文档介绍：Rain and Flood 暴雨洪灾 to burst their banks/breaching of the dyke 决堤/溃堤 leaking dike 堤防渗漏 release flood waters 泄洪 flood-diversion zones 分洪区 check dam 淤地坝/拦沙坝 flood-prevention 防洪 spillway 泄洪道 blast the dike 炸堤 floods/floodwater/inundation 洪水 freshet 河水猛涨/涨水 water levels 水位 Paramilitary policemen repair the dyke breaches with sand bags along the Qingcao section of the Dasha River, in Tongcheng city, East China's Anhui province, July 13, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] watercourses 河道/水道 the flood level 洪水水位 warning level 警戒水位 historic highs 历史最高点 torrential downpours/rains 暴雨/倾盆大雨 muddy 泥泞的 frequent showers 经常性的阵雨 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 persistent rain 持续降雨 heavy rain 大雨 rainfall 降雨 downpour 暴雨 shower 阵雨 storm/tempest/rainstorms 暴风雨 thundershower 雷阵雨 drizzle 毛毛雨 flash floods 山洪暴发 water discharge 水流量/排水 water reservoirs 水库 water volume 水量 emergency waterways 应急水道 Relief 救灾 Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters 国家防汛抗旱总指挥部 rainstorm warning system 暴雨警戒系统 disaster areas 受灾地区 flood-hit population 受灾人口 evacuate 疏散 direct economic loss 直接经济损失 rescue boats 救生艇 stranded residents 受困居民 temporary tents 临时帐篷 settlements 临时居住点 sandbag 沙袋 plug the breach 封堵决堤口 inundate crops 淹没农田 worst hit最严重受灾地区 low-lying areas 低洼地区 landslides 山崩/滑坡 emergency alert level 紧急警戒级别 emergency materials 紧急援助物资 inflatable boats 充气艇 rubber boats 橡皮艇 fuel barrels 燃料桶 life vests 救生衣 warning mark 警戒标志 AsBeijing boils inarecord heatwave and Melbourne records its hottest night since 1902 London has also sweltered through abaking weekend, with temperatures reaching 32°C. For anation craving sunny skies this was a godsend .Alot ofyoung Brits took advantage ofthe glorious sunshine byhaving abarbeque with friends while watching the World Cup final. However, there issome bad news too. Health agencies confirmed there has been asignificant rise inthe number of fatalities inthe UKsince the start ofthe latest hot spell two weeks ago. Awarning was issued bythe Health Protection Agency ahead ofthe latest heatw