#新聞短播(20130902)土石流的英文怎麼說－Mandy新聞英語閱讀

新聞短播(20130902)小心慎防落石流

1)Vigilance 2)urged against 3)rockslides

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Government officials yesterday urged people to 4)maintain a high alert against possible landslides, mudslides and rock falls that could be 5)triggered by the past days of 6)heavy rain.

7)The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday that the heavy rains 8)dumped across Taiwan by Tropical Storm Kong-Rey will generally 9)let up beginning today.

But the bureau 10)cautioned that people, especially those living or working in mountainous areas, should stay on alert against possible slides that can be set off by soil loosened by torrential downpours.

Landslides and rock slides damaged more roads and bridges, especially those in the southwestern county of Chiayi, and 11)shut down services on some railway lines while more people were evacuated from mountain areas as a safety precaution.

1)Vigilance	n.	守護、警戒 vigil n.
2)urge	v.	力勸
3)rockslide	n.	落石流相關單字： mudslide/landslide
4)maintain a high alert		保持高度警戒= stay on alert
5)trigger	v.	引發
6)heavy rain	n.	豪雨 =後面提到的torrential downpours
7)The Central Weather Bureau (CWB)	n.	中央氣象局
8)dump	v.	本為丟，此為灑下~雨
9)let up		減緩、消失
10)caution	v.	告誡
11)shut down	v.	關閉停止