高級(jí)英語(yǔ) Face to face with Hurricane Camille中英筆記

高級(jí)英語(yǔ)FacetofacewithHurricaneCamille中英筆記高級(jí)英語(yǔ)FacetofacewithHurricaneCamille中英筆記/高級(jí)英語(yǔ)FacetofacewithHurricaneCamille中英筆記FaceToFaceWithHurricaneCamille迎戰(zhàn)卡米爾號(hào)颶風(fēng)約瑟夫.布蘭克1JohnKoshak,Jr.,knewHurricaneCamillewouldbebad.RadioandtelevisionwarningshadsoundedthroughoutthatSunday.LastAugust17,asCamillenorthwestwardacrosstheGulfofMexico.ItwascertaintoGulfport,Miss.,wheretheKoshakslived.AlongthecoastsofLouisiana,MississippiandAlabama,nearly150,000peopleinlandtosaferground.Butlikethousandsofothersinthecoastalcommunities,Johnwasreluctanttoabandonhishomeunlessthefamily—hiswife,Janisandtheirsevenchildren,aged3to11—wasclearlyendangered.小約翰。柯夏克已料到，卡米爾號(hào)颶風(fēng)來(lái)勢(shì)定然兇猛。就在去年8月17日那個(gè)星期天，當(dāng)卡米爾號(hào)颶風(fēng)越過(guò)墨西哥灣向西北進(jìn)襲之時(shí)，收音機(jī)和電視里整天不斷地播放著颶風(fēng)警報(bào)?？孪目艘患揖幼〉牡胤揭弧芪魑鞅戎莸母郀柗蚋邸隙〞?huì)遭到這場(chǎng)颶風(fēng)的猛烈襲擊。路易斯安那、密西西比和亞拉巴馬三州沿海一帶的居民已有將近15萬(wàn)人逃往內(nèi)陸安全地帶。但約翰就像沿海村落中其他成千上萬(wàn)的人一樣，不愿舍棄家園，要他下決心棄家外逃，除非等到他的一家人一—妻子詹妮絲以與他們那七個(gè)年齡從三歲到十一歲的孩子一一眼看著就要災(zāi)禍臨頭。lash(v.):movequicklyorviolently猛烈沖擊；拍打pummel(n.):beatorhitwithrepeatedblows，esp．withthefist(尤指用拳頭)連續(xù)地打2Tryingtoreasonoutthebestcourseofaction,hetalkedwithhisfatherandmother,whohadmovedintotheten-roomhousewiththeKoshaksamonthearlierfromCalifornia.HealsoconsultedCharlesHill,alongtimefriend,whohaddrivenfromLasVegasforavisit.為了找出應(yīng)付這場(chǎng)風(fēng)災(zāi)的最佳對(duì)策，他與父母商量過(guò)。兩位老人是早在一個(gè)月前就從加利福尼亞遷到這里來(lái)，住進(jìn)柯夏克一家所住的那幢十個(gè)房間的屋子里。他還就此征求過(guò)從拉斯韋加斯開(kāi)車(chē)來(lái)訪的老朋友查理希爾的意見(jiàn)。course(n.):awayofbehaving；mode0fconduct行為；品行；做法reasonout:tofindoutanexplanationorsolutiontoaproblem，bythinkingofallthepossibilities尋找解決途徑例：Let'sreasonthisoutinsteadofquarrelling．讓我們不要爭(zhēng)吵，商量出事情的解決方案3John,37—whosebusinesswasrightthereinhishome(hedesignedanddevelopededucationaltoysand,andallofMagnaProducts’correspondence,engineeringdrawingsandartworkwerethereonthefirstfloor)—wasfamiliarwiththepowerofahurricane.FouryearsearlierHurricaneBetsyhadhisformerhomeafewmileswestofGulfport(Koshakhadmovedhisfamilytoamotelforthenight).Butthathousehadstoodonlyafewfeetabovesealevel.“We’reelevated23feet,”hetoldhisfather,“andwe’reagood250yardsfromthesea.Theplacehasbeenheresince1915,andnohurricanehaseverbotheredit.We’llprobablybeassafehereasanyplaceelse.”約翰的全部產(chǎn)業(yè)就在自己家里(他開(kāi)辦的瑪格納制造公司是設(shè)計(jì)、研制各種教育玩具和教育用品的。公司的一切往來(lái)函件、設(shè)計(jì)圖紙和工藝模具全都放在一樓)。37歲的他對(duì)颶風(fēng)的威力是深有體會(huì)的。四年前，他原先擁有的位于高爾夫港以西幾英里外的那個(gè)家就曾毀于貝翠號(hào)颶風(fēng)(那場(chǎng)風(fēng)災(zāi)前夕柯夏克已將全家搬到一家汽車(chē)旅館過(guò)夜)。不過(guò)，當(dāng)時(shí)那幢房子所處的地勢(shì)偏低，高出海平面僅幾英尺。“我們現(xiàn)在住的這幢房子高了23英尺，’他對(duì)父親說(shuō)，“而且距離海邊足有250碼遠(yuǎn)。這幢房子是1915年建造的。至今還從未受到過(guò)颶風(fēng)的襲擊。我們呆在這兒恐怕是再安全不過(guò)了?！盿good:atleast，full至少，最少例：Theywaitedagoodeighthours他們等了至少8個(gè)小時(shí)。demolish(v.):pulldown．teardown，orsmashtopieces(abuilding，etc．)，destroy：ruin拉倒；打碎；拆毀；破壞；毀滅motel(n.):ahotelintendedprimarilyforthosetravelingbycar,usuallywithdirectaccessfromeachroomtoanareaforcars汽車(chē)游客旅館4TheelderKoshak,a,warmheartedexpertmachinistof67agreed.“Wecandownandrideitout,”hesaid.“Ifweseesignsofdanger,wecangetoutbeforedark.”老柯夏克67歲．是個(gè)語(yǔ)粗心慈的熟練機(jī)械師。他對(duì)兒子的意見(jiàn)表示贊同?！拔覀兪强梢試?yán)加防衛(wèi)。度過(guò)難關(guān)的，”他說(shuō)“一但發(fā)現(xiàn)危險(xiǎn)信號(hào)，我們還可以趕在天黑之前撤出去?！眊ruff(adj.):roughorsurlyinmannerorspeech；harshandthroaty；hoarse粗暴的，粗魯?shù)模淮謫〉?。嘶啞的batten(n.):fastenwithbattens用壓條釘住(或固定)5Themenmethodicallypreparedforthehurricane.Sincewatermightbe,theyfilledbathtubsand.Apowerfailurewaslikely,sotheyoutbatteriesfortheportableradioandflashlights,andfuelforthe.John’sfathermovedasmallgeneratorintothedownstairshallway,wiredseverallightbulbstoitandpreparedaconnectiontotherefrigerator.為了對(duì)付這場(chǎng)颶風(fēng)，幾個(gè)男子漢有條不紊地做起準(zhǔn)備工作來(lái)。自米水管道可能遭到破壞，他們把浴盆和提俑都盛滿(mǎn)水。颶風(fēng)也可能造成斷電，所以他們檢查手提式收音機(jī)和手電筒里的電池以與提燈里的燃料油。約翰的父親將一臺(tái)小發(fā)電機(jī)搬到樓下門(mén)廳里．接上幾個(gè)燈泡。并做好把發(fā)電機(jī)與電冰箱接通的準(zhǔn)備。methodically(adv.):orderly，systematically有秩序地；有條理地main(n.):aprincipalpipe,orlineinadistributingsystemforwater,gas,electricity,etc(自來(lái)水，煤氣，電等的)總管bathtub(n.):atub，nowusuallyabathroomfixture，inwhichtotakeabath浴盆，浴缸generator(n.):amachineforchangingmechanicalenergyintoelectricalenergy；dynamo發(fā)電機(jī)，發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)6Rainfellsteadilythatafternoon;graycloudsinfromtheGulfontherisingwind.Thefamilyhadanearlysupper.Aneighbor,whosehusbandwasinVietnam,askedifsheandhertwochildrencouldsitoutthestormwiththeKoshaks.Anotherneighborcamebyonhiswayinland—wouldtheKoshaksmindtakingcareofhisdog那天下午，雨一直下個(gè)不停．烏云隨著越來(lái)越猛的暴風(fēng)從海灣上空席卷而來(lái)。全家早早地用晚餐。鄰居中一個(gè)丈夫去了越南的婦女跑過(guò)來(lái)。問(wèn)她和她的兩個(gè)孩子是否能搬進(jìn)柯夏克家躲避風(fēng)災(zāi)：另一個(gè)準(zhǔn)備向內(nèi)陸帶轉(zhuǎn)移的鄰居也跑來(lái)問(wèn)柯夏克家能否替他照看一下他的狗。sitout:stayuntiltheendof坐到結(jié)束例：Weforcedourselvestosittheplayout．我們強(qiáng)迫自己坐到演出結(jié)束scud(v.):runormoveswiftly；glideorskimalongeasily疾行，飛馳；掠過(guò)7Itgrewdarkbefore7o’clock.Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse.Johnsenthisoldestsonanddaughterupstairstobringdownmattressesandpillowsfortheyoungchildren.Hewantedtokeepthegrouptogetherononefloor.“Stayawayfromthewindows,”hewarned,concernedaboutglassflyingfromstorm-shatteredpane.Asthewindmountedtoaroar,thehousebeganleaking—therainseeminglydrivenrightthroughthewalls.Withmops,towels,potsandbucketstheKoshaksbeganastruggleagainstthespreadingwater.At8:30,powerfailed,andKoshakturnedonthegenerator.不到七點(diǎn)鐘，天就黑了．，狂風(fēng)暴雨拍打著屋子。約翰讓大兒子和大女兒上樓去取來(lái)被褥和枕頭給幾個(gè)小一點(diǎn)的孩子。他想把全家人都集中在同一層樓上?！安灰拷皯?hù)!”他警告說(shuō)，擔(dān)心在颶風(fēng)巾震破的玻璃碎片會(huì)飛來(lái)傷人。風(fēng)兇猛地咆哮起來(lái)屋子開(kāi)始漏雨了……那雨水好像能穿墻透壁，往屋里直灌。一家人都操起拖把、毛巾、盆罐和水桶，展開(kāi)了一場(chǎng)排水戰(zhàn)。到八點(diǎn)半鐘，電沒(méi)有了。柯夏克老爹便啟動(dòng)了小發(fā)電機(jī)。pane(n.):asingledivisionofawindow，etc.，consistingofasheetofglassinaframe；suchasheetofglass窗格；窗格玻璃mattress(n.):acasingofstrongclothorotherfabricfilledwithcotton，hair，foamrubber，etc．床墊；褥子8Theroarofthehurricanenowwas.Thehouseshook,andtheinthelivingroomwasfallingpiecesbypieces.TheFrenchdoorsinanupstairsroominwithanexplosivesound,andthegroupheardgun-likereportsasotherupstairswindows.Waterroseabovetheirankles.颶風(fēng)的咆哮聲壓倒了一切。房子搖晃著，起居室的天花板一塊塊掉下來(lái)。樓上一個(gè)房問(wèn)的法蘭西式兩用門(mén)砰地一聲被風(fēng)吹開(kāi)了。樓下的人還聽(tīng)到樓上其他玻璃窗破碎時(shí)發(fā)出的劈劈啪啪的響聲。積水已經(jīng)漫到腳踝上了。disintegrate(v.):separateintopartsorfragments;breakup；disunite分裂，分解，裂成碎塊9Thenthefrontdoorstartedtobreakawayfromitsframe.JohnandCharlieputtheirshouldersagainstit,butaofwaterhitthehouse,flingingopenthedoorandthemdownthehall.Thegeneratorwas,andthelightswentout.CharliehislipsandshoutedtoJohn.“Ithinkwe’reinrealtrouble.Thatwatersalty.”Theseahadreachedthehouse,andthewaterwasrisingbytheminute.隨后，前門(mén)開(kāi)始從門(mén)框上脫落。約翰和查理用肩膀抵住¨，但一股水浪沖擊過(guò)來(lái)。撞開(kāi)了大門(mén)，把兩人都掀倒在地板上。發(fā)電機(jī)泡在水里，電燈熄滅了。查理舔了舔嘴唇，對(duì)著約翰大喊道：“這回可真是大難臨頭了。這水是咸的?！焙Ｋ呀?jīng)漫到屋子跟前,積水仍不斷上漲。bytheminute:everyminute，minutebyminute一分鐘一分鐘地例：I'mfeelingbetterbytheminute．我每分鐘都感覺(jué)好多了。blast(n.):astrongrushof(airorwind)一股(氣流)；一陣(風(fēng))douse(n.):plungeorthrustsuddenlyintoliquid；drench;pourliquidover把…浸入液體里；使浸透；潑液體在…上10“Everybodyoutthebackdoortothecar!”Johnyelled.“We’llpassthechildrenalongbetweenus.Countthem!Nine!”“都從后門(mén)到汽車(chē)上去!”約翰提高嗓門(mén)大叫道?！拔覀儼押⒆?們一個(gè)個(gè)遞過(guò)去，數(shù)一數(shù)!一共九個(gè)!”11Thechildrenwentfromadulttoadultlikebucketsinafirebrigade.Butthecarswouldn’tstart:theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater.Thewindwastoostrongandthewatertoodeeptofleeonfoot.“Backtothehouse!”Johnyelled.“Countthechildren!CountNine!”孩子們從大人手上像救火隊(duì)的水桶一樣被遞了過(guò)去。可是汽車(chē)不能發(fā)動(dòng)了它的點(diǎn)火系統(tǒng)被水泡壞了。水深風(fēng)急。又不可能靠?jī)芍荒_逃命。“回屋里去!．'約翰高聲喊道。“數(shù)一數(shù)孩子們。一共九個(gè)!”brigade(n.):agroupofpeopleorganizedtofunction。。"unitinsomework(組織起來(lái)執(zhí)行某種任務(wù)的)隊(duì)12Astheyback,Johnordered,“Everybodyonthestairs!”Frightened,breathlessandwet,thegroupsettledonthestairs,whichwereprotectedbytwointeriorwalls.Thechildrenputthecat,,andaboxwithherfourkittensonthelanding.Shenervouslyather.Theneighbor’sdogcurledupandwenttosleep.等他們爬著回到屋里后。約翰又命令道：“都到樓梯上去!，，于是大家都跑到靠?jī)啥聝?nèi)墻保護(hù)的樓梯上歇著。個(gè)個(gè)嚇得要命，氣喘吁吁，渾身濕透。孩子們把取名為斯普琪的一只貓和一個(gè)裝著四只小貓仔的盒子放在樓梯平臺(tái)上。斯普琪心神不定地打量著自己的幼仔，鄰人的那條狗已蜷起身子睡著了。scramble(v.):climb，crawl，orclamberhurriedly爬行；攀(登)litter(n.):theyoungborneatonetimebyadog，catorotheranimalwhichnormallybearsseveralyoungatadelivery(狗、貓等多產(chǎn)動(dòng)物)一胎生下的小動(dòng)物13Thewindsoundedliketheroarofatrainpassingafewyardsaway.Thehouseandonitsfoundations.Waterincheditswayupthestepsasfirst-flooroutsidewalls.Noonespoke.Everyoneknewtherewasnoescape;theywouldliveordieinthehouse.狂風(fēng)就像在身邊呼嘯而過(guò)的列車(chē)一樣發(fā)出震耳的響聲，房屋在地基上晃動(dòng)移位。一樓的外墻坍塌了，海水漸漸地漫上了樓梯。大家沉默無(wú)語(yǔ)誰(shuí)都明白現(xiàn)在已是無(wú)路可逃．死活都只好留在崖子里了。shudder(n.):shakeortremblesuddenlyandviolently，asinhorrororextremedisgust震顫，戰(zhàn)栗14CharlieHillhadmoreorlesstakenresponsibilityfortheneighborandhertwochildren.Themotherontheofpanic.Shehisarmandkeptrepeating,“Ican’tswim,Ican’tswim.”查理。希爾對(duì)鄰家的婦女和她那兩個(gè)孩子多少盡了一點(diǎn)責(zé)任。那婦女簡(jiǎn)直嚇昏了頭。她緊緊地抓住他的胳膊連聲叫道：“我不會(huì)游泳，我可不會(huì)游泳啊15“Youwon’thaveto,”hetoldher,withoutwardcalm.“It’sboundtoendsoon.”“不會(huì)游泳也不要緊”他強(qiáng)作鎮(zhèn)定地安慰她道，．．一會(huì)兒便什么都過(guò)去了?！?6GrandmotherKoshakreachedanarmaroundhusband’sshoulderandputhermouthclosetohisear.“Pop,”shesaid,“Iloveyou.”Heturnedhisheadandanswered,“Iloveyou”—andhisvoicelackeditsusualgruffness.柯夏克老奶奶伸出胳臂挽住丈夫的肩膀。把嘴湊到他的耳邊說(shuō)，“老爺子，我愛(ài)你?！笨吕系み^(guò)頭來(lái)也回了一句“我愛(ài)你，，一一…說(shuō)話(huà)聲已不像平日那樣粗聲粗氣的廠。17Johnwatchedthewateratthesteps,andfeltacrushingguilt.HehadunderestimatedtheofCamille.Hehadassumedthatwhathadneverhappenedcouldnothappen.Heheldhisheadbetweenhishands,andsilently:“Getusthroughthismess,willYou”約翰望著海水漫過(guò)一級(jí)一級(jí)的臺(tái)階，心里感到一陣強(qiáng)烈的內(nèi)疚。都怪他低估了卡米爾號(hào)颶風(fēng)的危險(xiǎn)性，一直認(rèn)為未曾發(fā)生過(guò)的事情決不會(huì)發(fā)生。他兩手抱著頭，默默地祈禱著：“?。系?，保佑我們度過(guò)這～難關(guān)吧!”ferocity(n.):wildforceorcruelty；ferociousness兇猛；兇惡，殘忍；暴行18Amomentlater,thehurricane,inonemighty,liftedtheroofoffthehouseandit40feetthroughtheair.Thebottomstepsofthestaircasebrokeapart.Onewallbeganonthegroup.不一會(huì)兒，陣強(qiáng)風(fēng)掠過(guò)，將整個(gè)屋頂卷入空中，拋向4()英尺以外。樓梯底層的幾級(jí)臺(tái)階斷裂開(kāi)來(lái)。有一堵墻眼看著就要倒向這群陷入進(jìn)退維谷境地的男女老少。swipe(n.):ahard，sweepingblow[口]猛擊，重?fù)鬽aroon(av.):leaveabandoned，isolated，orhelpless使處于孤立無(wú)援的處境19Dr.RobertH.Simpson,directoroftheNationalHurricaneCenterinMiami,Fla.,HurricaneCamilleas“thegreatestrecordedstormevertohitapopulatedareaintheWesternHemisphere.”Initsconcentratedofsome70milesitshotoutwindsofnearly200mphandraisedtidesashighas30feet.AlongtheGulfCoastiteverythinginits:19,467homesand709smallbusinesseswereorseverely.Itseizeda600,000-gallonGulfportoiltankandit3.5milesaway.Ittorethreelargecargoshipsfromtheirandthem.Telephonepolesand20-inch-thickpinescrackedlikegunsasthewindssnappedthem.設(shè)在弗羅里達(dá)州邁阿密的國(guó)家颶風(fēng)中心主任羅伯特．H．辛普森博士將卡米爾號(hào)颶風(fēng)列為“有過(guò)記載的襲擊西半球有人居住地區(qū)的最猛烈的一場(chǎng)颶風(fēng)”。在颶風(fēng)中心縱橫約70英里的范圍內(nèi)，其風(fēng)速接近每小時(shí)200英里，掀起的浪頭高達(dá)30英尺。海灣沿岸風(fēng)過(guò)之處，所有東西都被一掃而光。19467戶(hù)人家和709家小商號(hào)不是完全被毀，便是遭到嚴(yán)重破壞。高爾夫港一個(gè)60萬(wàn)加侖的油罐被狂風(fēng)刮起，摔到3．5英里以外。三艘大型貨輪被刮離泊位，推上岸灘。電線(xiàn)桿和20英寸粗的松樹(shù)一遇狂風(fēng)襲擊便像連珠炮似的根根斷裂。devastate(nv.):destroy；laywaste；makedesolate毀壞,摧毀；使荒蕪swath(n.):thespaceorwidthcoveredwithonecutofascytheorothermowingdevice刈幅(揮動(dòng)鐮刀所與的面積)20TothewestoftheGulfportthetownofPassChristianwasvirtuallywipedout.SeveralvacationersattheluxuriousRichelieuApartmentsthereheldahurricanepartytowatchthestormfromtheirspectacularpoint.Apartmentsweresmashedapartasifbyagiganticfist,and26people.位于高爾夫港以西的帕斯克里斯琴鎮(zhèn)幾乎被夷為平地。住在該鎮(zhèn)那座豪華的黎賽留公寓度假的幾位旅客組織了一次聚會(huì)，從他們所居的有利地位觀賞颶風(fēng)的壯觀景象，結(jié)果像是有一個(gè)其大無(wú)比的拳頭把公寓打得粉碎，26人因此喪生。21SecondsaftertheroofblewofftheKoshakhouse,John,“Upthestairs—intoourbedroom!Countthekids!”Thechildrenintherainwithinthecircleofadults.GrandmotherKoshak,“Children,let’ssing!”Thechildrenweretoofrightenedtorespond.Shecarriedonaloneforafew;thenhervoiceaway.柯夏克家的屋頂一被掀走，約翰就高喊道：“快上樓一一到臥室里去!數(shù)數(shù)孩子。”在傾盆大雨中，大人們圍成一圈，讓孩子們緊緊地?cái)D在中間?？孪目死夏棠贪暻星械卣f(shuō)道：“孩子們，咱們大家來(lái)唱支歌吧!”孩子們都嚇呆了，根本沒(méi)一點(diǎn)反應(yīng)。老奶奶獨(dú)個(gè)兒唱了幾句，然后她的聲音就完全消失了。huddle(v.):crowd，push，ornestleclosetogether。ascowsdoinastorm(如風(fēng)暴中的牛群)擠成一團(tuán)；擁擠；互相緊貼slashing(a.):severe；merciless；violent嚴(yán)厲的；猛烈的implore(v.):askorbegearnestly;beseech懇求，哀求，乞bar(v.):averticallineacrossastaff，dividingitintomeasures；ameasure小節(jié)線(xiàn)(五線(xiàn)譜上的縱線(xiàn)把五線(xiàn)譜分成小節(jié));小節(jié)trail(v.):growgraduallyweaker，dimmer，lessdirect，etc．漸弱；漸?。粷u暗22flewastheliving-roomfireplaceanditschimneycollapsed.Withtwowallsintheirbedroombeginningtodisintegrate,Johnorder,“Intothetelevisionroom!”Thiswastheroomfarthestfromthedirectionofthestorm.客廳的壁爐和煙囪崩塌了下來(lái)。弄得瓦礫橫飛。眼看他們棲身的那間臥室電有兩面墻壁行將崩塌，約翰立即命令大伙：“進(jìn)電視室去!”這是離開(kāi)風(fēng)頭最遠(yuǎn)的一個(gè)房間。debri(復(fù)：debris)(n.):arough，brokenbitandpieceofastone，wood，glass，etc．，asafterdestruction：rubble碎片，瓦礫sanctuary(n.):aplaceofrefugeorprotection：asylum避難所，庇護(hù)所23Foraninstant,Johnputhisarmaroundhiswife.Janisunderstood.Shiveringfromthewindandrainandfear,clutchingtwochildrentoher,shethought,DearLord,givemethestrengthtoendurewhatIhaveto.Shefeltangeragainstthehurricane.Wewon’tletitwin.約翰用手將妻子摟了一下。詹妮絲心里明白了他的意思。由于風(fēng)雨和恐懼，她不住地發(fā)抖。她一面拉過(guò)兩個(gè)孩子緊貼在自己身邊，一面默禱著：親愛(ài)的上帝啊，賜給我力量，讓我經(jīng)受住必須經(jīng)受的一切吧。她心里怨恨這場(chǎng)颶風(fēng)。我們一定不會(huì)讓它得勝。24PopKoshaksilently,atnotbeingabletodoanythingtofightCamille.Withoutreason,hedraggedachestandadoublemattressfromabedroomintotheTVroom.Atthatmoment,thewindtoreoutonewallandextinguishedthelantern.Asecondwallmoved,wavered,CharlieHilltriedtosupportit,butittoppledonhim,injuringhisback.Thehouse,shudderingandrocking,hadmoved25feetfromitsfoundation.Theworldseemedtobebreakingapart.柯夏克老爹心中窩著一團(tuán)火，深為自己在颶風(fēng)面前無(wú)能為力而感到懊喪。也說(shuō)不清為什么，他跑到一問(wèn)臥室里去將一只杉木箱和一個(gè)雙人床墊拖進(jìn)了電視室。就在這里，一面墻壁被風(fēng)刮倒了，提燈也被吹滅。另外又有一面墻壁在移動(dòng)，在搖晃。查理.希爾試圖以身子撐住它，但結(jié)果墻還是朝他這邊塌了下來(lái)，把他的背部也給砸傷了。房子在顫動(dòng)搖晃，已從地基上挪開(kāi)了25英尺。整個(gè)世界似乎都要分崩離析了。cedar(n.):anyofagenusofwidespreadingconiferoustreesofthepinefamily，havingclustersofneedlelikeleaves,cones,anddurablewoodwithacharacteristicfragrance雪松(屬)extinguish(v.):putout(afire，etc．)；quench；smother熄滅(火等)，滅(火)；撲滅waverv.swingorswaytoandfro；flutter搖擺；搖晃；搖曳topple(v.):falltopforward；leanforwardasifonthepointoffalling向前倒；搖搖欲墜25“Let’sgetthatmattressup!”Johnshoutedtohisfather.“Makeita-toagainstthewind.Getthekidsunderit.Wecanitupwithourheadsandshoulders!”“我們來(lái)把床墊豎起來(lái)!”約翰對(duì)父親大聲叫道?！鞍阉笨恐鴵鯎躏L(fēng)。讓孩子們躲到墊子下面去，我們可以用頭和肩膀把墊子26Thelargerchildrensprawledonthefloor,withsmalleronesinalayerontopofthem,andtheadultsbentoverallnine.Thefloor.Theboxcontainingthelitterofthekittensslidoffashelfandvanishedinthewind.Spookyflewoffthetopofabookcaseandalsodisappeared.Thedogwitheyesclosed.Athirdwallway.Waterlappedacrosstheslantingfloor.Johngrabbedadoorwhichwasstilltoonewall.“Ifthefloorgoes,”heyelledathisfather,“l(fā)et’sgetthekidsonthis.”大一點(diǎn)的孩子趴在地板上，小一點(diǎn)的一層層地壓在大的身上，大人們都彎下身子罩住他們。地板傾斜了。裝著那一窩四只小貓的盒子從架上滑下來(lái)，一下子就在風(fēng)中消失了。斯普琪被從一個(gè)嵌板書(shū)柜頂上刮走而不見(jiàn)蹤影了。那只狗緊閉著雙眼，縮成一團(tuán)。又一面墻壁倒塌了。水拍打著傾斜的地板。約翰抓住一扇還連在壁柜墻上的門(mén)，對(duì)他父親大聲叫道：“假若地板塌了，咱們就把孩子放到這塊門(mén)板上面?！眑ean-to(n.):aroofwithasingleslope，itsupperedgeabuttingawallorbuilding；ashedwithaone-sloperoof單坡屋頂；單坡屋頂?shù)呐飌rop(v.):holdup，supportorholdinplacewithoraswithaprop支撐；維持；支持tilt(v.):aslope；incline；slant；tip傾斜；傾側(cè)；翹起cower(v.):crouchorhuddleup，asfromfearorcold(因害怕或寒冷而)蜷縮；退縮slant(v.):inclineorturnfromadirectlineorcourse,esp,onethatisperpendicularorlevel；slope(使)傾斜；(使)變歪hinge(v.):equipwithorattachbyahinge靠鉸鏈轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)(或附著)27Inthatmoment,thewindslightlydiminished,andthewaterstoppedrising.Thenthewaterbegan.ThemainofCamillehadpassed.TheKoshaksandtheirfriendshadsurvived.就在這一剎那間，風(fēng)勢(shì)稍緩了一些，水也不再上漲了。隨后水開(kāi)始退落。卡米爾號(hào)颶風(fēng)的中心過(guò)去了。柯夏克一家和他們的朋友都幸存下來(lái)了。diminish(v.):reduceinsize.degree，importance,etc.；lessen使變小；減少，縮減thrust(n.):asudden，forcefulpushorshove猛推28Withthedawn,Gulfportpeoplestartedcomingbacktotheirhomes.Theysawhumanbodies—morethan130men,womenandchildrendiedalongtheMississippicoast—thepartsofthebeachandhighwaywerewithdeaddogs,cats,cattle.Stripsofclothingfestoonedthestandingtrees,andblown-downpowerlineslikeblackovertheroads.天剛破曉，高爾夫港的居民便開(kāi)始陸續(xù)返回家園。他們看到了遇難者的尸體一一密西西比沿海一帶就有130多名男女和兒童喪生一海灘和公路上有些地方布滿(mǎn)了死狗死貓和死牲畜。尚未被風(fēng)刮倒的樹(shù)上結(jié)彩似地掛滿(mǎn)被撕成布條的衣服，吹斷的電線(xiàn)像黑色的實(shí)心面一樣盤(pán)成一圈一圈地散在路面上。strew(v.):spreadabouthereandtherebyorasbysprinkling：scatter．bescatteredordispersedover(asurface)撒(布)；散播；被撒滿(mǎn)(表面)festoon(v.):adornorhangwithflowers,leave,paper,etc．飾以(或懸掛)花彩，結(jié)彩于coil(v.):windaroundandaround成卷狀；盤(pán)繞o卷spaghetti(n.):pasteintheform。flong，thinstrings,cookedbyboilingorsteamingandservedwithasauce細(xì)條實(shí)心面29Noneofthereturneesmovedquicklyorspokeloudly;theystoodshocked,tryingtoabsorbthescenesbeforetheireyes.“Whatdowedo”theyasked.“Wheredowego”那些從外面返回家鄉(xiāng)的人們個(gè)個(gè)都是慢慢地走動(dòng)著，也沒(méi)有誰(shuí)高聲大叫。他們怔住了，呆立當(dāng)?shù)兀恢撛趺床拍芙邮苎矍斑@幅使人驚駭?shù)膽K景。他們問(wèn)道：“我們?cè)撛趺崔k…‘我們?cè)撋夏膬喝ツ亍?0Bythistime,organizationswithintheareaand,ineffect,theentirepopulationoftheUnitedStateshadcometotheaidofthedevastatedcoast.Beforedawn,theMississippiNationalGuardcivil-defenseunitsweremovingintohandletraffic,property,setupcommunicationscenters,helpclearthedebrisandtakethehomelessbytruckandbustorefugeecenter.By10a.m.,theSalvationArmy’scanteentrucksandRedCrossvolunteersandstuffersweregoingwhereverpossibletodistributehotdrinks,food,clothingandbedding.這時(shí)，該地區(qū)的一些團(tuán)體，實(shí)際上還有全美國(guó)的人民，都向沿海受災(zāi)地區(qū)伸出了援助之手。天還沒(méi)亮，密西西比州國(guó)民警衛(wèi)隊(duì)和一些民防隊(duì)便開(kāi)進(jìn)災(zāi)區(qū)，管理交通，保護(hù)財(cái)物，建立通訊聯(lián)絡(luò)中心，幫助清理廢墟并將無(wú)家可歸的人送往難民收容中心。上午十時(shí)許，救世軍的流動(dòng)快餐車(chē)和紅十字會(huì)志愿隊(duì)與工作人員已開(kāi)往所有能夠到達(dá)的地方去分發(fā)熱飲料、食品、衣服和臥具了。salvation(n.):asaving0rbeingsavedfromdanger,evil，difficulty,destruction。etc．；rescue救助o拯救；援救canteen(n.):aplacewherecookedfoodisdispensedtopeopleindistress，asinadisasterarea(在災(zāi)區(qū)給災(zāi)民分配熟食的)賑災(zāi)處31Fromhundredsoftownsandcitiesacrossthecountrycameseveralmilliondollarsindonations;householdandmedicalsuppliesstreamedinbyplane,train,truckandcar.TheFederalgovernmentshipped4,400,000poundsoffood,movedinhomes,setupportableclassrooms,openedofficestoprovidelow-interest,long-termbusiness.全國(guó)各地的數(shù)百個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)募集了數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元的捐款送往災(zāi)區(qū)。各種家用和醫(yī)療用品通過(guò)飛機(jī)、火車(chē)、卡車(chē)和轎車(chē)源源不斷地運(yùn)進(jìn)災(zāi)區(qū)。聯(lián)邦政府運(yùn)來(lái)了440萬(wàn)磅食品，還運(yùn)來(lái)了活動(dòng)房屋，造起了活動(dòng)教室，并開(kāi)設(shè)了發(fā)放低息長(zhǎng)期商業(yè)貸款的辦事機(jī)構(gòu)。32Camille,meanwhile,haditswaynorthwardacrossMississippi,droppingmorethan28inchesofrainintoWestandsouthernVirginia,causingfloods,hugemountainslidesand111additionaldeathsbeforebreakingupovertheOcean.在此期間，卡米爾號(hào)颶風(fēng)橫掃密西西比州后繼續(xù)北進(jìn)，給弗吉尼亞州西部和南部帶來(lái)了28英寸以上的暴雨，致使洪水泛濫，地塌山崩，又造成111人喪生，最后才在大西洋上空慢慢消散。rake(v.):scrapeorsweep；moveforwardswiftly掠過(guò)；急速穿過(guò)；迅速向前移動(dòng)rampage(v.):rushviolentlyorwildlyabout橫沖直撞33LikemanyotherGulfportfamilies,theKoshaksquicklybeganreorganizingtheirlives.Johndividedhisfamilyinthehomesoftwofriends.Theneighborwithhertwochildrenwenttoarefugeecenter.CharlieHillfoundaroomforrent.ByTuesday,Charlie’sbackhadimproved,andhewithintheworstvolunteerworkofall—searchingforbodies.Threedaysafterthestorm,hedecidednottoreturntoLasVegas,buttoremaininGulfportandhelprebuildthecommunity.33像其他許多格爾夫波特家庭的koshaks開(kāi)始迅速地重組他們的生活。約翰把他的家庭分為兩個(gè)朋友的家。鄰居帶著她的兩個(gè)孩子去了難民中心。CharlieHill找到了一間出租的房間。星期二，查利的背部都有提高，他投入了最壞的志愿工作搜尋尸體帶。暴雨后的三天，他決定不返回拉斯維加斯，而是留在格爾夫波特，幫助重建社區(qū)。pitch(v.):[colloq]settoworkenergetically[口]拼命干起來(lái)，開(kāi)始大干特干34Neartheendofthefirstweek,afriendofferedtheKoshakshisapartment,andthefamilywasreunited.Thechildrenappearedtosuffernopsychologicaldamagefromtheirexperience;theywerestillbytheincomprehensiblepowerofthehurricane,