VOA慢速英语:Ocean Storms Can Cause Great Damage

短语讲解：

1. And I’m Caty Weaver. Today we tell about the science of severe ocean storms.

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：Today I will tell about expressions using numbers.
今天我将会告诉关于使用数字的表达的事.

2. But as a hurricane and what is called a post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was said to be directly responsible for at least 117 deaths in the United States.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

3. People died of the cold because of loss of power in their homes – or loss of their homes.

because of 因为
例句：We broke up because of an invitation.
我们因为一次邀请而分手。

4. The second begins with B and so on.

so on 诸如此类; 等等
例句：Independent commissions should set electoral boundaries. And so on.
中立的党派应该设立选举的界限，等等。

5. That same year, Greek letters had to be used for the first time to name storms in the Atlantic.

be used for 用来做…
例句：What will the money be used for?
这些钱将被用来干什么？

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

be different from 与…不同；不同于
例句：May your destiny be different from her.
希望你的命运和她不同。

7. Some storms have produced more than 150 centimeters of rain.

more than 不止
例句：Running releases more than just sweat.
跑步释放的不止是汗水。