今天我们要学的词是hone。

Hone, 做为动词，是磨炼，提高技艺的意思。

"The candidate paid the consulting company a pretty penny to hone his campaign slogan," 这个候选人花了一大笔钱给咨询公司，帮他斟酌推敲竞选口号。

 "The summer camp gives kids a chance to hone their soccer skills," 这个夏令营可以帮助孩子们提高足球水平。

 "The firefighters use the routine drills to hone their skills," 消防队员通过定期演练，提高救火技能。

"He signed up for the seminar to hone his public speaking skills," 他注册参加讲习班，提高自己当众讲话的能力。

每日英语新闻

Hurricane Earl Brings Rough Seas, Winds to Eastern US

飓风厄尔给美国东岸带来巨浪和强风

Hurricane Earl is moving north after churning off the coast of North Carolina's Outer Banks, bringing rough seas, rains and powerful winds to large parts of the eastern United States.

“厄尔”(伯爵)飓风在离开北卡罗来纳州外滩一带的海岸之后正在向北移动，给美国东岸的大部分地区带来巨浪和强风。

At last report, the National Hurricane Center said the storm was about 205 kilometers northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour.

美国国家飓风中心上一次的报告说，这场风暴处于北卡罗来纳州哈特勒斯角东北方向大约205公里的地方，每小时风速高达165公里。

Hurricane and tropical storm warnings and watches are in effect along the coast as far north as Maine. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts have declared states of emergency.

美国大西洋沿岸北至缅因州，都处于飓风和热带风暴的警报和预警中。北卡罗来纳、维吉尼亚、马里兰和麻萨诸塞州州长宣布这4个州进入紧急状态。

Residents have been warned to take precautions against dangerous winds, storm surges and heavy rainfall.

有关当局警告居民对狂风、风暴潮以及大雨采取预防措施。

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from North Carolina's barrier islands, but some residents hunkered down at home to ride out the storm.

数万人已经从北卡罗来纳州的一些屏障岛上撤离，但是也有一些居民选择留守在家。

Earl is traveling in the Atlantic Ocean parallel to the coast.

“厄尔”飓风正在沿大西洋海岸移动。