Hurricane Ian flood damage to EVs creating ticking time bombs in Florida
飓风伊恩给佛罗里达的电动汽车带来了巨大损失，制造了定时炸弹
As Florida officials and residents continue to clean up and assess the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, they’re discovering the storm has turned some electric vehicles into incendiary devices on roads, parking lots and even on the backs of tow trucks.
佛罗里达州官员和居民继续清理和评估飓风伊恩造成的损失，他们发现风暴已经把一些电动汽车变成了道路上、停车场上甚至拖车后面的燃烧装置。
Electric vehicles that were flooded and damaged by the storm have been catching fire without warning in incidents.In some cases, the EVs would burst into flames, stay on fire, then reignite hours later.
被暴雨淹没和损坏的电动汽车在没有预警的情况下起火。在某些情况下，电动汽车会突然起火，持续燃烧，几小时后又重新点燃。
assess vt. /əˈsɛs/
When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them. 评估
• The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.
该测试将评估能力而不是学业成绩。
incendiary adj. /ɪnˈsɛndɪərɪ/
Incendiary weapons or attacks are ones that cause large fires. 能引起燃烧的
• Five incendiary devices were found in her house.
5个燃烧装置在她家里被发现了。
tow v. /təʊ/
to pull a car or boat behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain （用绳索）拖，拉
Our car was towed away by the police. 我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
burst v. /bɜːst/
to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way （使）爆裂，胀开
That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. 你再给气球充气，它就要爆了。
reignite v. /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt/
to start burning again; to make sth start burning again （使）重新燃烧；再点燃
The oven burners reignite automatically if blown out. 烤炉的火如果吹灭了会自动再点燃。
Their passion was reignited by a romantic trip to Venice. 去威尼斯的浪漫之旅重新燃起了他们的激情。
