沙尘暴席卷欧洲，阿尔卑斯雪山披黄毯【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
A huge dust storm swirled over Europe from the Sahara Desert, leading to orange skies, poor air quality and a layer of accumulating mud in Spain, Portugal and France. Mountain towns in the Swiss Alps also reported the red skies and orange-tinted snow on the mountain peaks. In addition, powerful coastal winds and heavy rainfall have led to severe weather warnings across Spain. Forecasters say the dust clouds will reach the northern UK and Germany in the coming days.

【分句讲解】
①A huge dust storm swirled over Europe from the Sahara Desert, leading to orange skies, poor air quality and a layer of accumulating mud in Spain, Portugal and France.

一场巨大的沙尘暴从撒哈拉沙漠席卷欧洲，导致西班牙、葡萄牙和法国出现了橙色的天空、糟糕的空气质量和一层堆积的泥浆。

1. dust storm 沙尘暴

drought 干旱
typhoon 台风
tornado 龙卷风
wildfire 森林大火
flood 洪水

2. swirl v. 盘旋，旋转

There’s a small park near the White House, where I like to watch flocks of pigeons swirl over the traffic and trees.
白宫附近有一个小型的公园，我喜欢在那里观看鸽群在人流与树丛上盘旋。

3. Sahara Desert 撒哈拉沙漠

4. poor air quality 空气质量很差

poor adj. 贫穷的，可怜的；（质量、水准、条件等）差的，低的
poor state of the economy 经济状况不良
poor visibility 能见度低
poor phone reception 手机信号差

5. a layer of 一层

a layer of mud 一层泥
a layer of jam 一层果酱
a layer of cream 一层奶油

6. accumulate v. 积聚，积累

②Mountain towns in the Swiss Alps also reported the red skies and orange-tinted snow on the mountain peaks. 
瑞士阿尔卑斯山的山区城镇也报道出现了红色的天空和山峰上橙色的雪。

1. tinted adj. 着色的，带色彩的

tint n. 淡淡的颜色 v. 给……着色
The sunset glow tinted the sky red. 
晚霞染红了天空。
Dusk tinted the prairie.
草原上暮色茫茫。

2. mountain peak 山巅，山峰

mountain valley 山谷
foot of the mountain 山脚下
slope 山坡

③In addition, powerful coastal winds and heavy rainfall have led to severe weather warnings across Spain. 
此外，强烈的沿海风和强降雨还导致西班牙各地发布了恶劣天气警告。

1. in addition 此外，另外

2. lead to 导致

All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。

3. severe adj.  猛烈的，严重的，危险的，剧烈的

a severe storm  猛烈的风暴
a severe winter  严冬
severe pain 剧痛

4. across Spain 西班牙各地

The smiling face of Santa Claus is popular all across the US. 
圣诞老人的笑脸在美国各地大受欢迎。

④Forecasters say the dust clouds will reach the northern UK and Germany in the coming days. 
天气预报员说，尘埃云将在未来几天到达英国北部和德国。

1. forecaster n. 预报员

weather forecaster 天气预报员
fire forecaster火灾预报员
business forecaster 商业预报员

forecast v. 预报
teacher 教师
dancer 舞蹈演员
baker 面包师
manager 经理

2. in the coming days 在未来几天

You will be addressing some of these issue in the coming days. 
在今后几天，你们将讨论其中一些问题。

on the coming Thursday 下周四
in the coming month 下个月