(单词翻译:单击)
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The National Weather Service said a major storm system is expected to start impacting the western, central and southern United States late Friday and continue through next week.
国家气象局称，强大风暴系统预计周五晚开始影响美国西部、中部和南部地区，并继续影响至下周。
Heavy rainfall, mountain snow, and strong winds will impact the West Coast and Intermountain West this weekend and early next week.
暴雨、山间飘雪和大风在本周末及下周初会影响西海岸和西部山区。
starting on Monday, heavy rainfall and severe weather will be possible in the central and southern U.S.
从周一开始，中部和南部地区可能会有强降雨和恶劣天气。
That weather is expected to continue through the rest of the week. Residual river flooding is also possible.
预计那样的天气将持续本周的其它几天。河流洪水泛滥也是可能的。
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词汇解析
1、expect
预期;预料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他们不再期待公司利润会增长。
盼望;期待;等待
I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
我正在等几封重要的信件，可是一封都没到。
I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我没想到会有人来访。
要求；认为应当得到;指望
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。
2、impact
影响;作用
They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact on the future of the country.
他们称他们预期会议对国家的未来会产生显著影响。
The major impact of this epidemic worldwide is yet to come.
这种传染病在世界范围内的重大影响还未完全显现。
撞击;碰撞;撞击力
The plane is destroyed, a complete wreck: the pilot must have died on impact.
飞机遭到毁坏,完全成了一堆残骸：飞行员肯定死于撞击。
A running track should be capable of absorbing the impact of a runner's foot landing on it.
跑道应该能够吸收奔跑者踩踏地面时产生的撞击力。
(对…)产生影响
Such schemes mean little unless they impact on people.
这些计划没什么意义,除非它们对人民产生影响。
That, in turn would increase pressure for higher wages and that, in turn, would impact on inflation and competition.
那样就会增加工资上涨的压力,而那样又会对通货膨胀和竞争产生影响。
