A helicopter and other crews are searching for two people who were swept away by flood waters in theAustin, Texas area on Thursday night.

周四晚上在德克萨斯奥斯汀，一架直升机和其他救援人员正在搜寻被洪水卷走的两人。

Travis County Fire Chief Ken Bailey told CBS Austin affiliate KEYE-TV that the people were on top of a carand rescue crews were preparing to go to them when the water swept them away.

特拉维斯县消防局长肯贝利告诉CBS，被困人员在车顶上，洪水卷走他们时救援人员正准备靠近他们。



Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said that it had responded to multiple scenes to assist people trapped by rising water on Thursday night.

特拉维斯奥斯汀县紧急医疗服务称，周四晚上已经多次救援遭上升洪水围困的人。

The National Weather Service said just after 11 PM, emergency managers reported low-water crossings closed in Hays and Travis counties.

国家气象局称晚上11点刚过，应急指挥人员报道关闭海斯和特拉维斯县低水位道口。

Over six inches of rain had also been observed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

奥斯汀国际机场也观测到超过六英寸的降雨。

词汇解释

1、trap

圈套;诡计;骗局

He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap

他察觉到警方设了圈套以后就没有如约会面。

He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.

他试图判断那个问题是不是个套。

诱骗;使上当;使中计

Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?

你刚才是想诱使她供认吗？

She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.

她骗他骗得如此干净利落，他恨不得给她一记耳光。

使困住;使受限制

The train was trapped underground by a fire.

列车被大火困在地下。

The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men.

这架轻型飞机接着一个侧翻，把两个人都困住了。

2、observe

（尤指为了解而）观察，观测

Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies.

斯特恩还研究观察婴儿的行为。

Are there any classes I could observe?

有我可以观摩的课吗？

（尤指就注意到或深思熟虑之事）说，评论，评述

We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution.

我们认为直到工业革命时期才出现了要求彻底变革的第一波呐喊。

'He is a fine young man,' observed Stephen.

“他是个很不错的小伙子，”斯蒂芬评论道。

遵守，奉行（法律、习俗等）

Imposing speed restrictions is easy, but forcing motorists to observe them is trickier.

限制车速容易，但强制司机遵守这些限速规定就难办多了。

The army was observing a ceasefire.

军队正遵守停火协议。