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视频讲述纽约因气候变化导致暴雨频发,排水系统老旧难以应对,引发城市内涝问题。适合练习环境、科技、成长类词汇。
What's up sunshine, I'm koi wire this
怎么了,亲爱的?我是 Koi Wire,正在给你发消息呢。
is CNN 10 and here is something worth remembering today You don't have to know everything just stay curious enough to keep learning something.
现在是 CNN 10 的节目时间,下面有一些值得大家今天记住的事情:你不必掌握所有知识,只要保持好奇心,不断学习新的东西就可以了。
Let's get smarter 10 minutes big world Let's rise up.
让我们变得更聪明吧……这个世界如此广阔,让我们共同奋起吧!
We begin in the northeast.
我们从东北方向开始。
We're an early season nor Easter spent
我们度过了一个赛季初的时光……不过复活节并没有到来。
the weekend reminding everybody mother nature does
这个周末让人们意识到:大自然的力量是无比强大的。
not need an invitation powerful wins soaking
不需要邀请;强大的力量会带来意想不到的成果(或:强大的力量会自然而然地带来胜利)。
rain coastal flooding enormous waves Battering parts
降雨导致沿海地区发生洪水,巨浪不断拍打着海岸地区。
of the region at one point more
该地区在某个时期的人口数量曾一度更多。
than 100 ,000 customers were without electricity
超过 10 万名客户遭遇停电。
in New York City Saw flooded streets
在纽约市,街道被洪水淹没。
and subway stations again conditions are now
地铁站的情况也是如此,现在的状况是……
improving as the storm weakens Here's your
随着风暴的减弱,情况正在好转。这是给你的……(具体内容根据上下文补充)。
knowledge bomb a nor Easter isn't named
知识炸弹”(Knowledge Bomb)……不过这个“Nor Easter”到底是什么啊?它的名字根本就不存在啊……
for where the storm goes It's named
风暴所经之处,便被赋予了它的名字。
for where its strongest winds come from
因为那里最强风的方向就是它的来源地。
these storms typically spin counterclockwise bringing powerful
这些风暴通常以逆时针方向旋转,带来强烈的风力和降雨。
winds from the northeast Along the coast
风从东北方向吹来,沿着海岸线蔓延。
as for New York much of the
至于纽约,大部分情况都是如此……
city's drainage infrastructure is roughly a century
该市的排水基础设施大约已有百年历史。
old Built for a totally different looking
这座建筑建于很久以前,其外观与如今完全不同(即当时的设计理念与现代审美标准大相径庭)。
city and different climate CNN's Gloria Pesmino takes us underground to see why a storm above the city can become a problem below it
城市与不同的气候 CNN的Gloria Pesmino带我们进入地下,了解为什么发生在城市上空的风暴会引发城市内部的问题。
It's become a common site in New York City stranded cars Waterfalls inside train stations and pedestrians waiting through flooded streets
在纽约市,这些场景已经变得司空见惯:汽车被困在路上,火车站内出现“瀑布”般的积水,行人则在被洪水淹没的街道上等待通行。
The Big Apple was soaked by more than eight inches of rain in August a record for the past five years Why is that happening?
今年8月,这座被称为“大苹果”的城市降下了超过8英寸的雨水,创下了过去五年来的降雨记录。为什么会出现这样的现象呢?
Yeah It has been a bit of
是啊,这段时间确实有点……(意思不完整,需要更多上下文才能准确表达)
a crazy summer we had to kind of activate our emergency flash flood plan almost like 30 % more this summer than any other year and
这个夏天真是疯狂至极:我们几乎不得不比往年多启动紧急防洪预案 30% 的次数。
What we believe is happening is its
我们认为正在发生的事情是这样的……
climate change at the intensity of the
气候变化正在以前所未有的速度加剧。
rain storm a massive amount of rain
暴雨:降下大量雨水的天气现象
in a short amount of time and
在很短的时间内
America's larger city can barely keep up
美国那些规模较大的城市几乎难以跟上发展步伐(即无法维持自身的发展速度或竞争力)。
the city's sewer system is assigned to
该城市的污水排放系统由……负责管理/运营。
handle up to 1 .75 inches of
可处理厚度高达 1.75 英寸的物料(或物体)。
rain per hour if you think about
如果你仔细想想的话,每小时降雨量其实是可以被计算出来的……
New York City's system built over a hundred years ago We're seeing storms that are at two inches two and a half inches three inches.
纽约市的排水系统建于一百多年前;如今我们遇到的暴雨降雨量达到了2英寸、2.5英寸甚至3英寸。
So it's really overwhelming the system
因此,这确实给整个系统带来了巨大的压力(或者说:这个情况严重超出了系统的处理能力)。
That means water is going up into the streets and down into the subways
这意味着水会渗入街道,然后流入地铁系统。
New York City's annual precipitation has increased
纽约市的年降水量有所增加。
about 20 % since 1960 and as the planet warms the atmosphere holds more moisture fueling heavier more frequent downpours
自1960年以来,降水量减少了约20%;随着地球温度的升高,大气中的水分含量增加,从而导致降雨强度更大、频率更高。
Five years after the remnants of Hurricane
飓风过后五年……