Name: 關於「洛杉磯大火」你應該知道的詞彙，一起學起來吧！ (Los Angeles Fire -- Vocabulary You Should Know - from the news)
Uploaded: 2025-01-13T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 13 min 12 s

情態副詞

You probably know that I live in Los Angeles.

First, I would like to thank all of you who have messaged me asking me if I and my family are okay.

首先，我要感謝所有給我發資訊詢問我和我的家人是否安好的人。

基礎被動語態

We are fortunate that our neighborhood was not affected by the fires, but our hearts break for many of our friends and for the thousands and thousands of LA residents who have lost their homes.

幸運的是，我們的社區沒有受到大火的影響，但我們為許多朋友和成千上萬失去家園的洛杉磯居民感到心碎。

In this video, I will teach you some vocabulary from the news about the Los Angeles fire disaster, and then at the end of the video, you will have a chance to practice your pronunciation and your accent.

在本影片中，我將教您一些有關洛杉磯火災災難的新聞詞彙，然後在影片結束時，您將有機會練習發音和口音。

By reading parts of the article, I will pause to give you a chance to repeat.

通過閱讀文章的部分內容，我會暫停一下，給你一個重複的機會。

In case you are interested in reading the entire article, I have put the link in the description below.

如果您有興趣閱讀整篇文章，我在下面的描述中提供了鏈接。

The title of the article is, Los Angeles has never seen this level of destruction.

文章的標題是：洛杉磯從未見過如此嚴重的破壞。

The unprecedented scale of the destruction in Pacific Palisades came into horrifying focus Thursday from a fire that flattened a large swath of the community, rendering it unrecognizable.

週四，一場大火夷平了太平洋帕利塞德社區的大片土地，使其面目全非，其破壞規模之大前所未有，令人毛骨悚然。

Let's look at the meaning of unprecedented.

讓我們來看看 "前所未有 "的含義。

It comes from the word to precede, which means to come before.

它來源於 "先於 "一詞，意思是先出現。

So if something is unprecedented, it has never happened before.

如果一件事是史無前例的，那它就是從未發生過的。

The article states that the scale of destruction in Pacific Palisades was unprecedented.

文章稱，太平洋帕利塞德的破壞規模是前所未有的。

It's a beautiful neighborhood in Los Angeles near the beach.

這是洛杉磯靠近海灘的一個美麗社區。

And here are some before and after images.

讓我們練習使用前所未有的方法。

We can say, the company's success this year was unprecedented in its 50-year history.

可以說，公司今年取得的成功是其 50 年曆史上前所未有的。

The pandemic caused an unprecedented number of people to work from home.

大流行病導致空前數量的人在家工作。

The storm brought unprecedented amounts of rain.

暴風雨帶來了前所未有的大量降雨。

讓我們來看看 "扁平化 "的含義。

所以，你可以說扁平化，也可以說扁平化。

The article says, a fire that flattened a large swath of the community.

文章說，一場大火夷平了大片社區。

壓平的意思是使其平坦或平整。

To reduce something so that it's no longer raised.

We can say, the workers flattened the ground to prepare it for building the new house.

我們可以說，工人們平整了地面，為建造新房做好準備。

After the storm, the strong winds flattened many trees in the forest.

暴風雨過後，強風吹倒了森林中的許多樹木。

He accidentally flattened the box when he sat on it.

他坐在盒子上時，不小心把盒子壓扁了。

Flat is an adjective and to flatten is a verb.

Let's follow the same pattern with other adjectives and verbs.

讓我們用同樣的模式來學習其他形容詞和動詞。

We can say, she softened her voice when she was speaking to the child.

我們可以說，她對孩子說話時的聲音變輕了。

The butter softened after being left out of the refrigerator.

I will widen my search to find a perfect job.

我會擴大搜索範圍，找到一份理想的工作。

His attitude hardened after the argument.

爭吵過後，他的態度變得強硬起來。

Let's look at the meaning of the noun a swath.

讓我們來看看名詞 a swath 的意思。

A swath is a strip or a section of something and it's often used to describe land.

狹長地帶是指某物的一條或一段，常用來描述土地。

And a large swath is a large area or section of land or people or even things.

而大片是指一大片或一大片的土地或人，甚至是事物。

We can say, the fire destroyed a large swath of the forest.

可以說，大火燒燬了大片森林。

The new law will affect a large swath of the population.

Farmers cleared a large swath of the land to grow crops.

農民們開墾了大片土地種植莊稼。

Let's listen to how some other people used it.

讓我們聽聽其他人是如何使用它的。

This left a lasting impact on large swaths of the country.

這給該國大片地區留下了持久的影響。

And what I really want you to notice here is these large swaths of blue.

我真正想讓你們注意的是這裡的大片藍色。

Let's look at the meaning of the verb to render.

讓我們來看看 "渲染 "這個動詞的意思。

The article says, a fire that flattened a large swath of the community, rendering it unrecognizable.

文章說，一場大火夷平了大片社區，使其面目全非。

To render is to cause something to become.

To make something change into a specific condition.

So rendering it unrecognizable means making it unrecognizable.

讓它無法辨認就是讓它無法辨認。

We can say, the flood rendered the roads unusable for days.

可以說，洪水導致道路多日無法通行。

The strong heat rendered the metal soft and easy to bend.

強烈的熱量使金屬變得柔軟，易於彎曲。

Let's continue reading to learn some more words.

讓我們繼續閱讀，學習更多單詞。

Entire swaths of the residential district, from its quaint village to the shores of the Pacific Ocean were completely gone.

從古色古香的村莊到太平洋沿岸，整個住宅區蕩然無存。

The architectural whimsy and lush landscaping reduced to burned out ruins with white smoke still billowing from the wreckage.

建築的奇思妙想和鬱鬱蔥蔥的景觀變成了被燒燬的廢墟，殘骸中還在冒著白煙。

Let's learn the meaning of the adjective quaint.

讓我們來學習形容詞 quaint 的意思。

The article says, from its quaint village, the neighborhood of Pacific Palisades had a little center that was really charming.

文章說，從古色古香的村莊開始，太平洋帕利塞茲附近就有一個小中心，非常迷人。

It was a little downtown area for the residents of that area and it was very quaint.

這是該地區居民的一個小鬧市區，非常古樸。

Something that is quaint is charming or old-fashioned or unusual in a pleasant way.

古色古香的東西是指迷人的、老式的或不尋常的、令人愉快的方式。

We can say, the quaint little village had cobblestone streets and small cottages.

我們可以說，這個古樸的小村莊有鵝卵石鋪就的街道和小別墅。

She loves the quaint teapot that she found in the antique shop.

她喜歡在古董店找到的古色古香的茶壺。

And unfortunately, this little quaint area of Pacific Palisades is now gone.

遺憾的是，太平洋帕利塞德這個古色古香的小區域如今已不復存在。

讓我們看看下一個詞，異想天開。

The noun is whimsy and the adjective is whimsical.

名詞是異想天開，形容詞是異想天開。

And the article says, the architectural whimsy.

And whimsy is a sense of playfulness or imagination or fun, something unusual or amusing.

奇思妙想是一種俏皮感、想象力或趣味，是一種不尋常或有趣的東西。

We can say, the park was designed with whimsy, including colorful sculptures and winding paths.

可以說，公園的設計充滿了奇思妙想，包括色彩斑斕的雕塑和蜿蜒曲折的小路。

And we can say, she writes with a whimsical style.

可以說，她的寫作風格充滿奇思妙想。