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2020-08-07 05:32
中学生英语·阅读与写作 2020年2期
关键词:新南威尔士州波西灾难性

●The Bad Luck Day

Every kid in the world has had a Bad Luck Day, but Daisy Dreamers might be the unluckiest Bad Luck Day ever in the series1.

It started with a broken mirror. Daisy Dreamer should be more careful, but accidents2 happen. But one broken mirror leads to a terrible day for Daisy and her imaginary3 friend, Posey. Now theres a black cat following them everywhere. A mirror version4 of Posey named Yesop has come out. He thinks bad luck is the best thing in the world!Its up to Daisy and her dreamy outlook5 to save everyone from the Bad Luck Day.

○《倒霉的一天》

世界上的每一个孩子都有过倒霉的一天,但梦想家黛西的可能是这个系列书中最倒霉的一天。

一切是从一个碎了的镜子开始的。梦想家黛西应该更小心,但意外发生了。然而一个破碎的镜子却给黛西和她想象出来的朋友波西带来了糟糕的一天。现在,一只黑猫到处跟着他们,还出现了一个名叫耶索普的镜子里的波西。他认为坏运气是世界上最好的东西!全靠黛西和她充满梦想的人生观,才能把每个人从倒霉的一天里拯救出來。

●600 Schools Close Due to6 Australian Fires

Over 600 schools in Australia have closed due to wildfires.

Two Australian states have called a state of emergency7 and thousands of people have been asked to leave their homes.

Officials have confirmed8 that around 150 homes in the state of New South Wales (NSW) have been destroyed9.

At least three people have died and thousands have had to leave their homes in New South Wales and Queensland.

Sydney, with the largest number of people in the country, has been marked as at “catastrophic10 fire danger”.

○澳大利亚600所学校因火灾关闭

澳大利亚有600多所学校因野火而关闭。

澳大利亚两个州已宣布进入紧急状态,数千名居民被要求离开家园。

官员们证实,新南威尔士州(NSW)大约有150所房屋被摧毁。

在新南威尔士州和昆士兰州,至少有3人死亡,数千人不得不离开家园。

该国人口最多的城市悉尼被称为“灾难性火灾危险”。

【Notes】

1. series n. 系列,连续;丛书

2. accident  n. 事故;意外;[法] 意外事件;机遇

3. imaginary  adj. 虚构的,假想的;想像的

4. version  n. 版本 5. outlook  n. 展望;观点;人生观

6. due to 由于;应归于

7. emergency  n. 紧急情况;突发事件;非常时刻

8. confirm  vt. 确认;确定 9. destroy  vt. 破坏;消灭;毁坏

10. catastrophic  adj. 灾难的;灾难性的,毁灭性的

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