While Houston did not take the brunt of the storm the way Galveston did, Ike did knock out the city's water pumping systems, and that was sufficient to threaten the whole health-care system.

虽然休斯敦并未像加尔维斯顿那样受到风暴的正面袭击，但“埃克”仍旧摧毁了该市的抽水系统，其破坏程度足以对整个卫生保健系统造成威胁。

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I didn't study fine art, I don't have a natural talent to effortlessly knock out a realistic bowl of fruit beside a water jug, and yet somehow I've still managed to blag my way this far.

我没有学过正规的艺术，也没有天赋可以不费劲的画出水壶旁边的碗，然而不知为何我却已经掌握了这一技巧。

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Waves can knock you down or push you to the ocean floor. Get out of the water when the waves get rough.

当风浪汹涌时，浪潮可能会把你击倒，甚至把你推向海底。

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