Bad Weather in Texas and Alabama
德克薩斯州與阿拉巴馬州的惡劣天氣
Introduction
Texas and Alabama have very hot weather and a lot of rain.
德克薩斯州與阿拉巴馬州目前天氣炎熱且雨量充沛。
Main Body
Central Texas has a cold front and wet air. This brings a lot of rain. Some places may have five inches of rain. There is a risk of floods until Tuesday evening.
德克薩斯州中部有冷鋒與潮濕氣流，這帶來了大量降雨。部分地區的雨量可能會達到五英吋。在週二晚上之前都有淹水風險。
Alabama also has a lot of rain. This is because of Tropical Storm Cristina. The air is very wet. Some places may have four inches of rain.
阿拉巴馬州同樣有大量降雨，這是由於熱帶風暴 Cristina 造成的。空氣非常潮濕，部分地區的雨量可能會達到四英吋。
Alabama will have a short break on Wednesday. But the rain and wet air will come back on Thursday and Friday.
阿拉巴馬州在週三將有短暫的緩解，但降雨與潮濕氣流將在週四和週五再次回歸。
Conclusion
Texas and Alabama both have a high risk of floods this week.
德克薩斯州與阿拉巴馬州本週都有很高的淹水風險。
Vocabulary Learning
🌧️ The 'Quantity' Pattern
When we talk about how much of something we have (like rain), we use "a lot of".
Pattern:
a lot of → [thing/noun]
- a lot of rain
- a lot of floods
📅 Talking About Time
Notice how the text moves from today to the future. To say something will happen later, we use "will".
- Now: Texas has a cold front.
- Future: Alabama will have a short break.
Key Words for Days: Tuesday → Wednesday → Thursday → Friday