰一座16世纪的城堡接近倒塌。

after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.

在洪水将大量土地冲走、对地基造成威胁之后，

二、

On Sunday, the castle's owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move out of his property

该城堡的主人、76岁的约翰·戈登于周日被迫搬离。

after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land,

在迪河的河水冲走了大约60英尺的土地，

leaving the castle dangerously close to the river,

导致城堡离河太近，十分危险之后，

according to the Scottish Daily Record.

根据苏格兰《每日纪事报》报道。

三、

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood warnings covering several regions,

苏格兰环境保护署已经发布了超过35次覆盖多个地区的洪水警报，

as Scotland continues to clean up after Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday.

自法兰克风暴于上周三袭击苏格兰后。

背景拓展：

听完了，咱们来讲讲在英国如果发生洪水袭来，有哪些常见的情况会发生。

首先就是类似刚刚新闻里发生的，房屋可能被洪水冲垮或面临严重危险，居民被迫撤离家园。再然后，公共设施 public facilities，比如水厂waterworks、电站power station可能遭到破坏，造成供电、供水中断。铁路和公路被洪水冲断，交通陷入瘫痪paralyse。更有甚者，可能还会出饮用水和食品的疯狂抢购panic buying，超市便利店被买空。