報道時間：2015年3月14日
主要事件：Cyclone Pam^[1]
事發(fā)國家：The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu^[2]
具體地點： The capital Port Vila^[3]

![The South Pacific archipelago^[4] of Vanuatu
南太平洋島國瓦努阿圖](http://image.yachtcharterfleet.com/image/yachtcharterfleet/tag/photo/28258?k=118d&w=638&h=426&q=85&o=c)

The capital Port Vila 首都維拉港

Three cyclones threatened the coast of Australia, New Zealand and island nations in the South Pacific, over the weekend of 13-15 March 2015 三颶風(fēng)于3月13-15日期間，對南太平洋的澳大利亞、新西蘭和各島國造成了威脅

A visualisation of Cyclone Pam 颶風(fēng)帕姆的可視化

<u>【Save the Children's Tom Skirrow】</u>：
Thousands of families are living in makeshift^[5], flimsy^[6] houses which will not withstand^[7] the immense^[8] winds and rain we're expecting. Families need to urgently evacuate to^[9] safe buildings or^[10] the results could be catastrophic^[11].

_{Save the Children: 拯救兒童基金會痒谴；救助兒童會}

The scene^[12] here this morning is complete devastation^[13] - houses are destroyed, trees are down, roads are blocked and people are wandering^[14] the streets looking for help.

And this EarthWindMap shows Cyclone Pam's estimated location at 4am Monday March 16 地球風(fēng)勢圖顯示颶風(fēng)帕姆于3月16日周一下午4點所在的大約位置

<u>【UNICEF New Zealand's executive director Vivien Maidaborn】</u>：
While it is too early to say for certain^[15], early reports are indicating that this weather disaster could potentially be one of the worst in Pacific history.

_{UNICEF: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund 聯(lián)合國兒童基金會}

The sheer^[16] force of the storm combined with^[17] communities just not set up to withstand it, could have devastating^[18] results for thousands across the region.

![People walk along the shore where debris is scattered^[19] in Port Vila
人們沿著滿是狼藉的海岸行走](https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/vanuatu_cyclone_pam-2.jpg)

<u>【Sune Gudnitz, who heads the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Pacific】</u>：
We could see some loss^[20] of life, potentially serious loss but we don't know yet.

_{the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair in the Pacific: 聯(lián)合國人道主義太平洋地區(qū)事務(wù)協(xié)調(diào)辦公室}

The feedback^[21] is that there appears to be quite widespread devastation. There is debris^[22] in the streets and widespread flooding^[23].

Cyclone Pam: one of worst storms in Pacific hits Vanuatu 颶風(fēng)帕姆：太平洋最厲害的颶風(fēng)之一采章，襲擊瓦努阿圖群島

<u>【UNICEF spokeswoman Alice Clements】</u>：
The winds have definitely increased, the palm trees^[24] are blowing^[25] around like crazy^[26], you're starting to get that kind of howling^[27] wind coming through^[28].

We have some very unconfirmed reports of casualties^[29] from the outer islands as well but we're waiting to get official confirmation on those, which is very sad news if it's true.

Many houses were destroyed around the capital Port Vila 首都維拉港周圍的許多房屋被毀

<u>【Care International's Charlie Damon】</u>：
Homes have been blown to pieces, and even evacuation shelters^[30] exposed to^[31] Cyclone Pam.

_{Care International: 國際關(guān)懷協(xié)會惧笛；國際關(guān)懷組織}

If this is the level of impact in communities where emergency shelters^[32] were an option, we are deeply concerned about^[33] what has happened in remote communities without them.

Local residents look through the remains of a small shelter in Port Vila, the capital 首都維拉港的居民在一小棚殘余處查看

<u>【The administrator of the Humans of Vanuatu Facebook】</u>：
It's really bad out there. The wind is howling with a deep roar^[34] that just doesn't let up^[35]. Anyone not in shelter now is in mortal^[36] danger.

【Australian Red Cross' head of international programmes Peter Walton】：
We are extremely concerned for the safety and wellbeing^[37] of tens of thousands of people as one of the most intense cyclones to ever hit any Pacific country continues to batter^[38] Vanuatu.

_{Red Cross: 紅十字會}

1. 【Cyclone Pam】颶風(fēng)帕姆 ?

2. 【the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu】南太平洋島國瓦努阿圖 ?

3. 【the capital Port Vila】首都維拉港 ?

4. 【archipelago】n. 群島，列島 ?

5. 【makeshift】adj. 臨時的甘磨，湊合的 ?

6. 【flimsy】adj. 不結(jié)實的橡羞，薄弱的，脆弱的济舆，輕而薄的卿泽，劣質(zhì)的 ?

7. 【withstand】v. 承受，經(jīng)受住滋觉，頂住签夭，抵住 ?

8. 【immense】adj. 巨大的，大量的椎侠，浩瀚的第租，無限的 ?

9. 【evacuate to（a place）】撤離（撤出、搬出）到（某地） ?

10. 【or】conj. 否則我纪，要不然 ?

11. 【catastrophic】adj. 災(zāi)難的慎宾，悲慘的 ?

12. 【scene】n. 現(xiàn)場丐吓，景象，情景趟据，景色 ?

13. 【devastation】n. 災(zāi)難券犁，巨大的破壞，毀壞汹碱，損壞粘衬，蹂躪 ?

14. 【wander】v. 徘徊，漫游咳促，游蕩稚新，流浪 ?

15. 【for certain】肯定地，確鑿地等缀，確切地 ?

16. 【sheer】adj. 十足的枷莉，全然的，完全的 ?

17. 【combine with】和...結(jié)合尺迂，與...聯(lián)合笤妙，與...混合 ?

18. 【devastating】adj. 破壞極大的，破壞性的噪裕，毀滅性的蹲盘，災(zāi)難性的 ?

19. 【scatter】v. 撒，撒播膳音；散開召衔，四散，使分散祭陷，驅(qū)散 ?

20. 【loss】n. 喪失苍凛，損失，虧損兵志，丟失 ?

21. 【feedback】n. 反饋醇蝴，信息反饋，意見反饋 ?

22. 【debris】n. 碎片想罕，殘骸悠栓，廢墟 ?

23. 【flooding】n. 洪水泛濫 ?

24. 【palm tree】棕櫚樹 ?

25. 【blow】v. 吹動，刮動 ?

26. 【like crazy】（非正式）瘋狂地按价；拼命地惭适；非常迅速地；就像瘋了似地楼镐；像瘋子一樣 ?

27. 【howling】adj. 怒號的癞志；猛烈的；很大的框产；極端的 ?

28. 【come through】v. 到來 ?

29. 【casualty】n. 傷亡人員今阳，受害者师溅，亡者，毀壞物盾舌，損壞物 ?

30. 【evacuation shelter】避難場所 ?

31. 【be exposed to】使暴露于（險境），使遭受（危險或不快） ?

32. 【emergency shelter】應(yīng)急避難所 ?

33. 【be concerned about】擔(dān)心蘸鲸，關(guān)注妖谴，對...關(guān)心 ?

34. 【roar】n. 吼叫，咆哮酌摇，怒吼 ?

35. 【let up】停止膝舅，（風(fēng)雨等）減弱 ?

36. 【mortal】adj. 致命的，導(dǎo)致死亡的窑多，不能永生的仍稀，終將死亡的 ?

37. 【wellbeing】n. 幸福，福利埂息，健康 ?

38. 【batter】v. 連續(xù)猛擊技潘，毆打 ?