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From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.[qh]
这里是来自华盛顿的NPR新闻，我是拉克希米·辛格。[qh]
Hurricane Issac is lumbering to world New Orleans in the gulf coast, where it is expected to make landfall by early tomorrow, the seventh anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Some people are evacuating, others such as Georgina Moor are placing their faith in the levees reinforced after Katrina.[qh]
埃萨克飓风缓慢移动到在墨西哥湾海岸的新奥尔良，预计明天清晨会登陆。卡特里娜飓风已经有七周之久。有些人撤离，其他如乔治娜沼泽区的人相信在卡特里娜之后加固河堤可以战胜一切。[qh]
I think it's a test of the city. And although wonderful things we could emplace that they tell us are working and we know no doubt, but we believe it right now, we wouldn't be here. But Donald Ray who has traveled all the way from the UK to vacation in the crescent city is getting more than he bargained for.[qh]
我认为这对于这座城市是一个考验。尽管我们可以安置那些毫无疑问能起到作用的美好事物，但是现在我们确信不能待在这里了。但是唐纳德·雷曾一路从英国度假到新月城市，所得越来越超过他的预期。[qh]
What a little comprehensive, we have never seen anything like this before. so we don't know what expects. We have just been out shopping, we got groceries in and, stores of how to say, we just don't know what to expect.[qh]
什么是孤陋寡闻，我们从来没见过那些，所以不知道要期望什么。我们刚刚出去购物，我们买了杂货和有些储藏物，我们只是不知道会发生什么。[qh]
Although it is now at minimal hurricane strength Issac does not have the intense winds that Katrina did but NPR's Craig Windham reports the slow moving storm could cause major water damage.[qh]
虽然它现在处于最小的飓风强度，埃萨克没有像卡特里娜那样威力无比，但NPR的克雷格·温德姆报告说缓慢移动的风暴可能会引发重大水灾。[qh]
The head of national hurricane center Rick Knabb says Issac's drenching rains are likely to cause widespread river flooding and the storm could slam coastal areas in Louisiana and Mississippi with significant surge of sea water. "We could see storm surge of 6 to 12 feet above ground level. That is why some folks have been told to evacuate." And President Obama is urging people in vulnerable areas to hit those evacuation orders and not tempt fate by trying to ride out the storm. "Now it is not the time to dismiss official warnings you need to take them seriously." Mr Obama says the federal emergency management agency has deployed supplies and response teams in all of the gulf coast states. Craig Windham, NPR news Washington.[qh]
国家飓风中心的负责人瑞克· 科纳布说埃萨克带来的滂沱大雨很可能会造成广泛的洪水，在路易斯安那州和密西西比州风暴和大量激增的海水可能会猛力击打沿海地区。“我们可以看到风暴潮从6到12英尺激增，远远高出地面。这就是为什么一些人已被告知撤离。”奥巴马总统敦促位于不堪一击地理环境的人们遵守那些疏散命令，而不是试图冒险渡过难关。“现在是要严肃面对官方警告的时候。“奥巴马说联邦应急管理局已经在所有的墨西哥湾沿岸各州部署物资和反馈小组。克雷格·温德姆，NPR新闻，华盛顿。[qh]
The hurricane may temper the mood to bid of the republican national convention in Tampa but republicans run the last anticipating of 4-night big speeches. The soon to be presidential nominee Mitt Romney arrived early in Tampa before his wife's speech tonight. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports Mr Romney spent most of the afternoon preparing for his own speech which he will deliver two days from now.[qh]
飓风可能会缓和情绪共和党全国代表大会在坦帕的竞标，但共和党人进行了四场晚上演讲的预演。在今晚他妻子的演讲之前，就快要成为总统候选人的米特•罗姆尼已经到达了坦帕。NPR的阿里·夏皮罗报道罗姆尼先生下午的大部分时间都在准备自己两天后的演讲。[qh]
To the Romney campaign, the big Thursday night's speech is not about hitting the reset button, instead, campaign advisor Steward Stevens says it will be a continuation of the arguments Romney has been making since he first announced his run for president. Steven spoke to reporters on the flight to Tampa. "I mean...call a ..between the speech city gave in New Hampshire and that filled over a year ago to this speech. Very much through threat, a visitor for America, a different, more positive for America, how things can improve." Steven tries to downplay expectations that Romney will get a bounce in polls from the convention. He said hurricane Issac and the back-to-back convention scheduling means all bids are off. Ari Shapiro NPR news in Tampa.[qh]
对于罗姆尼的竞选，周四晚上的大型演讲并不能扭转什么，相反，竞选顾问史都华德·史蒂文说这将是罗姆尼在首次宣布他竞选总统之后一个后续。史蒂文在去往坦帕的航班上对记者发表了讲话。“我的意思是……把它称作……在新罕布什尔州城市之间的演讲，直到这次的演讲总共持续了一年多。迫于威胁，如果美国访问者以一个不同的、更加积极的态度来看待美国，那么事物如何可以改善。“史蒂文试图淡化预期，罗姆尼将得到一个反弹的民意调查公约。他说，飓风埃萨克和连续的公约计划意味着都失去了意义。阿里在坦帕夏皮罗，NPR新闻。[qh]
President Obama meanwhile appears to young voters in stops in universities in Iowa, Colorado and Virginia. This is NPR news.[qh]
与此同时，奥巴马总统出现在爱荷华州，科罗拉多和弗吉尼亚的大学校园，和年轻的选民们在一起。这是NPR新闻。

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1. 单词：
evacuate 疏散，撤退；排泄

eg. The crew deployed emergency slides to evacuate passengers on the runway.
机组人员使用了紧急滑梯将乘客疏散到跑道上。

2. 短语：
lumber to 伐木；喧闹地向前走；笨重地行动，缓慢地移动

eg. Introduction of carbon trading incentives will add to an existing trend to convert pasture land for forest, driven by sales of lumber to China.
引入碳交易将促进平原变森林的趋势，该趋势之前一直被中国对木材的大量进口支持着。

3. 句子：
I think it's a test of the city. 我认为这对于这座城市是一个考验。

test 考验