風速超過每小時119公里
Typhoons are one of the main types of dangerous weather events around Taiwan.
颱風是台灣周圍的主要危險天氣事件之一。
event(n.)事件phenomenon(n.)現象、奇蹟、傑出的人才phenomenal(adj.)非凡的、驚人的
Each year between June and October, the island experiences several of these large storms that bring heavy rains and powerful winds.
每年6月至10月期間，台灣島都會經歷數次這種帶來暴雨和強風的大風暴。
annually(adv.)每年、每年一次annual(adj.)年度的、每年的heavy(adj.)大量的
Elsewhere in the world similar storms occur, but they are either called cyclones or hurricanes.
在世界其他地方也會發生類似的風暴，但它們被稱為氣旋或颶風。
similar(adj.)相像的、類似的similarity(n.)相似、相似處occur(v.)發生=take place, happen, come aboutoccur(v.)被想到、浮現It occurred to sb. that...某人想到…either...or...不是…就是…
According to a NASA website, typhoons, cyclones and hurricanes are all tropical cyclones, but they are called by different names depending on where they occur.
根據美國國家航空暨太空總署的網站，颱風、氣旋和颶風都是熱帶氣旋，但根據發生地點的不同，它們的名稱也不同。
NASA=National Aeronautics and Space Administration美國國家航空暨太空總署tropical(adj.)熱帶的、炎熱潮濕的tropical fish熱帶魚semitropical(adj.)亞熱帶的tropical storm熱帶風暴depending on取決於=based on
When a tropical cyclone forms in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, like around Taiwan, it is called a “typhoon.”
當熱帶氣旋在西北太平洋（如台灣附近）形成，它被稱為「颱風」。
form(v.)形成
However, if one forms in the South Pacific or Indian oceans, it is usually just called a “cyclone;” and if one occurs in the North Atlantic or Northeast Pacific oceans, it is called a “hurricane.”
然而，如果在南太平洋或印度洋形成，通常就稱為「氣旋」；如果在北大西洋或東北太平洋發生，則稱為「颶風」。
Although the names may be different, all tropical cyclones are alike: They are powerful wind storms that get their energy to rotate from warm ocean waters.
儘管名稱可能不同，所有熱帶氣旋都是相似的：它們都是從溫暖的海水中獲得旋轉能量的強大風暴。
although(conj.)雖然alike(adj.)相似的rotate(v.)(尤指圍繞一個固定點)使旋轉、使轉動rotation(n.)旋轉
Additionally, they all have winds that exceed 119 kilometers per hour.
此外，它們的風速都超過每小時119公里。
additionally(adv.)除此之外=in addition, besidesexceed(v.)超出、超過
The only difference among them is the direction that they rotate.
它們之間唯一的區別是旋轉方向不同。
Those that occur north of the equator rotate counterclockwise, while those south of it rotate the other way.
赤道以北的熱帶氣旋是逆時針旋轉的，而赤道以南的則是順時針旋轉。
equator(n.)赤道counterclockwise(adv.)逆時針旋轉clockwise(adv.)順時針旋轉
Despite this difference, all tropical cyclones are dangerous and cause many deaths and billions of dollars of damage across the world each year.
儘管存在這種差異，但所有熱帶氣旋都很危險，每年都會在世界各地造成許多人死亡和數十億美元的損失。
billions of數十億