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Uganda is experiencing some of its most unpredictable weather in 20 years.

Weather experts say the reason is El Nino: a climate event that affects weather conditions worldwide. El Nino takes place when water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean warm, and redirect wind movements.

Godfrey Mujuni works at Uganda's meteorological data center. He says rains will continue through what should be the country's dry season. He says that if El Nino remains strong, he expects heavy rainfall during the months of January and February.

Heavy rains have already led to a rise in cholera cases. The disease has killed at least six people in western Uganda. In rural, mountainous areas, people have been asked to leave their homes because of the risk of landslides.

In the capital, Kampala, a number of wetland systems are responsible for drainage. These systems remove surplus water during periods of increased rainfall. However, both legal and illegal building projects have blocked the flow of water.

A World Bank report blames weak rules for the worsening of local wetlands.

A spokesman with the Kampala Capital City Authority says his agency working to combat this problem. He says one problem is people leaving wastes and other objects in drainage channels.

Uganda has increased disaster management teams around the country. But even preventative measures could leave some of the nation's poorest residents with nowhere to go.

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词汇学习

1.unpredictable adj.不可预知的，出乎意料的

The fast changing situation was unpredictable.
瞬息万变的局势使人难以捉摸UI.i[1h[2%|cHF8Qd_u。

2.affect v. 影响

Both diet and exercise affect blood pressure.
饮食和运动都对血压有影响ABCo4KzX_T。

3.redirect v. 使改寄；改变方向

China must redirect economic growth towards internal private consumption.
中国必须让经济增长转向国内个人消费MiO%0O3.P*|@vB[3。

4.mountainous adj. 巨大的，山一般的；多山的

Almost happily, the old man battles the mountainous swells.
老人几乎是很高兴地和山岳般的巨浪相搏斗@wQj(9I]T,PMSke[。

5.drainage n. 排水；放水；排水系统

Bad drainage caused the land to be flooded.
排水不利容易使土地淹水.1D310)|_lx@n3LUS%I。

6.surplus adj. 剩余的；过剩的

Rural industries have absorbed 50 per cent of the surplus work force.
乡镇企业容纳了百分之五十的农村剩余劳动力sABq64.pi)ei)Sl)!a。

7.block v. 阻止；阻塞

You should block all the passageways.
你应该要卡住所有的通道TwjCTm4t=*]XgreHxiG。

8.combat v. 与…战斗，与…斗争

Drastic measures were taken to combat inflation.
采取强烈措施对付通货膨胀Bw_UmK=cr6;2BhDbE。

9.preventative adj. 预防性的

Further, no preventative actions were submitted for future protocols and studies.
此外，没有提供对以后各个方案和研究的预防措施EzuwdLYs0cKP)33。

内容解析

1.El Nino takes place when water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean warm, and redirect wind movements.

take place发生

Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处WorRATXyUfQdqaU^J5。

2.A World Bank report blames weak rules for the worsening of local wetlands.

blame for为...而责备，归咎于

They're not to blame for the matter.
这件事不能赖他们XP|6Z9Pu,SxZ。

参考翻译

乌干达正在经历20年来最不可预测的天气现象W82c!ZLB-hPlrp。

天气专家表示，原因就是厄尔尼诺——一种影响全世界天气状况的气候现象]uoO1lUZuq。当太平洋的水温较暖，导致风向改变时，就会发生厄尔尼诺现象s,H9sjguw;a。

Godfrey Mujuni在乌干达气象数据中心工作y5g5pHuvzYU5Y|YEq5OT。他表示，雨水将持续乌干达原本应该干燥无雨的整个季节c@vw,~@=[!。他表示，如果厄尔尼诺仍然非常强烈，他预测1月份和2月份都会出现暴雨=;zkF#Q=Hr.mnY。

暴雨导致霍乱病例增加N#un&H6i+5.W.)Du%A。这种疾病已经致使乌干达西部至少6人死亡6|MV]a3]xqQd-zIhm6。在乡村地区和山区，由于山体滑坡危险，人们已经收到撤离命令E.rDVrteVePFj。

在首都坎帕拉，一些湿地系统负责排水9=Di,uPo2#iAsAWy。这些系统在雨水增多的时候用来转移过剩的雨水hx5U9v5m8i_MBDUx;。然而，一些合法和非法的建筑项目堵塞了水流vsITts_#UsG97YGayOGC。

世界银行谴责当地湿地恶化是由于疲软的监管规定NV#gcn[Jk#=MsP=UHZv。

坎帕拉首都城市当局一名发言人表示，他的机构正在努力解决这一问题mE|118zPO_GiNpy~Nop。他表示，其中一个问题就是人们向下水道中丢弃垃圾和其他物体8kAA[waxcGoz1kz2s)Q。

乌干达在全国各地增加了灾难管理团队!cfvCNb7]B-.WvzM@K.-。但是即使预防性的措施到位，国家最民困的居民也会无家可归ot7J#8]TY(。

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