Hurricanes and typhoons. Not much fun, but both Japan and where Yumi currently lives, Florida, experience them annually. Japan not only has typhoons but other natural disasters— particularly earthquakes. Therefore, Yumi reasons, Japanese people tend to have a higher sense of crisis and therefore make tons of preparations. Listen as she compares Japan and Florida’s preparations for bad weather.

KEY VOCABULARY:

台風(たいふう)とハリケーン typhoons and hurricanes

同(おな)じもの same thing

気象現象(きしょうげんしょう) weather phenomena

熱帯(ねったい) tropics

低気圧(ていきあつ) low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system

毎年(まいとし) every year

大型(おおがた) large-scale

中部(ちゅうぶ) central region

北中部(ほくちゅうぶ) north central

直撃(ちょくげき) direct hit

被害(ひがい) damage

食料(しょくりょう) foodstuffs; food

戦々恐々(せんせんきょうきょう) trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

やや強(つよ)かった somewhat strong; a little strong

ホッとしました to feel relieved

9月中旬(がつちゅうじゅん) middle of September

ドキドキ heart beating fast; thrilled; scared

によると according to

一安心(ひとあんしん) feeling of relief; peace of mind

海岸(かいがん) coast; beach

川岸(かわぎし) riverbank

護岸工事(ごがんこうじ) levee protection works

建設(けんせつ) construction

テトラポット concrete breakwater objects that look like large jacks off the coast in Japan

堤防(ていぼう) embankment; levee

自然(しぜん)のまま natural; as nature intended

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