(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
The unusually warm winter has spawned an outbreak of powerful tornadoes in seven states from the South to the Midwest.
异常温暖的冬天引发美国南部到中西部七个州爆发强烈龙卷风。
At least three people were killed and more than a hundred homes were blown apart.
至少三人死亡，超过一百所房屋被吹毁。
These were the kind of storms you would expect to see in Mid April or early May.
这些风暴通常在四月中旬或五月上旬见到。
28 tornadoes were spotted across 7 states. the largest of these was an eF3 tornado with winds at 165mph.
28次龙卷风席卷7个州。其中最大的龙卷风是EF3级，风速为每小时165公里。
One person was killed in Missouri and two in Illinois as a result of the severe weather.
恶劣天气造成密苏里一人死亡，两人在伊利诺斯丧生。
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner visited some of the cities affected by the heavy rain and hail where 100s of homes were destroyed.
伊利诺斯州长布鲁斯·雷恩访问了一些遭暴雨和冰雹袭击的城市，那里数百栋房屋被毁。
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词汇解析
1、spawn
(鱼、蛙等产下的)卵，子，卵块
her passion for collecting frog spawn.
她对采集蛙卵的热爱
(鱼、蛙等)产卵
fish species like salmon and trout which go upstream, spawn and then die.
诸如鲑鱼和鳟鱼这样洄游产卵后死去的鱼类
The toads have settled in and accepted the pond as a good spawning ground.
蟾蜍已经在这个池塘里住下来了，把这里当成了理想的产卵地。
产生;造成;引起
Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science.
由廷德尔富有创见的著作发展出了一个崭新的科学分支。
He wrote 54 crime novels, which spawned both movies and television shows.
他写了 54 部侦探小说，很多被改编成了电影和电视剧。
2、affect
影响;使改变
Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries.
尼古丁会对心脏及动脉功能造成损害。
More than seven million people have been affected by drought.
已有超过700万的民众受到旱灾的影响。
（感情上）打动，震动，使悲伤（或怜悯）
The divorce affected Jim deeply.
离婚对吉姆打击很大。
Gregor loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him.
格雷戈尔爱他的姐姐，她的去世显然仍令他悲伤不已。
假装；佯装；装出…的样子
He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.
他装作饶有兴致地听他们说话。
Ms. Redgrave affects a heavy Italian accent.
雷德格雷夫女士假装带有浓重的意大利口音。
