芭比Q了！巨浪推倒海景房【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
A home on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, collapsed onto the beach in an area that is prone to beach erosion due to massive waves. No injuries were reported. The area has been cordoned off over safety concerns. The north shore of Oahu is home to some of the most powerful waves in the world, where professional surfers come every winter to compete in events like The Eddie, which is named after Hawaiian surfer Eddie Aikau.

【分句讲解】
①A home on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, collapsed onto the beach in an area that is prone to beach erosion due to massive waves.
夏威夷瓦湖岛北岸的一座房子倒塌在海岸上，该地区因巨浪而容易遭受海岸侵蚀。

1. shore n. 海滨，湖滨；（shores）沿海国家

on shore 在岸上
foreign shores 外国

2. collapse v. （建筑物）突然倒塌、坍塌；（人由于疾病或虚弱而）倒下、晕倒；（人因为压力或变故而）崩溃；（因极度疲倦而）瘫坐、瘫倒

He collapsed and died of a heart attack.
他心脏病发作，倒地而亡。
He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died.
妻子去世后他觉得自己的整个世界都坍塌了。
When I get home, I like to collapse on the couch.
下班后我喜欢瘫倒在沙发上。

3. (be) prone to 易于遭受……影响，倾向于……

prone to injury 容易受伤
prone to error 易出错

injury-prone adj. 容易受伤的
error-prone adj. 容易出错的

②No injuries were reported.
无伤亡报告。

③The area has been cordoned off over safety concerns. 
由于出现了房屋坍塌，出于安全考虑，该地区已被封锁。

1. be cordoned off 被封锁

cordon n. 警戒线，封锁线 v. 用警戒线围住
cordon off 封锁

Police cordon off this area until the bomb is defused.
警察封锁了该地区，直到炸弹拆除。

2. over prep. 出于，由于

We rejoice over the victory.
我们为胜利感到欢欣鼓舞。

④The north shore of Oahu is home to some of the most powerful waves in the world, where professional surfers come every winter to compete in events like The Eddie, which is named after Hawaiian surfer Eddie Aikau.
瓦胡岛北岸被誉为世界最强海浪之乡，每年夏天都有专业冲浪选手来到这里参加冲浪竞技活动，比如以夏威夷巨浪传奇艾迪·艾考命名的艾迪邀请赛（The Eddie）。

1. be home to 是……的故乡，某个地方有……

2. surfer n. 冲浪选手

surf v. 冲浪
go surfing 去冲浪
surf on the internet 网上冲浪

3. compete v. 角逐，竞技

compete with/against sb for sth 为了得到……与某人竞争
competition n. 竞赛，比赛

4. be named after sb 以……命名

They named their daughter after her grandma.
他们以孩子祖母的名字为女儿取名。