Hurricane Dean Intensifies to Category 5, Heads Toward Mexico

 

 

The governments in Mexico and Belize issued hurricane warnings ahead of the storm, and braced for powerful wind and rain. In the Mexican resort town of Cancun, scores of tourists packed the airport in search of flights leaving the area ahead of the storm. Mexico's state oil company also began evacuating workers from oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

墨西哥和伯利兹政府在暴风雨来临之前发布飓风警告，并随之而来伴有大风和强降雨，在墨西哥的旅游圣地坎昆，许多旅游者拥挤在机场希望能在暴风雨来临之前飞离这个城市，墨西哥的州石油公司也开始从钻井平台上疏散石油工人

Weather forecasters said early Monday the storm was a category four hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour and possible rainfall of up to 50 centimeters.

天气预报员在星期一早晨说即将到来的暴风雨将是4级飓风，伴随着持续最大每小时240公里的大风和将近50厘米的降雨量。

Michelle Minelli, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Miami, said the storm was expected to get stronger as it entered warmer waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

迈阿密州气象局的天气预报员Michelle Minelli说这个暴风雨在遇到墨西哥湾的温暖水域后将会增强。

"Some strengthening is expected today, and Dean is likely to become a category five hurricane prior to making landfall over the Yucatan peninsula very early Tuesday morning."

今天暴风雨将可能会增强，迪安有可能变成5级飓风，并且在星期二的早晨也优先在尤卡坦半岛着陆。

Earlier, the hurricane's eye passed south of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, where it snapped trees, tore off roofs and flooded streets. Officials in both places said they were spared the worst of the storm, however, and no casualties were reported immediately.

早些时候 , 飓风风眼经过了开曼群岛南部和牙买加，在他经过之后，树木被连根拔起，屋顶被掀翻，洪水淹没了街道，这两个地方的官方说这是他们经历过的最强的飓风，但是目前为止还没有收到人员伤亡的报告。

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Weather forecast ers said early Monday the storm was a category four hurricane, with Mexico system sustained with winds of 240 columns for kilometers per hour and possible rain follow   rainfall of up to 15 50 centimeters.

Missal Manily Michelle Minelli a forecast er with the national weather service in Miami, said the storm was expected to get stronger as it ent ered the warry warmer waters of the gulf of Mexico, Jone Strongtin some strengthening is expected today, and Dean is likely to the coming becom a Category five hurricane , pred prior to making allies for landfall over the Unicom plaacine Yucatan peninsula very early to see Tuesday morning. 

Earl ier the hurricane's are eye passed thousands south of kilometers the Cayman Isands and Jamaica to make where it snapped trees, toll tore off roofs and flood ed streams streets , officials in both places there was said they were spared of the were stove worst of the storm, however, and no caution will be casualties were reported immediately.

 

Belize n. 伯利兹城 ( 洪都拉斯首都 )
brace vt. 支住 , 撑牢 , 振作起来 , 奋起
resort n. 凭借 , 手段 , 常去之地 , 胜地
in search of adv. 寻找
evacuate v. 疏散 , 撤出 , 排泄
rig 索具装备 , 钻探设备 , 钻探平台 , 钻塔
oil rig n. 石油钻塔
category n. 种类 , 别 , [ 逻 ] 范畴
prior to adv. 在前 , 居先
landfall n. 着陆
Yucatan 尤卡坦半岛
peninsula n. 半岛
Cayman Islands 开曼群岛 [ 拉丁美洲 ]
Jamaica n. 牙买加 , 牙买加甜酒
snap v. 猛地吸住 , 突然折断 , 使劈啪地晌 , 猛咬
tear off v. 扯掉 , 跑掉 , 匆匆写成 , 获得