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p.86 talk 3

Showers and thunderstorms were scattered over the Pacific Northwest
while the central and southern Pacific coast continued to enjoy
fair skies.
Pleasant as the sunshine is, （請問這句怎麼翻？）
the southern region could use the weather of its northern neighbor.
It has gone three months without any precipitation.

p.86 talk 2

cyclone-strength wind(像龍捲風一樣強的風？這樣翻妥當嗎？)

多謝！

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