“凡亚比”登陆台湾 将成为今年我国最强台风
发布时间：2010-09-21 编辑：查字典英语网小编
台风又来了，这次是位叫做“凡亚比”的童鞋，来势还很猛呢，希望有关部门尽快做好准备应对！其实以前还真没仔细关注过风级，思想还停留在只有12级的时候，现在才知道早就改成17级了。国外也是如此，不过12-17级的英文名称还是一样的。下面我们就来看一下每一级风在英文里是怎么说的吧！
0: calm (< 1 km/h, < 1 knot)
Smoke rises vertically. 烟是垂直上升。
1: light air (1-5 km/h, 1-3 knots)
Wind direction shown by smoke-drift, but not by wind vanes. 从烟的动向可以判断出风向，但不能通过风向标判断。
2: light breeze (6-11 km/h, 4-6 knots)
Wind left on face; leave rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind. 能感觉到风拂过脸庞；树叶沙沙作响；风向标被吹动。
3: gentle breeze (12-19 km/h, 7-10 knots)
Leaves, twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag. 树叶、细枝不停地晃动；旗子迎风招展。
4: moderate breeze (20-28 km/h, 11-16 knots)
Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved. 尘土、纸片飞扬；小树枝开始晃动。
5: fresh breeze (29-38 km/h, 17-21 knots)
Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters. 绿叶丛生的小树开始摇摆；内陆水域上形成小浪峰。
6: strong breeze (39-49 km/h, 22-27 knots)
Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telephone wires; umbrellas hard to use. 大树枝开始晃动；在电话里可以听到风声；撑伞变得困难。
7: moderate gale (50-61 km/h, 28-33 knots)
Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against the wind. 整棵树都在晃动；逆风走路很不方便。
8: fresh gale (62-74 km/h, 34-40 knots)
Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress. 树的细枝被折断；基本对行进产生了阻碍。
9: strong gale (75-88 km/h, 41-47 knots)
Slight structural damage occurs (chimney pots and roof tiles removed). 开始出现轻微的建筑损坏(例如烟囱顶管、屋顶砖瓦被掀翻)。
10: whole gale (89-102 km/h, 48-55 knots)
Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage occurs. 很少在陆地上出现；树被连根拔起；出现大规模建筑损坏。
11: storm (103-117 km/h, 56-63 knots)
Very rarely experienced on land; accompanied by widespread damage. 在陆地上极其少见；伴随着大面积损坏。
12-17: hurricane (118+ km/h, 64+ knots) （实习编辑：顾萍）
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