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Residents of the Philippines are bracing themselves to weather Typhoon Haimi, which bore down on the Philippines Tuesday.

菲律宾民众正在应对周二逼近的台风海马=!E^Qp(A&.Y]。

Forecasts say the country's northern island of Luzon will face strong winds and heavy rainfall that could trigger landslides in the mountainous region.

气象预测称，菲律宾北部的吕宋岛将面临强风和强降雨，并可能引发山区山体滑坡a^^k2]o]yd!yNS0(。

The storm is expected to become a super typhoon,with winds over 150 mph in the next 12 to 24 hours and make landfall Wednesday night.

未来12到24个小时，风暴预计发展成为超级台风，风速超过每小时150英里，并于周三晚上登陆*[h5kFSrCy。

CNN Meteorologist Taylor Ward said the area around the center will have extreme damage from the winds as well as a significant storm surge.

美国有线电视新闻网的气象学家泰勒·沃德表示，中心区域将遭受强风和风暴潮的极端破坏)m+-]6=.NDg0tH9rY。

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词汇解析

1、trigger

(枪的)扳机

A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

一名男子拿枪指着他们，接着扣动了扳机N4BX!w*9gUpEe^qCDopu。

引爆;启动;触发

The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.

盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器，然后躲在房子里M~OW)5Z#garbQ6y(C]。

The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.

那颗重达 1,000 磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的X!VVPS624Ql。

引起;发动;促使

the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.

导致第一次世界大战爆发的事件

The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending

目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的8.eIs*8.g,QWS。

2、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-nLk609HpJs9~tfn0。

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3NoqCioP~rs&。

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*N-r@zcJKI。