T: Tom R: Rachel
Tom and Rachel are watching the news about an approaching typhoon at home.
T: Did you hear that? The typhoon’s getting stronger, and it’s headed straight for us.
R: I know. They say this one will likely cause a lot of damage. The government has already posted a sea warning.
T: That means there’ll be a land warning soon, and the typhoon will probably hit the island within the day.
R: We should start preparing right away. We don’t want to repeat the mistake we made last year. Remember when we forgot to close one of the windows when a typhoon hit last summer?
汤姆和瑞秋正在家里观看有关台风即将到来的新闻。
汤 姆： 妳听到了吗？台风愈来愈强劲，正朝我们直扑而来。
瑞 秋： 我知道。他们说这次台风很可能会造成严重损害。政府已经发布海上台风警报。
汤 姆： 这表示很快就会发布陆上台风警报，而且台风很可能会在一天之内袭击本岛。
瑞 秋： 我们应该马上开始准备。我们可不想重复去年所犯下的错误。还记得去年夏天台风来袭时我们忘记关其中一扇窗户吗？
生活必备字词：
approaching a. 即将来临的
head straight for... 直奔……；笔直前往……
damage n. 损害（不可数）
right away 立刻，马上
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