Weather Forecast
天氣預報forecast可當動詞與名詞,有預測、預報之意,多用在天氣與財經上的預測;而predict也是預測的意思,使用的范圍較廣,名詞為prediction。其他相似的單字有:預料foresee、預期anticipate、推測calculate。
例句:Did you watch the weather forecast this morning?
你有看今天早上的天氣預報嗎?
臺風分級:
輕臺風 Mild Typhoon
中臺風 Moderate Typhoon
強臺風 Severe Typhoon
超級臺風 Super Typhoon
臺風警報 typhoon warning
臺風警報是 typhoon warning
陸上警報是 land warning
海上警報則是 sea warning
發布臺風警報的動詞用issue,用法是:issue a typhoon warning.
解除警報則用lift,其他相關單詞有:大氣 / 空氣atmosphere、颶風hurricane、熱帶的tropical。
例句:The typhoon warning for southern Taiwan was lifted at 11 a.m.
南臺灣的臺風警報在早上十一點解除了。
登陸make landfall,landfall是登陸的意思,動詞用make。
例句:Will Super Typhoon Maria make landfall in Hainan?
超級臺風瑪莉亞會登陸海南嗎?
Eye Of The Typhoon
臺風眼臺風眼的英文是eye of the typhoon / storm,也可以說typhoon eye。臺風眼是環流中氣壓最低的地方,其形狀大多為圓形、橢圓形、卵形、開口眼和多邊形等五種,形狀愈完整、愈清晰,代表強度愈強。臺風的位置以臺風眼為準,在這個區域里通常無風無雨,但在臺風眼邊緣卻是風速最強的地方。
Typhoon Day (Off)
臺風假臺風來襲時,當風力及雨量達到一定水平,各縣市政府就會宣布放臺風假。在英文中,臺風假的說法為typhoon day或typhoon day-off。
臺風來了,要停班停課。“停班停課”的英文有以下5種說法:
1、The government has announced school and office closures starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
政府宣布從禮拜二下午四點開始停班停課。
2、The government closed schools and offices today.
政府宣布今天停班停課一天。
3、Because of the typhoon, school and work were suspended.
因為臺風的關系,今天停班停課。
4、All flights and trains were cancelled due to the typhoon.
因為臺風,所有班機和火車班次都被取消了。
5、School and work were called off due to the typhoon on Tuesday.
因為臺風的緣故,周二停班停課。
臺風走了,開始正常上班上課?!罢I习嗌险n”的英文有以下2種說法:1、The government has announced school and work continue as usual.
政府宣布正常上班上課。
2、Schools and offices remain open in Hainan.
海南維持正常上班上課。
(Nature) Disaster天災
天災 (nature) disaster
停電 power outage
停水 water outage
疏散 evacuate
損害 damage
臺風來襲很可能造成數百萬戶家庭停電。“停電”的英文除了用power outage,也可以用power cut、power blackout及power failure來表示。
例句 :After the power outage,staff of national grid were trying their best to restore power.
停電后,國家電網員工盡全力恢復電力正常供應。
flooding
積水“積水”是flooding,指由于臺風、暴雨或其他原因而造成的嚴重積水現象。另外,flood可當名詞,表示“洪水”或“水災”,當動詞則有“淹沒”的意思。
例句:The typhoon caused heavy flooding in rural areas.
臺風造成農村地區嚴重淹水。
Debris Flow
泥石流
泥石流為泥土、石頭與大量的水混合,受重力作用而沿著斜坡滑動的現象,英文是debris flow,debris是“碎片、殘骸”的意思,flow“流動”。在山區或地勢險峻的地區,連日暴雨很可能引發泥石流。
Landslide
山體滑坡
山體滑坡又稱坍方,英文是landslide。巖石或土壤吸收了大量的雨水,導致內部摩擦力降低,加上重力作用,有倒塌的可能。
例句:Landslides and bad weather are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies to the area.
山體滑坡和惡劣天氣持續阻止救援物資到達該地。