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It's now officially the worst drought on record here.
现在的确是记录中最严重的干旱了
It's fast becoming like the dust bowl of the 1930s,
就快要变成20世纪30年代的沙尘暴
which forced thousands people off their land.
迫使数千人离开了他们的家园
Let's jump to the weather lab and take a look at the...
让我们去气象室看看
The storm system is departing, and live pinpoint from our radar...
根据雷达的实时数据 风暴中心正在离开
Local weatherman Ron Roberts,
当地气象员罗恩·罗伯茨
who's been working at KAMC for over 30 years
已经在KAMC台工作30多年
hasn't been able to forecast rain for nearly all of 2011.
在2011年 几乎没播过要下雨的天气预报
Moving toward north Texas.
向德州北部移动
What does all the blue mean? Well that's a freeze warning...
蓝色是什么意思 它代表低温预警
We are seeing an incredible drought.
这是一场罕见的大旱
This is the worst drought in climate history for this region.
这是该地区有史以来最严重的干旱
Only four inches of precipitation.
只有10厘米的降水
The worst drought before this -
在此之前最严重的那次
eight inches about 70 years ago.
即70年前的干旱也有20厘米的降水
That should give you a pretty good idea of how severe this is.
这下你知道这次干旱有多严重了
We've never had a drought like this.
从没有过这样的干旱
Also make sure that you...
确保您
It's yet another example of a weather record being broken.
这又是一个打破天气纪录的例子

重点解释

It's now officially the worst drought on record here.现在的确是记录中最严重的干旱了

on record正式记录的, 公开发表的

He ran the fastest race on record.

他跑出了记录在案的最好水平。

It was the coldest winter on record.

那是有史以来最冷的冬天。

Let's jump to the weather lab and take a look at the...让我们去气象室看看

jump to赶快 ...； 立即 ...

He is always prone to jump to hasty conclusions.

他总是习惯于作草率结论。

Why do you jump to a conclusion that I did it?

你为什么冒然断定这件事是我干的?

It's yet another example of a weather record being broken.这又是一个打破天气纪录的例子

example of... 的例子； ... 的榜样

She gives us a living example of sanctity.

她给我们树立了一个圣洁的活榜样。

He set an example of plain living.

他树立了艰苦朴素的榜样。