飓风斯托席卷尤卡坦半岛_时事要闻

飓风斯托席卷尤卡坦半岛

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-08-08 07:22 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Hurricane Ernesto is churning over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, bringing heavy rain.

飓风斯托经过墨西哥尤卡坦半岛，给当地带来了暴雨。

Ernesto, which has already drenched¹ northern Honduras and Belize, is currently a category one hurricane with top sustained winds of 130km/h.

Residents in low-lying areas took refuge in shelters and tourists moved to hotels further inland.

Ernesto is forecast to reach Mexico's Gulf² Coast by Thursday evening.

At 06:00 GMT Ernesto was some 35km north of Chetumal, moving westwards at 24km/h, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Flooding was reported in Chetumal, where some 2,300 people had earlier been moved inland, civil protection officials said.

Other people took refuge in shelters in the town.

The Yucatan Peninsula is home to many tourist resorts, including Cancun, where there were heavy downpours.

Ernesto made landfall in Mexico after passing close to the coast of Honduras and Belize.

The NHC warned that flash floods and mudslides were possible in mountainous areas of Honduras.

Ernesto is forecast to move over the southern Gulf of Mexico, where state oil company Pemex has offshore³ oil platforms.

Pemex said so far its installations were working normally and oil production had not been affected⁴.

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1 drenched
adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）
参考例句：
We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。 The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 offshore
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。 A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

4 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。