News Review: Irma Hits Florida

source: BBC Learning English     2017年9月12日
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The story:
Nearly seven and a half million homes across five US states are without power as the tropical storm, which hit Florida as Hurricane Irma, continues inland.

Vocabulary:
pounds: hits several times with force
darkness: sadness; hopelessness
in something's wake: after and as a result of an event
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