VOA慢速英语:Ocean Storms and the Science of Nature's Power

短语讲解：

1. During World War Two, scientists called storms by the names of their wives or girlfriends.

by the name of名叫，以……的名义
例句：There is no one by the name of Lily here.
这里没有名叫莉莉的人。

2. Scientists decide on lists of names years in advance.

decide on就…做出决定, 决定要
例句：Peter decided on a blue sweater.
彼得选定了一件蓝色的运动衫。
in advance预先, 事先
例句：Everything was fixed in advance.
一切都是预先安排好的。

3. It was blamed for more than one thousand eight hundred deaths along the Gulf of Mexico.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：The conductor is blamed for the accident.
售票员因此次意外事故而受到指责。

4. Ocean storms develop when the air temperature in one area is different from the temperature nearby.

be different from与…不同
例句：Their school is different from ours.
他们的学校与我们的不同。

5. The eye itself is calm by comparison.

by comparison相比之下
例句：This dress is really cheaper by comparison.
比较起来, 这件衣服确实便宜。

6. Surges are commonly responsible for about ninety percent of all deaths from ocean storms.

be responsible for是...的原由
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

7. The National Hurricane Center in Miami keeps close watch on severe storms.

keep close watch on密切注视
例句：Keep a close watch on the guy.
盯住这个家伙。

8. Scientists use the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale to measure the intensity of storms based on wind speed.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

9. The scale is divided into five groups or categories.

divide into分成; 分为
例句：Divide the cake into quarters and share it equally.
把蛋糕分成四份, 大家平均享用。

10. These storms are often powerful enough to break windows or blow the tops off houses.

blow off吹掉, 吹走
例句：The heavy wind blew roofs off in several cities.
在好几个城市大风掀掉了屋顶。