Hurricane Trudy Strengthens and Threatens Flooding in Western Mexico

Hurricane Trudy has strengthened into a category 2 storm as it moves toward the south-western Pacific coast of Mexico. According to the US National Hurricane Center, the storm reached maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h). Forecasters expect the center of the hurricane to approach the Mexican coast and pass near it through the weekend.

strengthened into= 增強成為（威力提升並達到特定等級）According to= 根據、據……所說（引述消息來源）

A hurricane warning is in place from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. Local authorities in Colima warned that heavy rainfall could cause severe damage because recent storms have already soaked the ground. Because the wet soil cannot easily absorb more water, additional rain creates a greater risk of danger.

is in place= 已生效、已發布（處於實施或戒備狀態）

Trudy is forecast to dump 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) of rain, with isolated areas receiving up to 15 inches (38 cm). The Mexican navy has urged coastal residents and sailors to take extreme caution due to high waves, rising rivers, and the threat of floods and landslides in vulnerable areas.

is forecast to dump= 預測將傾瀉大量雨水（dump在氣象報導中常用於形容降下暴雨或暴雪）due to= 由於、因為（表示原因）

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文法整理

句型	意思
strengthened into	增強成為（威力提升並達到特定等級）
According to	根據、據……所說（引述消息來源）
is in place	已生效、已發布（處於實施或戒備狀態）
is forecast to dump	預測將傾瀉大量雨水（dump在氣象報導中常用於形容降下暴雨或暴雪）
due to	由於、因為（表示原因）

詞彙整理

單字	意思
absorb	吸收液體、氣體、熱、光線等，使其進入某種物質或被某種物質容納。
approach	處理問題或面對情況時所採取的方法、想法或行動。
authorities	負責治理某個政治單位的政府機關或行政組織；當局
landslides	山坡或懸崖上的大量土石向下滑落的現象；也指滑落下來的土石。
urged	促使人採取某種行動的內在動機或本能衝動。
vulnerable	容易受到攻擊、傷害或不利影響的；脆弱的

延伸學習

•薩菲爾-辛普森颶風風力等級（Saffir-Simpson scale）將颶風分為1至5級。二級颶風的持續風速介於每小時96至110英里（約154至177公里）之間。
•在氣象新聞中，動詞「dump」常以生動的語氣用來形容在短時間內「傾瀉」或「降下」大量雨雪，突顯降雨量龐大且具破壞性。
•片語「in place」是新聞與官方通報中常見的搭配詞，用來表示某項警報、措施或法規「已生效」或「處於實施狀態」。