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1、迎战卡蜜儿号飓风1，为了找到应付这场灾难的最佳对策。Tryingtoreasonoutthebestcourseofaction.2,约翰的全部产业都在自己家里（他开办的马格纳制造公司是设计、研制各种教育玩具和教育用品的。公司的一切往来函件、产品设计图纸和工艺模具全都放在一楼）。37岁的他对飓风的威力深有体会。John,37---whosebusinesswasrightthereinhishome(hedesignedanddevelopededucationaltoysandsupplies,andallofMagnaProducts’correspon
2、dence,engineeringdrawingsandartworkwerethereonthefirstfloor)---wasfamiliarwiththepowerofahurricane.3,我们现在住的这幢房子（比海平面）高了23英尺，”他对父亲说，“而且距离海边足有250码远。这幢房子是1915年建造的，至今还从未受到过飓风的袭击。我们呆在这儿恐怕是再安全不过了。”We’reelevated23feet,hetoldhisfather,andwe’reagood250yardsfromthesea.Theplacehasbeenheresinc
3、e1915,andnohurricanehaseverbotheredit.We’llprobablybeassafehereasanyplaceelse.4,我们是可以严阵以待，共度难关的。Wecanbattendownandrideitout.5,还不到七点钟，天就黑了。狂风暴雨拍打着屋子。Itgrewdarkbeforeseveno’clock.Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse.6,风开始怒吼咆哮起来，屋子开始漏雨了---雨水好像能穿透墙壁，往屋里直灌。一家人操起拖把、毛巾、盆罐和水桶，展开了一场排水战。Asthewindmo
4、untedtoaroar,thehousebeganleaking---therainseeminglydrivenrightthroughthewalls.Withmops,towels,potsandbucketstheKosharksbeganastruggleagainsttherapidlyspreadingwater.7,接着，飓风的怒吼声压倒了一切。Theroarofthehurricanenowwasoverwhelming.8,狂风发出震耳欲聋的怒吼声，就像火车在身旁呼啸而过一样。Thewindsoundedliketheroarofatr
5、ainpassingafewyardsaway.9,约翰望着海水漫过一级级的台阶，心里感到一阵强烈的内疚。Johnwatchedthewaterlapatthesteps,andfeltacrushingguilt.10,有一堵墙眼看着就要倒向这群可怜的人了。Onewallbegancrumblingonthemaroonedgroup.11,有记载的袭击西半球有人居住地区的最猛烈的一场飓风。…GradedhurricaneCamilleas“thegreatestrecordedstormevertohitapopulatedareainthewester
6、nhemisphere.12,三艘大型货轮被刮离泊位，推上海滩。电线杆和20英寸粗的松树一遇到狂放袭击边一根根接连的断裂。Ittore3largecargoshipsfromtheirmooringsandbeachedthem.Telephonepolesand20-inch-thickpinescrackedlikegunsasthewindssnappedthem.13,奶奶自个儿哼了几句，然后他的声音就完全消失了。Shecarriedonaloneforafewbars;thenhervoicetrailedaway.14,天刚破晓，高尔夫港的居民便
7、开始陆续的返回家园。他们看到了遇难者的尸体---仅仅密西西比沿海一带地区就有130多名男女和儿童丧生---海滩和公路上游戏地方布满了死狗、死猫和死牲畜。尚未被风刮倒的树上结彩似的挂满被撕成破布条的一副，吹断的点点像黑色的实心面条一样盘成一圈一圈的散落在路面上。Withthedawn,Gulfportpeoplestartedcomingbacktotheirhomes.Theysawhumanbodies---morethan130men,womenandchildrendiedalongtheMississippicoast---andpartsofthe
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