People in the Bahamas have been preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the violent storm that earlier battered Jamaica, Hanti and Cuba killing at least two people. Public schools, government offices, airports and bridges were closed across the Bahamas. In southeastern Cuba the hurricane created a storm surge and led severe flooding along the coastline at Santiago de Cuba.

巴哈马群岛的人们在为即将来临的桑迪飓风做准备，这个强大的风暴早些时候已袭击了牙买加、海地和古巴，夺走了至少2个生命。真个巴哈马群岛的公立学校、政府机构、机场和桥梁都已关闭。在古巴东南部，这场飓风引起了风暴潮，导致古巴圣地亚哥海岸发生严重水灾。

第三页：词汇解析

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英汉解释

n. 停战；休战；休战协定

vt. 以休战结束；停止争执

vi. 停战

同义词

n.

armistice，cease-fire

参考例句

1. The Russians rejected a French offer for a

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.

俄国人拒绝法国人提出的停战建议。

2. The rockets fired from Lebanon this week were a reminder, if one were needed, that the 2006 war ended in a

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not a peace.

本周从黎巴嫩发射的火箭就是个提醒，假如需要提醒的话，提醒我们2006年的战争结束不过是休战，而非和平。