BBC地平线系列之《全球怪象》第10集:飓风的威胁
日期:2014-10-06 14:08

(单词翻译:单击)

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I'm somebody who spends a lot of time
我花了很多时间
modelling hurricanes in the current climate and future climates.
建立现在气候和未来气候下的飓风模型
When we do that, we begin to see hurricanes
模型告诉我们
that haven't happened yet in history, if you well,
从未出现过的飓风
but they could happen on physical grounds.
理论上可能发生
We call those "Black swan events",
我们称之为"黑天鹅事件"
the particularly bad ones.
就是最糟糕的那种
This is something that worries me particular
对此我很担心
because there are places around the world
因为世界上有些地方
that are at great risk from hurricanes.
极有可能遭受飓风
Some of which don't know they're at great risk from hurricanes.
但有些还不知道自己正面临飓风的威胁
It seems scarcely credible,
听起来似乎难以置信
but one of the places
但其中一处
he thinks could be hit by a hurricane
他认为可能会遭受飓风袭击的地方
is here in Dubai
就是迪拜
in the Persian Gulf.
就在波斯湾
The Persian Gulf is a body of water
波斯湾中的海水
that gets very hot in the summer.
在夏天时温度会很高
Really hot. The hot water runs very deep, as well.
非常热 热水会流到很深的地方
To our knowledge, in the limited history of the region,
据该地区有限的历史记录所知
there hasn't been a hurricane there.
那里还从未发生过飓风
There may have been one in the distant past that wasn't recorded.
很久以前可能发生过但未被记录下来

重点解释

Some of which don't know they're at great risk from hurricanes.但有些还不知道自己正面临飓风的威胁

at risk处境危险

Were those patients now at risk?

那些病人现在是否处于危险之中呢?

He saved three children alive at risk of his life.

他拼命救出了三个孩子。

相关短语at risk to冒失去 ... 的危险

He saved the child at considerable risk to himself.

他冒着极大的生命危险救了那个孩子。

Really hot. The hot water runs very deep, as well.非常热,热水会流到很深的地方

as well也;又

He is a friend in word as well as in deed.

他是个言行如一的朋友。

He shared in my sorrows as well as in my joys.

他分担我的快乐也分享我的悲伤。

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重点单词
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目
  • considerableadj. 相当大的,可观的,重要的
  • currentn. (水、气、电)流,趋势 adj. 流通的,现在的,
  • hurricanen. 飓风,飓风般猛烈的东西 adj. 有防风罩的
  • deedn. 事迹,行为,[法]契约 vt. 立契转让 a
  • havenn. 港口,避难所,安息所 v. 安置 ... 于港中,
  • credibleadj. 可信的,可靠的
  • limitedadj. 有限的,被限制的 动词limit的过去式和过去