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1、Face to Face with Hurricane Camille 迎战卡米尔号飓风Joseph P. Blank1 John Koshak, Jr., knew that Hurricane Camille would be bad. Radio and television warnings had sounded throughout that Sunday, last August 17, as Camille lashed northwestward across the Gulf of Mexico. It was certain to pummel Gulfport, Mis

2、s., where the Koshers lived. Along the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, nearly 150,000 people fled inland to safer ground. But, like thousands of others in the coastal communities, john was reluctant to abandon his home unless the family - his wife, Janis, and their seven children, abed

3、 3 to 11 - was clearly endangered.小约翰柯夏克(John Koshak, Jr.)知道飓风卡米尔(Camille)会很厉害。去 年8月17日那个星期天，当卡米尔号穿过墨西哥湾向西北冲去时，广播和电视 上的警报一直在响个不停。它肯定会袭击科舍家住的格尔夫波特小姐。在路易斯 安那州、密西西比州和阿拉巴马州海岸，近15万人逃往内陆安全地带。但是， 像沿海社区成千上万的其他人一样，约翰不愿意离开他的家，除非他的家人一一 他的妻子詹妮丝和他们的7个3岁到11岁的孩子一一明显处于危险之中。2 Trying to reason out the best course of

4、action, he talked with his father and mother, who had moved into the ten-room house with the Koshaks a month earlier from California. He also consulted Charles Hilt a long time friend, who had driven from Las Vegas for a visit.为了找出最好的解决办法，他和父母商量了一下。一个月前，父母从加 州搬来，和柯夏克一家一起住进了这座有十个房间的房子。他还咨询了从拉斯维 加斯开车过

5、来的老朋友查尔斯希尔(Charles Hill)。3 John, 37 whose business was right there in his home ( he designed and developed educational toys and supplies, and all of Magna Products1 correspondence, engineering drawings and art work were there on the first floor -was familiar with the power of a hurricane. Four years

6、 earlier, Hurricane Betsy had demolished undefined his former home a few miles west of Gulfport (Koshak had moved his family to a motel for the night. But that house had stood only a few feet above sea level. uWer re elevated 23 feet/1 he told his father, uand we re a good 250 yards from the sea. Th

7、e place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it, We1 II probably be as safe here as anyplace else.37岁的约翰的生意就在家里(他设计开发教育玩具和教育用品，麦格纳 公司所有的信件、工程图纸和艺术品都放在一楼)，他对飓风的威力十分熟悉。 四年前，贝特西(Betsy)飓风摧毁了他在格尔夫波特(Gulfport)以西几英里处的故 居(柯夏克已举家搬到一家汽车旅馆过夜)。但那所房子只高出海平面几英尺我 们现在升高了 23英尺，”他对父亲说，而且我们离海边足足

8、有250码远。”这个 地方从1915年就在这里了，从来没有飓风来过。我们在这里大概比在其他任何 地方都安全。”swipe (n.):a hard, sweeping blow口猛击，重击maroon (av.): leave abandoned, isolated, or helpless 使处于孤立无援的处 境devastate (nv.J: destroy； lay waste； make desolate 毁坏,摧毁； 使荒芜swath (nJ: the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing dev

9、ice刈幅(挥动镰刀所及的面积)huddle (v.): crowd, push, or nestle close togethero as cows do in astorm(如风暴中的牛群)挤成一团；拥挤；互相紧贴slashing (a.): severe； merciless； violent 严厉的； 猛烈的implore (vj: ask or beg earnestly; beseech 恳求，哀求，乞bar (vj: a vertical line across a staff, dividing it into measures； a measure 小节线(五线谱上的纵线把五

10、线谱分成小节)；小节trail v.):grow gradually weaker, dimmer, less direct, etc.渐弱；渐 小；渐暗debri (复：debris )(nj: a rough, broken bit and piece of a stone, wood, glass, etc. , as after destruction： rubble 碎片，瓦砾sanctuary (nJ: a place of refuge or protection： asylum 避难所，庇护所cedar (nJ: any of a genus of widespreading

11、coniferous trees of the pine family, having clusters of needlelike leaves, cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance 雪松(属)extinguish (vj: put out(a fire, etc. ； quench； smother 熄灭(火等)， 灭 (火)；扑灭 waver v. swing or sway to and fro； flutter 摇摆；摇晃；摇曳topple (v.): fall top forward； lean forwa

12、rd as if on the point of falling 向前 倒；摇摇欲坠lean-to (nJ: a roof with a single slope, its upper edge abutting a wall or building； a shed with a one-slope roof 单坡 屋顶；单坡屋顶的棚prop (vj: hold up, support or hold in place with or as with a prop 支撑； 维 持；支持tilt (vj: aslope； incline； slant； tip 倾斜；倾侧；翘起cower (vj

13、: crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold(因害怕或寒冷而)蜷 缩；退缩slant (v.:incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp, one that is perpendicular or level； slope(使)倾斜；(使)变歪hinge (vj: equip with or attach by a hinge 靠较链转动(或附着)diminish (vj: reduce in size, degree, importance, etc.； lessen 使变1、； 减 少，缩减t

14、hrust (nJ: a sudden, forceful push or shove 猛推strew (v.J: spread about here and there by or as by sprinkling： scatter, be scattered or dispersed over(a surface)撒(布)；散播；被撒满(表面festoon (vj: adorn or hang with flowers, leave, paper, etc. 饰以(或悬挂花 彩，结彩于coil (vj: wind around and around 成卷状； 盘绕 o 卷spaghetti

15、 (nJ: paste in the form。flong, thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce 2田条实心面salvation (nJ: a saving Or being saved from danger, evil, difficulty, destructiono etc. ； rescue 救助 o 拯救；援救canteen (n.):a place where cooked food is dispensed to people in distress, as in a disas

16、ter area(在灾区给灾民分配熟食的)赈灾处staffer (nJ: a member of a staff 职员rake (v.): scrape or sweep； move forward swiftly 掠过； 急速穿过； 迅速向 前移动rampage (vj: rush violently or wildly about 横冲直撞pitch (v.): colloq set to work energetically口拼命干起来，开始大干特干 wreckage (nJ: the remains of something that has been wrecked 残骸； 漂浮 物

17、salvage (v.J: save or rescue from shipwreck, fire, flood, etc. 雷救。抢救； 打捞wrath (nJ: intense anger； rage； fury 愤怒； 暴怒；勃然大怒the blues: colloqa depressed, unhappy feeling口沮丧； 忧郁afflict (v.):cause pain or suffering to； distress very much 使痛苦，使苦 恼.折磨weld (vj: unitefpieces of metal, etc. )by heating until m

18、olten and fused or until soft enough to hammer or press together 焊接； 熔接reflect (v.): think seriously； contemplate 认真思考； 沉思短语(Expressions)reason out: to find out an explanation or solution to a problem, by thinking of all the possibilities 寻找解决途径例：Lets reason this out instead of quarrelling.让我们不要争吵，商

19、量出 事情的解决方案a good: at least, full 至少，最少例：They waited a good eight hours 他们等了至少 8 个小时。sit out: stay until the end of 坐至!J结束例：We forced ourselves to sit the play out.我们强迫自己坐到演出结束。 come by: to make a short visit to a place on ones way 顺便拜访例：Fil come by the house and get my stufflater, OK?我会顺便过来取材 料，好吗？b

20、y the minute: every minute, minute by minute 一分钟一分钟地例：Im feeling better by the minute.我每分钟都感觉好多 了。on the verge of: on the edge of, on the brink of 接近于，濒临于例：Scientists are on the verge of a major breakthrou 曲.科学家们即将取 得一项重大突破。break apart: break up into piecesdisintegrate 裂开，分裂解散例：The grounds broke apa

21、rt in earthquake.地面在地震时裂开了。break up: to break or make sth break into many small pieces 分裂例：The ice will break up when the warm weather comes, 天气转暖， 冰层 就会破裂。come through: to continue to live, exist, be strong, or succeed after a difficuh or dangerous time经历过仍活着，经历，脱险例：John was so iu but he was lucky

22、to come through.约翰病得很厉害, 依然活着算是很幸运的了。pitch in: to set to work energetically拼命于起来，开始大干特干例：If we pitch in, we will have it finished in no time.我们如果拼命干 活，就会马上做完4 The elder Koshak, a gruff, warmhearted expert machinist of 67, agreed. MWe can batten down and ride it out/1 he said. nIf we see signs of dan

23、ger, we can get out before dark.67岁的老柯夏克是个脾气粗暴、热心的机械师，他同意了。他说我们 可以做好准备，安然度过难关。“如果我们看到危险的迹象，我们可以在天黑前 离开。”5 The men methodically prepared for the hurricane. Since water mains might be damaged, they filled bathtubs and pails. A power failure was likely, so they checked out batteries for the portable ra

24、dio and flashlights, and fuel for the lantern. Johns father moved a small generator into the downstairs hallway, wired several light bulbs to it and prepared a connection to the refrigerator.这些人有条不紊地为飓风做准备。由于水管可能被损坏，他们给浴缸和 水桶灌满水。很可能是停电了，所以他们检查了便携式收音机和手电筒的电池， 以及提灯的燃料。约翰的父亲把一台小发电机搬到楼下的走廊，接上几个灯泡， 并准备和冰

25、箱连接。6 Rain fell steadily that afternoon; gray clouds scudded in from the Gulf on the rising wind. The family had an early supper. A neighbor, whose husband was in Vietnam, asked if she and her two children could sit out the storm with the Koshaks. Another neighbor came by on his way in-land would th

26、e Koshaks mind taking care of his dog?那天下午雨一直下个不停;乌云随着上升的风从海湾飞掠而来。全家人 早早地吃了晚饭。一位丈夫在越南的邻居问她，她和她的两个孩子能不能和柯夏 克一家呆在一起躲过风暴。另一个邻居路过这里，问柯夏克一家能不能帮他照看 一下他的狗？7 It grew dark before seven or clock. Wind and rain now whipped the house. John sent his oldest son and daughter upstairs to bring down mattresses and p

27、illows for the younger children. He wanted to keep the group together on one floor. Stay away from the windows, he warned, concerned about glass flying from storm-shattered panes. As the wind mounted to a roar, the house began leaking- the rain seemingly driven right through the walls. With mops, to

28、wels, pots and buckets the Koshaks began a struggle against the rapidly spreading water. At 8:30, power failed, and Pop Koshak turned on the generator.不到七点天就黑了。风和雨拍打着房子。约翰让他的大儿子和女儿上楼 去给年幼的孩子们取来床垫和枕头。他想把大家集中在一层楼里离窗户远点J 他警告说，担心被暴风雨震碎的玻璃会飞出玻璃。随着风的呼啸，房子开始漏水 雨水似乎穿过了墙壁。柯夏克一家开始用拖把、毛巾、锅和水桶与迅速蔓延 的洪水作斗争。八点半，停

29、电了，柯夏克爷爷打开了发电机。8 The roar of the hurricane now was overwhelming. The house shook, and the ceiling in the living room was falling piece by piece. The French doors in an upstairs room blew in with an explosive sound, and the group heard gun-like reports as other upstairs windows disintegrated. Water r

30、ose above their ankles.飓风的吼声势不可挡。房子震动了，客厅的天花板一块一块地掉下来。 楼上一间房间的法国式门被炸开了，这群人还听到楼上其他窗户破碎时传来的枪 声。水涨到了他们的脚踝以上。9 Then the front door started to break away from its frame. John and Charlie put their shoulders against it, but a blast of water hit the house, flinging open the door and shoving them down the h

31、all. The generator was doused, and the lights went out. Charlie licked his lips and shouted to John, I think we re in real trouble. That water tasted salty. The sea had reached the house, and the water was rising by the minute!然后前门开始从门框上脱落。约翰和查理用肩膀顶着它，但一股水流击 中了房子，把门撞开，把他们推下了走廊。发电机被浇灭了，灯也灭了。查理舔 了舔嘴唇，

32、向约翰大喊。我想我们真的有麻烦了。水是咸的。海水已经漫过了 房子，水位每分钟都在上涨！10 Everybody out the back door to the cars!n John yelled. nWer II pass the children along between us. Count them! Nine!“大家从后门到车上去!”约翰喊道。我们把孩子们递过去。数一数!一共 九个孩子!11 The children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. But the cars wouldnt start

33、; the electrical systems had been killed by water. The wind was too Strong and the water too deep to flee on foot. HBack to the house! john yelled. Count the children! Count nine!孩子们像消防队里的水桶一样从一个大人传到另一个大人。但是汽车发 动不起来;电力系统被水破坏了。风太大，水太深，无法徒步逃离。回房子去!丝勺 翰喊道。“数孩子们！九个孩子!12 As they scrambled back, john orde

34、red, Every-body on the stairs!n Frightened, breathless and wet, the group settled on the stairs, which were protected by two interiorwalls. The children put the cat, Spooky, and a box with her four kittens on the landing. She peered nervously at her litter. The neighbors dog curled up and went to sl

35、eep.当他们爬回去时，约翰命令道:“都到楼梯上去!”大家都吓得喘不过气来, 浑身湿漉漉的，在有两堵内墙保护的楼梯上坐下。孩子们把“幽灵猫和一个装着 四只小猫的盒子放在楼梯平台上。她紧张地凝视着她的担架。邻居的狗蜷缩起来 睡着了。13 The wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away. The house shuddered and shifted on its foundations. Water inched its way up the steps as first- floor outside wall

36、s collapsed. No one spoke. Everyone knew there was no escape; they would live or die in the house.风听起来像几码外驶过的火车的呼啸声。房子颤抖着，在地基上晃动着。 一楼的外墙倒塌，水慢慢地冲上了台阶。没有人说话。每个人都知道没有出路;他 们将在这所房子里生或死。14 Charlie Hill had more or less taken responsibility for the neighbor and her two children. The mother was on the verge

37、 of panic. She clutched his arm and kept repeating, I cant swim, I cant swim/查理希尔多少为邻居和她的两个孩子承担了一些责任。母亲处于恐慌 的边缘。她紧紧抓住他的胳膊，不停地说广我不会游泳，我不会游泳。15 You wont have to/1 he told her, with outward calm. Its bound to end soon.16 Grandmother Koshak reached an arm around her husbands shoulder and put her mouth c

38、lose to his ear. Pop/1 she said, I love you. He turned his head and answered； I love you - and his voice lacked its usual gruffness.“你不必这么做，”他对她说，表面上显得很平静。“很快就会结束的。”柯夏克奶奶伸手搂住丈夫的肩膀，把嘴凑近他的耳朵。“爸爸，”她说， “我爱你。”他转过头答道:“我爱你。”他的声音不再像往常那样粗声粗气了。17 John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing gu

39、ilt. He had underestimated the ferocity of Camille. He had assumed that what had never happened could not happen. He held his head between his hands, and silently prayed: ,rGet us through this mess, will You?约翰望着河水漫过台阶，心中有一种压倒一切的负罪感。他低估了卡米 尔的凶残。他认为从未发生过的事是不会发生的。他双手抱着头，默默地祈祷 着:让我们度过难关，好吗?”18 A moment

40、 later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air. The bottom steps of the staircase broke apart. One wall began crumbling on the marooned group.不一会儿，飓风一扫而过，把整个屋顶掀了下来，抛到40英尺高的空 中。楼梯的底层台阶裂开了。一堵墙开始在被孤立的人群中倒塌。19 Dr. Robert H. Simpson

41、, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., graded Hurricane Camille as the greatest recorded storm ever to hit a populated area in the Western Hemisphere, in its concentrated breadth of some 70 miles it shot out winds of nearly 200 m.p.h. and raised tides as high as 30 feet. Along t

42、he Gulf Coast it devastated everything in its swath: 19,467 homes and 709 small businesses were demolished or severely damaged. it seized a 600, 000- gallon Gulfport oil tank and dumped it 3.5 miles away. It tore three large cargo ships from their moorings and beached them. Telephone poles and 20-in

43、ch-thick pines cracked like guns as the winds snapped them.罗伯特h辛普森博士，位于佛罗里达州迈阿密的国家飓风中心主任。飓 风卡米尔的集中宽度约为70英里，风速接近每小时200英里，海潮高达30英 尺。飓风摧毁了墨西哥湾沿岸的一切：19,467座房屋和709家小企业被摧毁或严 重受损。它缴获了一个60万加仑的格尔夫波特(Gulfport)燃料箱，并把它扔到了 3.5英里外。它撕毁了停泊处的三艘大型货船并使其搁浅。电线杆和20英寸厚 的松树在大风中像枪一样折断。20 To the west of Gulfport, the town of

44、 Pass Christian was virtually wiped out. Several vacationers at the luxurious Richelieu Apartments there held a hurricane party to watch the storm from their spectacular vantage point. Richelieu Apartments were smashed apart as if by a gigantic fist, and 26 people perished.格尔夫波特以西的帕斯克里斯蒂安镇几乎被夷为平地。在黎

45、塞留 (Richelieu)豪华公寓度假的几名游客举办了一场飓风派对，从他们那壮观的有利 位置观看暴风雨。黎塞留的公寓就像被一只巨大的拳头砸得粉碎，26人丧生。21 Seconds after the roof blew off the Koshak house, john yelled, Up the stairs - into our bedroom! Count the kids, The children huddled in the slashing rain within the circle of adults. Grandmother Koshak implored, Chil

46、dren, lets sing! The children were too frightened to respond. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away.柯夏克家的屋顶被炸飞21秒后，约翰大声喊道:“上楼一一进我们的卧 室数孩子们。孩子们在猛烈的雨中挤作一团，周围是一圈成年人。柯夏克奶奶 哀求道:“孩子们，让我们唱歌吧!孩子们吓得不敢回答。她独自坚持了几小节;然 后她的声音渐渐远去。22 Debris flew as the living-room fireplace and its chimn

47、ey collapsed. With two walls in their bedroom sanctuary beginning to disintegrate, John ordered, Into the television room! This was the room farthest from the direction of the storm.客厅的壁炉和烟囱倒塌，碎片飞溅。当他们的卧室避难所的两面墙开始 瓦解时，约翰命令道:“进电视室!”这是离风暴方向最远的房间。23 For an instant, John put his arm around his wife. Jan

48、is understood. Shivering from the wind and rain and fear, clutching two children to her, she thought, Dear Lord, give me the strength to endure what I have to. She felt anger against the hurricane. We wont let it win.有那么一会儿，约翰伸出胳膊搂住了他的妻子。詹尼斯理解。她把两个 孩子紧紧地搂在怀里，在风雨和恐惧中瑟瑟发抖，心里想:亲爱的上帝啊，请赐予 我力量来忍受我不得不忍受的一

49、切吧。她对飓风感到愤怒。我们不会让它获胜。24 Pop Koshak raged silently, frustrated at not being able to do anything to fight Camille. Without reason, he dragged a cedar chest and a double mattress from a bed-room into the TV room. At that moment, the wind tore out one wall and extinguished the lantern. A second wall mov