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Surveillance Camera Captures Tornado Flattening Italian Beach Restaurant

監視器拍下龍捲風夷平義大利海灘餐廳的畫面

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Surveillance cameras have captured the dramatic moment a tornado ripped through a beach resort restaurant in southern Italy, tearing off its roof and flattening the structure.

tearing off= 此處使用現在分詞(-ing)引導分詞構文,描述龍捲風席捲時所造成的即時破壞結果。

The powerful storm struck Castellaneta Marina, tearing away metal roofing as strong winds moved across the seaside resort. The building was completely destroyed by the force of the winds, but authorities reported that nobody was injured.

After the storm passed, emergency teams arrived to secure the area and clear away the scattered debris.

secure the area= 常見的緊急處置用語,意指「確保現場安全、控制該區域」,通常包含防止二次災害與管制人員進出。

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文法整理

句型意思
tearing off此處使用現在分詞(-ing)引導分詞構文,描述龍捲風席捲時所造成的即時破壞結果。
secure the area常見的緊急處置用語,意指「確保現場安全、控制該區域」,通常包含防止二次災害與管制人員進出。

詞彙整理

單字意思
debris遭到破壞或解體後留下的殘骸、碎片,尤指散落各處的破碎物;也可指太空中因衛星、火箭等解體而形成的碎片。
authorities負責治理某個政治單位的政府機關或行政組織;當局
structure由許多部分組成的建築物、物體或複雜系統。

延伸學習

  • •在極端天氣的新聞報導中,常使用動詞「flatten」(夷平、壓平)生動描繪建築物或地區遭強風徹底摧毀至地面的景象。
  • •英文新聞常利用分詞片語(如「tearing off」與「flattening」)來緊湊銜接暴風雨造成的連鎖破壞結果,既能維持句子流暢度,又避免主詞重複。

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測試你剛學到的內容。

  1. After the storm passed, emergency teams arrived to secure the area and clear away the scattered  .

  2. What damage did the tornado cause to the restaurant?

Source: Al Jazeera