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When the rainstorm is coming, most people choose to leave as quickly as possible and go to a safe place. However, there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight to the centre of the storm. "Storm chasing" is becoming a popular hobby in the Midwest of the United States. There are frequent storms from March to July. Storm chasers often drive more than one thousand kilometres to where the storm will be. And then they wait for the storm to come.
Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is not safe. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air. Storm chasers often drive in a heavy rain. So they are also often hurt seriously in accidents. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group of storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.
"Sometimes it can take you hours to wait for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a little rain," says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm chasing. However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. "When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting thing you will ever see in your life," says Jasper Morley. "Every storm is an example of the power of nature. It is the greatest show on the earth."
词汇
chase /tʃeɪs/ v. 追赶,追逐
frequent /'fri:kwənt/ adj. 频繁的,经常发生的
理解
1. Why do we say storm chasing is dangerous?
2. Why do you think people still chase storms even if they know its danger?
When the rainstorm is coming, most people choose to leave as quickly as possible and go to a safe place. However, there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight to the centre of the storm. "Storm chasing" is becoming a popular hobby in the Midwest of the United States. There are frequent storms from March to July. Storm chasers often drive more than one thousand kilometres to where the storm will be. And then they wait for the storm to come.
Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is not safe. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air. Storm chasers often drive in a heavy rain. So they are also often hurt seriously in accidents. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group of storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.
"Sometimes it can take you hours to wait for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a little rain," says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm chasing. However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. "When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting thing you will ever see in your life," says Jasper Morley. "Every storm is an example of the power of nature. It is the greatest show on the earth."
词汇
chase /tʃeɪs/ v. 追赶,追逐
frequent /'fri:kwənt/ adj. 频繁的,经常发生的
理解
1. Why do we say storm chasing is dangerous?
Because the power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air and storm chasers often drive in heavy rain, so they are often hurt seriously in accidents.
2. Why do you think people still chase storms even if they know its danger?
Because when getting close to a storm, it is the most exciting thing they will ever see in their life and every storm is an example of the power of nature, which is the greatest show on the earth.
答案：1. Because the power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air and storm chasers often drive in heavy rain, so they are often hurt seriously in accidents.
2. Because when getting close to a storm, it is the most exciting thing they will ever see in their life and every storm is an example of the power of nature, which is the greatest show on the earth.
2. Because when getting close to a storm, it is the most exciting thing they will ever see in their life and every storm is an example of the power of nature, which is the greatest show on the earth.