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Authorities said that seven people have died in flood-related incidents in southeast Texas after the region was inundated with rain.
当局称，德克萨斯东南部地区被洪水淹没后，七人死于与洪水相关的事件。
Four were reportedly killed in Washington County, about 75 miles west of Houston, an area that was hammered with around 17 inches of rain.
据报道，四人在华盛顿县遇难，休斯敦以西大约75英里，该地区遭17英寸降雨猛烈袭击。
The National Weather Service has issued several warnings for Texas, telling people not to drive cars through flooded areas and to be careful near riverbanks.
国家气象局已经向德克萨斯发出一些警告，告诉人们不要开车穿过被洪水淹没的地区，并要小心附近的河岸。
Another big storm system is expected to hit east Texas on Thursday and Friday.
另一个巨大风暴系统预计将在周四和周五袭击东德克萨斯。
It could raise river levels and cause more flooding in the area, already saturated with heavy rains.
风暴让已受暴雨饱和的地区水位上涨，并引发更多洪水泛滥。
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词汇解析
1、inundate
(信件、要求、请求等)使应接不暇,使不胜负荷
Her office was inundated with requests for tickets.
她所在的售票处收到铺天盖地的购票请求。
They have inundated me with fan letters.
他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
淹没;泛滥
Their neighborhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.
他们的街区正被科罗拉多河上涨的河水淹没。
2、saturate
使充满;使饱和
In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves.
选举前最后几天，竞选双方占用了所有的广播电台和电视台。
As the market was saturated with goods and the economy became more balanced, inflation went down.
随着市场上商品饱和，经济趋于平衡，通货膨胀就减弱了。
浸透;渗透;使湿透
If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, it should be discarded and replaced.
过滤器如果已被机油浸透，则应丢弃并换上新的。
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