G-Beauty 的部落格

depression  []   (n.)【氣】低氣壓
a tropical depression  熱帶低氣壓
a tropical storm       熱帶風暴
A depression usually brings bad weather.
低氣壓往往帶來壞天氣。

air current
the strong southwest air current 強烈的西南氣流

the Central Weather Bureau []  中央氣象局

weather forecasts []   氣象預報
1.the latest weather forecasts  最新的氣象預報
2.The latest weather forecasts showed the tropical depression
  moving northward over the Pacific Ocean toward Japan.
  Despite the fact it was unlikely to pass over Taiwan,
  it would nevertheless still bring considerable amounts of rain.

considerable  []    (a)相當大的;相當多的

listen to the broadcast 聽廣播

listen to the weather reports  收聽氣象報告
weatherman    氣象預報員

take proper measures  [] 採取適當措施

precaution  []  (n)預防措施
take some precautions   採取一些預防措施

store food and water 儲存食物和水
make sure windows and doors are secure 確定門窗是否安全
flashlight   []  手電筒
candle     蠟燭

blackout []  (n)熄燈

I was trapped inside an elevator during the blackout.
停電時,我被關在電梯裡。

power failure   停電

in case of power failure 萬一停電

victim   []  受災者;犧牲者,遇難者
1. typhoon victim
2. flood victim

shelter  []  (n)避難所
1. victim shelters
2. in disaster victim shelters

issue compensation to victims of Typhoon Morakot 
發放慰問金給莫拉克災民

rescue   []  (v)(n) 援救;營救

relief      []       (n) 救濟物品,救濟金;救濟,救援
1. Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas.
   救濟物品被空運到洪水泛濫區。
2. disaster relief work 
3. a relief fund  振款;救濟基金
4. relief goods   救濟物資

evacuate  []   (v)撤空,撤離;從...撤退;使避難,使疏散
evacuation (n)撤空;撤離;撤退;疏散
1. The village was evacuated because of flood.
   由於洪水這個村子已經撤空。
2. Most residents had been safely evacuated beforehand.
3. refuse to evacuate   拒絕撤離
4. mandatory evacuation 強制撤離

beforehand  預先,事先,提前
mandatory   [] 強制的

the Ministry of National Defense 國防部
soldier 軍人
clear roads
mud  [] (n)泥;泥濘

reconstruct    []  (v)重建
reconstruction  (n)重建

far beyond one's imagination  遠超乎想像
The loss of money and lives is often far beyond our imagination.

death toll     死亡人數
casualty  [] (n) (事故、災難等的)死者;傷者;受害人
official casualty list

cause great casualties  造成重大傷亡

the national flag flied at half mast 降半旗
in memory of  紀念
Government buildings will fly the national flag at half mast
in memory of those killed in the disaster.

mourning  (n)哀悼
1. three days of national mourning
   for the victims of Typhoon Morakot
2. The nation will hold three days of mourning
   for people killed  in floods and landslides
   caused by Typhoon Morakot.