今天我们要学的词是 paralyze.

Japan began recovery efforts Sunday after a powerful typhoon hit the central island killing more than 30 people and briefly paralyzing Tokyo. 一场强台风袭击日本中部岛屿，造成30多人丧生，并导致东京短暂瘫痪之后，日本周日开始了重建工作。

V iolent attacks and looting of shops and houses have paralyzed businesses in southern Cameroon, where townspeople claim outsiders are causing mounting insecurity. 喀麦隆南部地区发生的暴力袭击和商店及住家遭抢劫导致那里商业瘫痪，当地居民称外来者让那里越来越不安全。