英语写作素材：关于“强降雨”

英语写作素材：关于强降雨

Fifty-three people have died in accidents triggered by torrential rains over the past week in China， while another 28 were missing and 4，000 were stranded by floods.

上周的强降雨已经导致53人死亡，另有28人失踪，4000人被困受洪灾影响。

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters issued a warning urging provinces to keep a close watch on the changing weather and act to avert possible danger.

国家防汛抗旱总指挥部发出预警，要求各省密切关注天气变化并采取行动避免潜在危险的发生。

上述报道中，torrential rain就是强降雨，torrential的意思是resembling a torrent in force and abundance(如急流的，猛烈的)，常用来形容降雨的强度;另外一个与之相关的常见表达是torrential wash(大雨、急流冲刷)，例如：Heavy rainfall and torrential wash cleaned the whole city thoroughly. (强降雨和大量的雨水冲刷彻底清洁了这座城市。)

另外，这里有一个机构名称需要提出来说一下，The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters是国家防汛抗旱总指挥部，也就是我们所简称的防总。