什么是龍卷風警報？龍卷風來臨時是什么樣的

 
什么是龍卷風警報？龍卷風來臨時是什么樣的
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A:  There is a tornado warning on. My mother just told me she heard it on the radio.
 
有一個龍卷風的警報，我媽剛剛告訴我她從收音機聽到的。
 
B:  What is a tornado warning?
 
什么是龍卷風警報？
 
A:  It means that a tornado has been seen somewhere in the area.
 
就是有一個龍卷風已經(jīng)在這個區(qū)域出沒。
 
B:  Really? In New Berlin?
 
真的？在新柏林？
 
A:  No. Not necessarily in town. But in southern Wisconsin somewhere.A tornado has been spotted. They have two stages here.This is what is called a "tornado watch." That means that the weather conditions are perfect for a tornado.
 
不，并不一定在城里，但在南威斯康辛州某處。有一個龍卷風已經(jīng)被監(jiān)控。他們分為兩個等級，現(xiàn)階段稱做“龍卷風警戒”，表示天氣狀況是形成龍卷風的最佳狀態(tài)。
 
B:  I understand. They think a tornado might come.
 
我懂了，他們認為龍卷風可能會來襲。
 
A:  Yes. People should look out, because maybe there will be tornadoes coming.So it's called a "watch."
 
是的，大家要當心，因為也許龍卷風就要來襲，所以稱做警戒。
 
B:  And the second stage is called a "tornado warning".
 
而第二等級稱做“龍卷風警報”。
 
A:  Yes. If a tornado has been spotted, they announce a "tornado warning".So if there's a tornado warning on, it means a tornado is out there somewhere.
 
是的，如果龍卷風已經(jīng)被監(jiān)測到，他們就會宣布“龍卷風警報”。因此，若已提出龍卷風警報，那表示一個龍卷風已在某處。
 
B:  It's scary.
 
真可怕。
 
A:  Well. Tornadoes can be dangerous, it's true.If we hear something like a loud train coming, then we have to go in the basement.
 
嗯，龍卷風可以很危險的，是真的。如果我們聽到什么像轟隆的火車接近聲的，我們必須進入地下室。
 
B:  What do you mean "a loud train"?
 
什么是“轟隆的火車”？
 
A:  That is what tornadoes sound like. They sound like trains. They're very loud.
 
那就是龍卷風聽起來的聲音，他們聽起來像火車聲，非常大聲。
 
B:  But if you hear them coming, isn't it already too late?
 
但是如果你聽到它們來臨了，不是已經(jīng)太晚了嗎？
 
A:  Maybe. It depends on the tornado.Some can move across the ground at 200 miles an hour.That is very fast. Others aren't so fast.
 
很可能，要視龍卷風而定。有些一小時可以在地面橫越兩百里。那是非常快的，其他的沒這么快。
 
B:  Have you seen a lot of them?
 
你看過很多龍卷風嗎？
 
A:  I've only seen one in my life. I was looking out the window. It was around two miles away. It was very interesting to watch.But it was heading toward my friend's house. So I quickly called them on the phone.
 
我這生只看過一次，從窗戶望出去的，大概在二里外的地方，觀看是很有趣的。但是它直掃向我朋友的房屋，所以我趕緊打電話給他們。
 
B:  Did it hit their house?
 
它有打中他們的房屋嗎？
 
A:  No, it didn't. But they are glad I called them.
 
沒有，但是我朋友很高興我打電話給他們。
 
B:  What were they doing when you called?
 
你電話時，他們在做什么？
 
A:  They were all sitting in the living room watching TV.They had no idea a tornado was coming toward their house.If it had hit them, they could have all been killed.
 
他們?nèi)甲诳蛷d看電視，一點也不知道龍卷風正向他們的房子接近。如果當時真打中他們，他們可能全都一命嗚呼。
 
B:  That's terrible. Do many people die in tornadoes?
 
真是太可怕了。有很多人喪生于龍卷風嗎？
 
A:  Not so many really. But a lot of houses are destroyed sometimes.
 
是不太多啦，但是有時候很多房屋被摧毀。