卫报：“没有一样东西是干的”印度孟买居民计算着洪水的代价

As torrential rain pounded Mumbai this week, Radha Rajput was where she always is: on the pavement betweenrailway tracks and a main road.

本周暴雨袭击印度孟买，茹拉·杰普特（RadhaRajput）总是在水里：在铁路和主干道之间的路面上都是水。

torrential[təˈrenʃl]猛烈的，汹涌的

例句：

1.Hundreds of people havebeen displaced after days of torrential rainfall. 【AP News】

连日暴雨过后，数百人被近转移。

2.Rail and road transport was severely affected as torrential rains caused river to overflow. 【BBC News】

暴雨导致河流蔓延，严重影响了铁路和公路交通。

pavement[ˈpeɪvmənt]人行道，路面

英英释义：walk consisting of a pavedarea for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway.

例句：She saw the Giant step back apace and put the suitcase down on the pavement. 【吹梦巨人】

她看见巨人后退了一步，把箱子撂在路上。

The streets of India’s financial capital are her home and have been for the past 50 years. Sheand her son, his wife and their one-year-old twins have endured the challenges of seasonal rain and scorching summer heat for decades,but this downpour was a fresh nightmare.

她的家在印度金融中心的街道边上，她们在那住了50年。她和儿子、儿子的妻子、他们一岁的双胎经受了季节性雨水的挑战，几十年炎热的夏季，但是这场倾盆大雨真是一场噩梦。

scorching[ˈskɔ:tʃɪŋ]极热的，灼热的

It’s been a very scorching old day here today, well over 30 degrees. 【BBCNews】

今天天气非常炎热，达到30多度。

“We have been sitting and sleeping on these steps, because they are a bit higher up, for days now,” said Rajput, as her daughter sat behind her picking lice out of her hair.“We can’t cook, there is no clean drinking water. The water was up to our waist. Not a single thing was dry. The rich are OK, but we’re out here with nothing.”

“我们一直坐着睡在这些台阶上，因为好几天他们稍微高出水面一点，” 杰普特（Radha Rajput）说，她女儿坐在后面，拣起头发上的虱子。“我们做不了饭，没有干净的饮用水。水漫到了我们腰部。没有一样东西是干的。有钱人都没有问题，但我们什么都没有。”

waist[weɪst]腰，腰部

英英释义：the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

例句：

1.And I remember the lieutenant walking past me, sort of stripped to the waist. 【TED演讲】

然后我记得一个中尉从我身边走过。光着上半身。

2.My waist hurts, one of my arms aches, and one of my legs in tingling.

就是一个腰疼，一个胳膊疼，一个腿呀有点酸。

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