Hurricane Sandy is leaving a path of destruction from the Caribbean all the way up the East Coast of the United States right now. Disasters like this are terrible things, but they certainly don’t go away on account of not knowing how to talk about them in Chinese. So, today on the Skritter blog, we’ll arm with you the general vocabulary to talk about such events, and also share a few current news articles where you can stay abreast of the current situation, all in Chinese.
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| 颶風桑迪: Hurricane Sandy |
If you are anywhere near Hurricane Sandy, we hope that you all are staying safe!
Below you will find a lot of high frequency vocabulary being used to talk about Hurricane Sandy, as well as a few example sentences from Jukuu and actual news articles (see sources below).
1. 颶風/飓风 (hurricane: jùfēng)
(T) 颶風過後，城裡一片混亂。
(S) 飓风过后，城里一片混乱。
Jùfēng guò hòu, chéng lǐ yí piàn hùnluàn.
There was chaos in the town after the hurricane had struck.
(T) 風暴的猛烈程度終於降低了。
(S) 风暴的猛烈程度终于降低了。
At last the fury of the storm lessened.
(S) 美国飓风中心说，桑迪飓风将会导致极其危险的巨浪。
The American Hurricane Center says, Hurricane Sandy will bring about large and dangerous waves.
(T) 官員們都宣佈進入緊急狀態。
(S) 官员们都宣布进入紧急状态。
Guānyuánmen dōu xuānbù jìnrù jǐnjí zhuàngtài.
Officials declared a state of emergency.
5. 嚴重/严重 (serious; grave; critical: yánzhòng)
(T) 颶風“桑迪”是“一場巨大而且嚴重的風暴”。
(S) 飓风“桑迪”是“一场巨大而且严重的风暴”。
Jùfēng “sāngdí” shì “yì cháng jùdà érqiě yánzhòng de fēngbào.”
Hurricane Sandy is “a big and serious storm.”
- 桑迪 (Sandy: Sāngdí)
- 沿海地區/ 沿海地区 (Coastal area: yánhǎi dìqū)
- 國家颶風中心/ 国家飓风中心 (National Hurricane Center:
- 水災/ 水灾 (flood: shuǐzāi)
- 洪水 flood; floodwater: hóngshuǐ
- 狂風暴雨/ 狂风暴雨 (violent storm: kuángfēngbàoyǔ)
- 危機/ 危机 (crisis: wēijī)
- 斷電/ 断电 ( lose electricity: duàndiàn)
Sharp Warnings as Hurricane Churns In (New York Times)
颶風桑迪席捲美國東部 (紐約時報中文網)
(Click English Link for Dual Language version: recommended for elementary learners)