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TUMBLEWEED INVASION 「米で“回転草”大量発生」

2014年06月05日 | 爺英語

Residents in the U.S. state of Colorado are battling against a very troublesome plant. Tumbleweed has been blocking roads, canals and even trapping people inside their homes. The plants have been invading the drought-stricken state since last month.
Tumbleweed forms when plants mature and dry, and then roll away in the wind.

(Resident)
"We plowed weeds with road graders, trucks, loaders. The trucks ... it'll come over the cab and you can't see anything."

Authorities have been receiving calls for help. Residents say tumbleweeds have piled up in front of their homes, barricading them inside. Motorists are also under siege as the dried plants block roads and create dangerous driving conditions. Authorities have spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to get rid of the weeds, as a bigger concern is the spread of wildfires.




battle against ... ~に立ち向かう
troublesome やっかいな
tumbleweed 回転草
trap 閉じ込める
invade 押し寄せる、襲う
drought-stricken 干ばつに見舞われた
plow (雪かきなどを)する
road grader 地ならし機
loader フロントローダー
cab 運転席
call for help援助要請
be under siege 包囲されている


Daily Vocabulary(2014/06/05)

2014年06月05日 | Daily Vocabulary
14681.throb(痛みなどでズキズキする)
Juse thr other day, my right knee syarted throbbing, out of the blue.
14682.tolerant(寛容に)
I mean what older folks tell me about becoming more tolerant.
14683.deep-seated urge(根深い衝撃)
Older men especially say they no longer feel the deep-seated urge. to competete with everyone.
14684.hypocrisy(偽善)
We tend to associate politicians with hypocrisy.
14685.crotchety(気まぐれな,奇狂な、気難しい)
I've met more than my share of crotchety old grumps.
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