| Weather
is one of the most important things in man's life. For a farmer, wrong
weather may mean that he has poor
crops, or no crops at all. For sailors and airmen,
bad weather often brings danger, and sometimes means death.
Now satellites are helping
man to forecast the weather.
They take photos of the atmosphere
and send them back to earth. So man can see the weather of any part
of the world. When a storm is beginning, people will get a warning
in advance. As a result,
they usually have better chance to protect themselves and their
homes.
Scientists in many countries are looking for ways to control
storms and rain. They may even change the weather in some parts
of the world. For example, they have plans to make some places warmer.
They also have a way to destroy
clouds to prevent hail
from coming into being. We believe that man can get the weather
under 9control some day.
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weather [ `weTE
] n. 天气
mean [ mi:n ] vt. 意味
airman [ 5ZEmEn ] n. 飞行员
satellite [ `sAtlait ] n. 人造卫星
forecast [ fR:kB:st ] vt.&n. 预测，预报
take photo(s) (of) 给…拍照
atmosphere [ 5AtmEsfiE ] n. 大气；大气层
warning [ 5wR:niN ] n. 警告
advance [ Ed5vB:ns ] n. 前进，进展
in advance 预先，事先
result [ ri5zQlt ] n. 结果
protect [ prE5tekt ] vt. 保护
control [ k[n`trEul ] vt. 控制
destroy [ dis5rRI ] vt. 毁灭
prevent [ pri5vent ]…from vt. 预防(止)……
hail [ heil ] n. 冰雹 |