AP News一分钟新闻：美国大学校园疫情爆发式增长
燕山大学 刘立军 供稿
【TRANSCRIPT】
This is AP News Minute.
Hurricane Sally is approaching the Mississippi-Alabama state line, with landfall expected late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The storm could cause tornadoes, flash floods and potentially deadly storm surges.
Wildfires are turning the West Coast air into some of the worst and most unhealthy on the planet, according to some measurements. Dozens of wildfires have burned thousands of square miles in California, Oregon and Washington.
23 fraternities and sororities plus seven large rental houses near Michigan State University are now under a two-week quarantine. More than 300 coronavirus cases were reported among people affiliated with university over 16 days.
Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/202009/617972.shtml
【VOCABULARY】
1. tornado n. 龙卷风
2. surge v. to move quickly and with force in a particular direction 涌；汹涌；涌动。例如：Flood waters surged into their homes. 洪水涌进了他们的房子。
3. fraternity n. (North American English, informal) （可数名词）a club for a group of male students at an American college or university （美国男大学生的）联谊会
4. sorority n. (North American English) a club for a group of women students at an American college or university （美国大学里的）女生联谊会
5. quarantine n. a period of time when an animal or a person that has or may have a disease is kept away from others in order to prevent the disease from spreading （为防传染的）隔离期；检疫
【QUESTIONS】
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
This is AP News Minute.
(Q1) _________________ Sally is approaching the Mississippi-Alabama state line, with landfall expected late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The storm could cause (Q2) ________________, flash floods and (Q3) _________________ deadly (Q4) __________________ surges.
(Q5) ________________________ are turning the West Coast air into some of the worst and most (Q6) _____________________ on the planet, according to some (Q7) __________________. Dozens of wildfires have burned thousands of square miles in California, Oregon and Washington.
23 fraternities and sororities plus seven large (Q8) _____________________ near Michigan State University are now under a two-week (Q9) _______________. More than 300 (Q10) ____________ cases were reported among people affiliated with university over 16 days.
【KEY】
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
This is AP News Minute.
(Q1) Hurricane Sally is approaching the Mississippi-Alabama state line, with landfall expected late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The storm could cause (Q2) tornadoes, flash floods and (Q3) potentially deadly (Q4) storm surges.
(Q5) Wildfires are turning the West Coast air into some of the worst and most (Q6) unhealthy on the planet, according to some (Q7) measurements. Dozens of wildfires have burned thousands of square miles in California, Oregon and Washington.
23 fraternities and sororities plus seven large (Q8) rental houses near Michigan State University are now under a two-week (Q9) quarantine. More than 300 (Q10) coronavirus cases were reported among people affiliated with university over 16 days.