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1.The death toll in the collapse of a South Florida condominium building rose Monday evening to 28, with 117 people still missing as emergency workers continued the search ahead of an approaching tropical storm.
ahead of 在...之前；早于
eg.We finished 15 minutes ahead of time.
我们提前15分钟完成。
approaching 即将来临的；接近的
eg.Night was fast approaching.
黑夜迅速降临。
2.They feared it was unstable and could come down in the face of high winds from that approaching tropical storm, Elsa.
come down 下降；落下；倒塌；失势
eg.The cold rain came down for hours.
冷雨下了几个小时。
in the face of 面对
eg.She showed great courage in the face of danger.
面对危险她表现出了巨大的勇气。
