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2023.08.01 Mona Liu
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Typhoon Doksuri
typhoon这个词最早起源于希腊,是一个希腊神话人物的名字——堤丰(Typhon)。他被称为“万妖之王”(the father of all monsters),既能喷火又可以刮风。这个词先是传到了阿拉伯,再是印度,然后才来到中国。
之前的中国人还没有“台风”这一说法,只是粤语里人们常把“大风”念成/daaih-fung/,和typhoon 的发音有点类似,于是“中西合璧”成现在台风的英文。
Typhoon Doksuri
1.typhoon
牛津释义:a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans 一般起源于印度洋及西太平洋。
2.hurricane
牛津释义:a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean 尤指加勒比海(大西洋)地区的热带旋风
3.cyclone
这个词除了表示“气旋”这种气象特征之外,(一种风系统,向内旋转到低气压区域,学过地理的小伙伴可能比较了解)还特指产生于印度洋的热带旋风.
4.tornado
牛津释义:a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud which narrower at the bottom than the top.龙卷风是发生于直展云系底部和下垫面之间的直立空管状旋转气流,是一种小尺度天气系统。
Typhoon Doksuri
Storm chasing is broadly defined as the pursuit of any severe weather condition, regardless of motive, which can be curiosity, adventure, scientific investigation, or for news or media coverage.A person who chases storms is known as a storm chaser, or simply a chaser.
Typhoon Doksuri
Questions
1st. Why does typhoon always cause heavy rain to fall?
2nd.Why is this typhoon named “Doksuri”?
Typhoon Doksuri
2nd.Why is this typhoon named “Doksuri”?
31st FISU Summer World University Games
The 31st FISU Summer World University Games will be held in Chengdu from July 28 to Aug 8. The event is to bring together student-athletes from across the globe and allow them to showcase their skills, forge friendships and realize their dreams.
Chengdu, Sichuan province, is the third city on the Chinese mainland to host the biennial FISU Games, following Beijing in 2001 and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in 2011. It is also the first time for China's western region to host a comprehensive international sports event.
31st FISU Summer World University Games
Tournament slogan:
Chengdu Makes Dreams Come True
Concept:
Sustainable, Smart, Spirited, Sharing
Emblem:
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