Typhoon Nari ravaged island 納莉颱風在台灣肆虐

Typhoon Nari ravaged island納莉颱風在台灣肆虐 September 16-19, 2001 Edited byYu yuhua (游玉華) Dictionary 12 34 567891011

causing more floods and mudslides around the island. • Cause (v) 造成 • Flood (n) 洪水 • Mudslides (n) 土石流 • Island (n)島嶼 12 34 567891011

Premier Chang Chun-hsiung urged residents to take precautionsbracing for more torrential rains • Urge (v)催促; 強烈要求 • Premier (n)行政院長 • Residents (n) 居民 • take precautions (vp) 採取預防措施 • bracing for (vp) 做好準備 • torrential rains (np)豪雨 12 34 567891011

Nari's centerwas located about 70 kilometers south of Taichung as of last night, moving slowly bringing rainfalls of over 1,000 mm to many areas. • Center (n)中心 • Kilometer(n) 公里 • Rainfalls (n)降雨量 • Be located (v.p.) 位於 12 34 567891011

In Chungli, three five-story apartment blocks collapsed after their foundations were washed by torrents. But no casualties were reported as residents had already been evacuated. • 1.(n)層樓 2.(v)倒榻 • 3.(n)根基 4. (n)傷亡 • 5.(v)疏散;撤離 12 34 567891011

Over 650,000 households around the island remained victims of power outages and water shortages, and the Taiwan Power Company said it may take a week to resume normal electricity supplies. • 1.斷電(n.p.) 2.缺水 (n.p.) 3.(n.p.)台灣電力公司 • 4.恢復正常電力供應 12 34 567891011

In some worst hit parts of Taipei county, schools will remain closed today, but teachers and administrative staff have been asked to return to school to help with the clean-up. • 1. 台北縣 • 行政人員 12 34 567891011

In areas that took the first hits from Nari Monday, water began to recede, leaving behind thicklayers of mud, while many buildings' basements were still flooded. • 1. (v)退去 2(adj)厚的 3. (n)層; (v)分層堆積 • 4. (n)地下室 12 34 567891011

Citizensscrambled for food and other daily necessities, and even candles were selling out. • 1. (n)公民; 市民 • 2. (v)爭奪 • 3. 日用品 12 34 567891011

Most international and domestic flight services came back to normal yesterday. • 國內航空業 • (adj)正常 12 34 567891011

Damage to Taipei's undergroundmass transit system could take months to repair. • 1.(v)損害 • 2.(adj)地下的 • 3.(n.p.) 大眾捷運 • 4.(v)修理 12 34 567891011

Typhoon Nari ravaged island 納莉颱風在台灣肆虐