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时事新闻 ;PartⅠ:Focus news;The storm has since weakened, but torrential rains continued in nearby Zhejiang province, prompting the governments highest emergency flood response. “菲特”风力随后减弱，但浙江省的暴雨天气仍在持续，当地政府启动了最高级别的紧急防洪措施 The Xinhua news agency says over 4,000 homes collapsed in the storm. Many areas were also without power, as well as rail and air transportation. 新华社说，暴风雨导致4千多所房屋倒塌。很多地区的电力供应以及铁路和空中运输中断。 Fitow is named after a flower from Micronesia. The typhoon is the 23rd to hit China this year. “菲特”是今年侵袭中国的第23场台风。;Video:;The reason of the flood:;PartⅡ:culture;6. Only in America...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.只有在美国…人们把上千美元的好车停在路边，把自家的车库用来停报废???破车。 7. Only in America...do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we wont miss a call from someone we didnt want to talk to in the first place.只有在美国…才有人用电话答录机记录下所有的来电、以防错过那些我们从一开始就不想回电的人。 8. Only in America...do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.只有在美国…才有人买十个一包的热狗、八个一包的小饼。（饼是用来包热狗的，数量根本对不上号） 9. Only in America...do we use the word politics to describe the process so well: Poli in Latin meaning many and tics meaning bloodsucking creatures.只有在美国…才能把“政治”(politics)这个字的背后含义描述得如此精准：拉丁语里poli意思是“许多”，而tics指的是“吸血的怪物”。 10. Only in America...do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.只有在美国…才有专门为开车设计的自动提款机（就是不需要人下车，直接操作，像加油站的麦当劳那样），并且有可供盲人操作的布莱叶点字法。 ;PartⅢ:Just for fun!;;;;;;谢谢观看！