Hurricane Dean
<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="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monster">monster</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="category">category</span> 5, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="Category">Category</span> 1 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="minimal">minimal</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 95 <span word="mph">mph</span>. <span word="Category">Category</span> 5 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 156 <span word="mph">mph</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroys">destroys</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Belize">Belize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yucatan">Yucatan</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="Cancun">Cancun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cancun">Cancun</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span>. <span word="Hurricanes">Hurricanes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bark">bark</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Camille">Camille</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="Hugo">Hugo</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Charley">Charley</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agnes">Agnes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rita">Rita</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="chimed">chimed</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="yeah">yeah</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gilbert">Gilbert</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Wilma">Wilma</span>?</p><p> <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="usually">usually</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cancun">Cancun</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cancun">Cancun</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Cancun">Cancun</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Felix">Felix</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="category">category</span> 5 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</span>.</p>
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