Similar storms occurring over the West Pacific Ocean
and China Seas are called typhoons and those over the Indian Ocean are called tropical cyclones. Hurricane are given girls’ names and typers. The National Weather Service of the United States has used girls’ names to identify hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico since 1953 and the names were given in alphabetical order such as Hurricane Alice, Hurricane Betsy ,Hurricane Camille. This practice of giving girls’ names to hurricane changed recently. In 1980 a hurricane was given a man’s name and was called Hurricane David. Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30.
Hurricane
A tropical storm in which winds attain speeds
greater than 75 miles (121 kilometers) per hour. The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the North Atlantic Ocean. Incipient hurricanes usually form over the tropical N Atlantic Ocean and mature as they drift westward. Hurricanes also occasionally form off the west coast of Mexico and move northeastward from that area. ..\美国地图.EXE
About the title: All headings and titles are generally
succinct and particular care is given to the choice of the words to attract the attention of would-be readers.
Face to face: the phrase in this context means
“confronting one another.” and it connotes a sense of urgency and danger. The confrontation is generally with something dangerous, difficult or hard to resolve, e.g. face to face with the enemy \ the tiger \the problem
Mississippi and Louisianan in 1965 from Sept.7-10, causing the death of 74 persons.
In 2005, America suffered a lot from
Hurricane Catrina.
Last year, America suffered a lot from
Welcome to our class!
湖南理工学院 外语学院 郭建民 2011年2月
Advanced English Book Two
Lesson One
Face to Face with Hurricane Camille
Joseph P. Blank
About the author: Joseph P. Blank (约瑟夫 P.布 兰克) (Note 1)
Hurricane Camille: The storm lashed
Mississippi and Louisianan for two days, Aug. 17-18, 1969. the death toll was 258.
Hurricane Betsy: The storm lashed Florida,
Hurricane Catalina, Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Isabelle.
Pictures of hurricane looked down from a plane
The scene of the devastating hurricane
About the text:
What is the type of the writing? A piece of narration What’s the story about? It describes the heroic struggle of the
Koshaks and their friends against the forces of a devastating hurricane. The story focuses mainly on action but the writer also clearly and sympathetically delineates the characters in the story.