1、休士顿经常下大暴雨，也有非常凶猛的台风，听Ivan介绍一下吧。Todd: So Ivan, in America, in California we have earthquakes. Do you have any natural disasters in Houston? Ivan: Uh, it floods a lot and we get hurricanes. Houstons called a bayou city. Bayou is kind of like a dirty river. Sometimes it rains a lot, that thing fills up
2、 over, and the next thing you know you got water in your house. Hurricanes are really, really angry typhoons I think. The first hurricane I ever remember we name our hurricanes, you give them names, usually girl names, and the first hurricane I remember was back in 1984 named Hurricane Alice I belie
3、ve. Um, I was in a soccer camp. It starts raining, oh my God its raining, trees are falling down and cars are kind of being pushed away from the water and stuff and Im scared to death that my parents are dead right. I was only seven years old. So I remember, I couldnt remember my phone number and th
4、e camp counselors were trying to look it up. Call up: ring, ring, ring. My mom answers the phone, Are you OK? Are you OK? Yes, Ivan, were OK. Dont worry about it. Its just a rain storm. But it was an absolute mess. The next day, the soccer field is completely wiped out. It was, yeah, theyre big angr
5、y storms.Todd: How long does a hurricane usually last? Ivan: Usually, about two or three days.Todd: Oh, really Ivan: Yeah, they just kind of stay in Houston. They like Houston. Something about the weather pattern. They just float to Houston and stay there.Todd: Man, thats pretty intense. So afterwar
6、d everything is just kind of wiped out. Ivan: Ah, a lot of windows are broken. I said a lot of cars are upside down sometimes, cause the wind is really, really high, plus you got the water that floats the cars, but its fun when it stops cause the streets are flooded and you can go swimming.Todd: You swim in the water? Ivan: Sure. Sure. Its just rain water.
