VOA慢速英语:飓风艾玛袭击加勒比海和佛罗里达州后减弱

[词典] 风暴潮，风暴大潮;
[例句]After three police checkpoints, I find the storm surge, which always indicates the worst of the destruction.
在经过了三个警察检查站后，我发现了风暴潮，这往往象征着最大的破坏力。

2.crane

n. 鹤; 吊车，起重机;
vt. 伸长，探头;
vi. 迟疑，踌躇;
[例句]The little prefabricated hut was lifted away by a huge crane.
那间用预制板搭建的小棚屋被一辆大型起重机吊走了。

3.evacuate

vt. 撤离，疏散; 排泄; 腾出（房子等）; 除清，抽空;
vi. 疏散; 撤退; 排空（胃肠）;
[例句]They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country
他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。