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#每日一字:德國正經歷災難般的水患


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歐洲近日豪雨成災,比利時跟德國出現百年水患,正在美國白宮進行訪問的德國總理梅克爾,表示德國多地陷入水患災難,並動員軍方救援,美國總統拜登也特別為水患罹難者表達哀悼 (condolences)。



☑️ flood (n.) 洪水,水災

📖 large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry

📖 a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land


#️⃣ 單字來源與延伸:

flood 這個字從 flow (當作動詞或名詞表示流動) 而來,flood 也可以做動詞使用,表示淹沒、氾濫的意思,動名詞 flooding 為不可數名詞,表示泛濫成災,若是暴雨所引起的洪水,則稱為 flash flood。


🎙 延伸學習,與水患有關的新聞用字:

📝史無前例的 unprecedented

📝降雨 rainfall

📝傾盆大雨 downpour

📝豪雨 torrential rain

📝淹沒,氾濫 inundate / flood


💬本集的必備例句

Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, promised “all the power of the state” to help people affected by severe floods which killed at least 43 people in **Germany **and six in Belgium.

– the Economist, 16 July, 2021 (德國總理梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 承諾以「國家的全部力量」來幫助受嚴重水患影響的人們,這場洪水造成德國至少 43 人死亡,比利時 6 人死亡。)


📈多讀一點點:

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/14/firefighter-drowns-and-army-deployed-amid-severe-flooding-in-germany

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