高级英语Lesson_1_(Book_2)Face_to_Face_with_Hurricane_Camille课件PPT.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * Lesson 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille Tropical storms Hurricane (the North Atlantic Ocean ): An extremely violent tropical storm, attaining speed greater than 75 miles per hour. Use girls’ names to identify hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico since 1953. The names were given in alphabetical order. This practice of giving girls’ name to hurricanes changed recently. In 1980 a hurricane was given a man’s name (Hurricane David) Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30. * Hurricane Camille Hurricane Camille: The storm lashed Mississippi and Louisiana for two days, Aug.17-18,1969. The death toll was 258 and billions of dollars in damage. winds: 190 mph * Apartment building in Pass Christian, Mississippi before and after Camille. * town center after Hurricane Camille in August 1969 * Tropical storms typhoon: a very violent tropical storm which occurs over the West Pacific Ocean and China seas. Typhoons are given serial numbers. * * * * cyclone: a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round , which occurs over the Indian Ocean.（旋风，龙卷风 * * * * * tornado: a violent wind storm consisting of tall column of air which spins round very fast and causes a lot of damage （陆龙卷） * * * * Tsunami/tsu’nɑ?mi/ : A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. * whirlwind – a general term/ circular wind * Gale -- a general term for a very strong wind capable of doing considerable damage to property * the Beaufort scale the Beaufort scale，蒲福风力等级(英国海军将领Francis Beaufort [1774-1857]拟订,分0-12级), defines wind as: 0 clam breeze 0 1 light breeze 1--3 mph 2 slight breeze 4--7 3 gentle breeze 8--12 4 moderate breeze 13—18 5 fresh breeze 19—24 * the Beaufort scale 6 strong breeze 25--31 7 moderate gale 32--38 8 fresh gale 39--46 9 strong gale 47--54 10 whole gale