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Harmful Hurricanes FOCUS Question How does a hurricane affect people and places?

有害飓风焦点问题飓风是如何影响人和地方的?

What Is a Hurricane? Imagine you are near the ocean. It is very stormy outside and the waves are huge. Is this a hurricane? It might be! A hurricane is a very big storm. Hurricanes form over an ocean. Then they might move over the land near an ocean. Hurricane weather includes strong wind and heavy rain. Ocean waves are very large during a hurricane! Wowser! Category 5 hurricanes have wind speeds over 250 kilometers (155 mi.) per hour.

什么是飓风?想象你在海边。 外面暴风雨很大，浪很大。 这是飓风吗?也许吧!飓风是一种非常大的风暴。 飓风形成于海洋之上。 然后他们可能会在靠近海洋的陆地上移动。 飓风天气包括强风和大雨。 飓风期间的海浪非常大!老古板!5级飓风的风速超过每小时250公里(155英里)。

Floods Hurricanes drop a lot of rain from the sky to the ground. Hurricanes also make big waves in oceans. Big waves bring a lot of water from the ocean onto the land. Between the rain and waves, this extra water can cause floods. Water covers places that are usually dry.

飓风把大量的雨水从天空降落到地面。 飓风也会在海洋中掀起巨浪。 大浪把大量的水从海洋带到陆地上。 在雨水和海浪之间，这些额外的水会导致洪水。 水覆盖了通常干燥的地方。

Windy Weather Wind is very strong during a hurricane. It can knock over trees. It can move dirt and rocks. Wind from a hurricane can also damage houses, schools, and other buildings. Strong wind can pick up heavy things and move them. These things might break windows or knock over poles.

多风的天气在飓风期间风非常大。 它可以撞倒树木。它可以移动泥土和岩石。 飓风带来的风也会破坏房屋、学校和其他建筑。 强风可以卷起重的东西并移动它们。 这些东西可能会打破窗户或撞倒杆子。

Where Hurricanes Happen Hurricanes start over the sea. The big waves from hurricanes hit along the coast. Wind and rain from hurricanes can move far inland.

飓风发生的地方飓风始于海上。 飓风带来的巨浪沿着海岸袭来。 飓风带来的风和雨可以移动到遥远的内陆。

Forecasting Hurricanes Weather forecasts can warn us that a hurricane is near. Scientists called meteorologists (me-tee-yur-AHL-uh-jists) use special tools to observe and predict the weather. They can predict how strong the wind will be. They can tell when a hurricane will hit the coast. Images taken far above Earth are important, too. They tell us a hurricane is coming and where it will go. Do You Know? The name of the first hurricane of each hurricane season starts with the letter A.

天气预报可以警告我们飓风即将来临。 被称为气象学家的科学家使用特殊的工具来观察和预测天气。 他们可以预测风力有多大。 他们能知道飓风什么时候会袭击海岸。 在地球上空拍摄的图像也很重要。 他们告诉我们一场飓风即将来临，它将去哪里。 你知道吗?每个飓风季节的第一个飓风的名字以字母A开头。