极端异常天气来袭：长江流域发生严重干旱【暴虐朗读】

【头条播报】
State and local governments are on high alert every summer, especially in areas near major rivers in China. This year, however, Yangtze, the longest river in China, is shrinking due to less rainfall and high temperatures. The Poyang Lake, which plays a major role in regulating Yangtze water flows in the summer, has shrunk to levels normally seen during the winter dry season after a 50 percent decline in rain in July.  Villages relying on water from the lake have been forced to deploy pumps to irrigate rice fields.

【朗读要点】
①State and local governments are on high alert every summer, especially in areas near major rivers in China. 

high alert、major rivers in china注意重读突出，逗号处稍作停顿
State and local governments are on high alert every summer, … especially in areas near major rivers in China. 

②This year, however, Yangtze, the longest river in China, is shrinking due to less rainfall and high temperatures. 

however、Yangtze、longest、shrinking注意重读强调，逗号处注意停顿
This year, … however, … Yangtze, … the longest river in China, … is shrinking due to less rainfall and high temperatures. 

③The Poyang Lake, which plays a major role in regulating Yangtze water flows in the summer, has shrunk to levels normally seen during the winter dry season after a 50 percent decline in rain in July. 

Poyang Lake、major、shrunk、winter dry season、50、decline、July注意重读，after前、逗号处稍作停顿
The Poyang Lake, … which plays a major role in regulating Yangtze water flows in the summer, … has shrunk to levels normally seen during the winter dry season … after a 50 percent decline in rain in July. 

④Villages relying on water from the lake have been forced to deploy pumps to irrigate rice fields.

forced、pumps注意突出，lake后稍作停顿
Villages relying on water from the lake … have been forced to deploy pumps to irrigate rice fields.

【朗读练习】
State and local governments are on high alert every summer, especially in areas near major rivers in China. This year, however, Yangtze, the longest river in China, is shrinking due to less rainfall and high temperatures. The Poyang Lake, which plays a major role in regulating Yangtze water flows in the summer, has shrunk to levels normally seen during the winter dry season after a 50 percent decline in rain in July.  Villages relying on water from the lake have been forced to deploy pumps to irrigate rice fields.