The Cyclone in Myanmar
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delta">delta</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="that">that</span> 40,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>. <span word="Bodies">Bodies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cyclone">cyclone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 120 <span word="mph">mph</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005 <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>. <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 1,800 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>.</p><p> <span word="Meteorologists">Meteorologists</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cyclone">cyclone</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cyclone">cyclone</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tub">tub</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="howled">howled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="banged">banged</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>. <span word="Mostly">Mostly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="usable">usable</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="survivor">survivor</span>.</p>
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