Severe Storms Wreak Havoc in Southern and Midwestern United States
RecoveryeffortsareongoingafterasystemofintensestormsbroughtheavyrainsandstrongwindstopartsoftheSouthernandMidwesternUnitedStatesinearlyApril.
四月初，一場強烈風暴為美國南部和中西部部分地區帶來暴雨和強風，災後復原工作仍在進行中。
Communitiessawflashflooding, tornadoes, andhistoricrainfall.
社區遭遇了洪水、龍捲風和歷史性降雨。
Thestormslastedfordays, withdamagingeffects.
暴風雨持續了數天，造成了破壞性影響。
Morethan20peopledied.
超過20人死亡。
Millionslostpower.
數百萬戶斷電。
Roads, businesses, andschoolswereclosed.
道路、企業和學校都關閉了。
OnApril 3, TennesseegovernorBillLeecalledthedevastationinhisstate“enormous.”
4 月 3 日，田納西州州長比爾李稱該州遭受的破壞「巨大」。
InanApril 6social-mediapost, KentuckygovernorAndyBeshearcalledthestorms“amajornaturaldisaster.”
肯塔基州州長安迪貝希爾 (Andy Beshear) 在 4 月 6 日的社交媒體帖子中稱這場風暴是「一場重大自然災害」。
Healsonotedthat“thereisrecordfloodingacrossourstate.”
他還指出，“我們州遭遇了創紀錄的洪災。”
Emergencydeclarationsweremadeinseveralstates.
多個州已發布緊急聲明。
Theseallowthestatestoreceiveextrasupportfromthefederalgovernment.
這使得各州能夠從聯邦政府獲得額外的支持。
Weatherforecasterssaytheseverestormswerecausedbymultiplefactors, accordingtotheAssociatedPress.
據美聯社報道，氣象預報員稱，這場強風暴是由多種因素造成的。
Thesefactorsinclude“warmtemperatures”and“abundantmoisture”intheair.
這些因素包括空氣中的「溫暖氣溫」和「充足的水分」。
Inafloodwarning, theNationalWeatherServicecalledthestormsystem“aneventthathappensonceinagenerationtoonceinalifetime.”
美國國家氣象局在洪水預警中稱，這場風暴系統是「一代人甚至一生中都會遇到的事件」。
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停下來思考！
WHATsourcesdoestheauthorrefertointhearticle?
作者在文章中引用了哪些來源？
Howdojournalistsusesourcestocommunicateanewsstory?
記者如何利用消息來源傳播新聞故事？
Recovery efforts are ongoing after a system of intense storms brought heavy rains and strong winds to parts of the Southern and Midwestern United States in early April.
Communities saw flash flooding, tornadoes, and historic rainfall.
The storms lasted for days, with damaging effects.
More than 20 people died.
Millions lost power.
Roads, businesses, and schools were closed.
On April 3, Tennessee governor Bill Lee called the devastation in his state “enormous.”
In an April 6 social-media post, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear called the storms “a major natural disaster.”
He also noted that “there is record flooding across our state.”
Emergency declarations were made in several states.
These allow the states to receive extra support from the federal government.
Weather forecasters say the severe storms were caused by multiple factors, according to the Associated Press.
These factors include “warm temperatures” and “abundant moisture” in the air.
In a flood warning, the National Weather Service called the storm system “an event that happens once in a generation to once in a lifetime.”
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