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Officials said on June 24th that at least 23 people in West Virginia have died in the state's worst flooding in more than a century.

6月24日官员表示，一个多世纪以来最严重的洪水已致西弗吉尼亚州至少23人死亡[EX;WTPvv%km2xYN)X。

Hundreds more have been rescued from swamped homes.

数百人从被淹没的家园获救V9v]y*CXNA~3-JV#)||。

The mountainous state was pummeled by up to 10 inches of rain on Thursday, June 23rd causing rivers and streams to overflow.

6月23日周四，这个多山的州遭到高达10英寸降雨的袭击，造成河流泛滥!@=K+0k%Mvr&~#。

A spokeswoman for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management put the death toll at 23.

国家国土安全和应急管理局的发言人称死亡人数达到23人vYizpgIa|1.6]eQ。

West Virginia received one-quarter of its annual rainfall in a single day.

西弗吉尼亚州一天内降下年降雨量的四分之一0HyCFjXc_^nyH6503+|。

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词汇解析

1、swamp

淹没;浸没

A rogue wave swamped the boat.

凶猛的海浪淹没了船只SQ~P~q@ICEAUK44,。

The Ventura river burst its banks, swamping a mobile home park.

本图拉河的河水冲破堤岸，淹没了活动房区vpIQ0xS4mJh_。

使不堪承受;使疲于应对;使应接不暇

He is swamped with work.

他工作忙得不可开交UQJ)nXH(!t.iXl0;c。

The railway station was swamped with thousands of families trying to flee the city.

火车站挤满了成千上万想要逃离这座城市的家庭FyaQVZad%x。

2、receive

收到;接到;得到

They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm.

他们会在斯德哥尔摩举行的仪式上接受颁奖Vj#S#L=H,!2~。

I received your letter of November 7.

我收到了你11月7日的来信uW!zisM6lHLm#Ca。

经受；受到

He received more of the blame than anyone when the plan failed to work.

计划失败后，他受到了比别人更多的指责3Ot14YFy6a[FA。

She was suffering from whiplash injuries received in a car crash.

她在车祸中颈部扭伤|W@UQm%NsqX。