时间:2019-02-10 作者:英语课 分类:夏说英语新闻晨读


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"Catastrophic" flooding in the US state of Texas is only expected to worsen in coming days as waters rise following a storm of historic proportions. A record 30 inches of rain has already fallen on the city of Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, turning roads into rivers. But forecasters say that number could nearly double later this week. On Monday President Donald Trump 1 also approved an emergency declaration for neighboring Louisiana.



Catastrophic:灾难性的

Worsen:变坏

Proportions: 规模

In the wake of: 尾随其后

Emergency declaration:宣布紧急状态



n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
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