Martedì 16 maggio in Emilia-Romagna, nel Nord Italia, c’è stata una violenta alluvione che ha causato danni molto gravi. purtroppo ci sono state anche 14 vittime.
Le forti piogge dei giorni precedenti hanno fatto esondare alcuni fiumi. Ci sono state frane e allagamenti in molte zone. Le linee ferroviarie e molte strade sono state chiuse.
Finora, l’alluvione ha causato circa 30mila sfollati, cioè persone che hanno dovuto abbandonare la propria casa.
l’ Emilia-Romagna: Emilia-Romagna (a region in Northern Italy) – 艾米利亚–罗马涅 (意大利北部的大区)
l’ alluvione: flood – 洪水
causare: to cause – 引起
il danno: damage – 损害
grave: serious – 严重的
la vittima: victim – 受害者
esondare: to overflow – 溢出
la frana: landslide – 滑坡
l’ allagamento: the flooding – 淹水
gli sfollati: displaced people – 流离失所的人
abbandonare: to abandon – 抛弃, 放弃
“Le forti piogge dei giorni precedenti hanno fatto esondare alcuni fiumi”
(The heavy rainfall in the preceding days caused some rivers to overflow)
The verb “fare” in this sentence is being used in a causative sense.
This construction (fare + infinitive) is used in Italian to indicate that one thing or person causes another thing or person to do something.
In this sentence, “fare esondare” means “to cause to overflow.” Here are more examples of the causative “fare”:
On Tuesday, May 16th, in Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy, there was a violent flood that caused very serious damage. Unfortunately, there were also 14 victims.
The heavy rainfall in the preceding days caused some rivers to overflow. There were landslides and flooding in many areas. Railway lines and many roads were closed.
So far, the flood has displaced approximately 30,000 people, meaning they had to leave their homes.
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