This document contains vocabulary words related to storms and weather, including definitions and examples. Some of the words defined are: catastrophic, meaning causing a sudden terrible disaster; cyclone, referring to a violent tropical storm with circulating winds; hurricane, defined as an extremely violent wind or storm; and tornado, describing a violent wind storm with a tall spinning air column that causes damage. The document provides context and sample sentences for approximately 30 storm and weather-related vocabulary words.

1. Vocabularies Unit 5 “Storms” Reading Explorer 2 Teresa Yuh-yi Tan 談玉儀 Teresa Yuhyi Tan 12/21/11 Teresa Yuh-yi Tan 談玉儀

2. Vocabulary 1 blame (v.) 責備 , 指責 [(+on/for)] to believe or say that someone or something is responsible for something bad catastrophic (adj.) 災難的 Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster. celsius (adj.) 百分度的 ; 攝氏的 Celsius is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. Teresa Yuhyi Tan

3. Vocabulary 2 chaos (n) 混亂 a state of complete disorder and confusion circumstance (n.) 情況 , 環境 ; 情勢 a condition that affects what happens in a particular situation combination (n.) 結合 ( 體 ); 聯合 ( 體 ) a mixture of things condense (v.) ( 氣體 ) 冷卻成液體 ( 或固體 ) When a gas or vapor condenses, it changes into a liquid. Teresa Yuhyi Tan

4. Vocabulary 3 current (adj.) 現今的 happening at the present time cycle (n.) 週期 ; 循環 ; 一轉 a series of events or processes that are repeated again and again cyclone (n.) 暴風 ; 颱風 A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round. disaster (n.) 災害 , 災難 , 不幸 a very bad accident Teresa Yuhyi Tan

5. Vocabulary 4 distribute (v.) 分發 ; 分配 [(+to/among)] to give or hand out something to a number of people energize (v.) 供給 ... 能量 to fill with energy, to provide power engineer 工程師 , 技師 (n.) a person highly trained in science and mathematics who designs and builds machines, roads, and bridges expose (v.) 揭露 , 揭發 to uncover something so it can be seen Teresa Yuhyi Tan

6. Vocabulary 5 forecast (n.) 預測 , 預報 a statement about what is expected to happen in the future, especially in regard to weather humid (n. ) 潮濕的 an atmosphere of damp air or weather hurricane (n.) 颶風 an extremely violent wind or storm ignore (v.) 不顧 , 不理會 ; 忽視 to pay no attention to someone or something Teresa Yuhyi Tan

7. Vocabulary 6 loot (v.) 搶劫 , 洗劫 ; 強奪 to steal from stores or houses during times of great confusion, such as during a war or natural disaster meteorologist (n.) 氣象學者 Meteorology is the study of the processes in the Earth's atmosphere that cause particular weather conditions, especially in order to predict the weather. professional (adj.) 專業的 relating to a person’s work, especially work that requires special training or qualifications Teresa Yuhyi Tan

8. Vocabulary 7 resident (n.) 居民 The residents of a place are people who live there. rotate (v.) 旋轉 , 轉動 to turn sector (n.) 部分 ; 部門 a division or part of something, especially government shelter (n.) 躲避處 ; 避難所 a place where people without homes can stay for a limited period of time Teresa Yuhyi Tan

9. Vocabulary 8 surge (n.) 大浪 , 波濤 A surge is a sudden powerful movement of a physical force such as wind or water. tornado (n.) 龍捲風 ; 旋風 ; 颶風 A tornado is a violent wind storm consisting of a tall column of air which spins round very fast and causes a lot of damage. upward (adv.) 向上的 ; 升高的 rising; going up widespread (adj.) 分佈 ( 或散佈 ) 廣的 spread or existing over a large area Teresa Yuhyi Tan