CCTV9英语新闻：在震中对幸存者的搜寻仍
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：CCTV9英语新闻2014年08月
The worst-hit area is the town of Longtoushan, the epicenter of the earthquake. The road there is narrow and packed with trucks carrying relief supplies. After nearly 5 hours trip, CCTV’s Wu lei arrived at the epicenter and filed this report.
Rescuers carry a victim's dead body from the ruins after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Longtoushan Town under Ludian County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 5, 2014. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, death toll 1 from the earthquake that hit Ludian County on Sunday rose to 410, with 12 people missing and 2,373 others injured. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
The closer we get to the epicenter, the more damaged houses we can see. The road on the outskirts 2 of the town is damaged and trucks carrying relief supplies can go no further. Soldiers and relief workers have to carry the food the rest of the way to the survivors 3.
The search for survivors is still the first priority.
Rescuers search for survivors in the ruins after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Longtoushan Town under Ludian County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 5, 2014. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, death toll from the earthquake that hit Ludian County on Sunday rose to 410, with 12 people missing and 2,373 others injured. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Rescuers search for survivors in the ruins after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Longtoushan Town under Ludian County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 5, 2014. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, death toll from the earthquake that hit Ludian County on Sunday rose to 410, with 12 people missing and 2,373 others injured. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
"We have used life detectors 4 and sniffer dogs to search for survivors. We’ve found no sign of life. But according to the villagers, about 7 people were buried by the debris 5," said fire brigade chief of staff Yang Tianjun.
Most of the houses were destroyed like this, firefighters and other rescue staff are sparing no efforts to search for possible survivors. Those families say they won’t give up as long as there is hope.
Families are waiting anxiously, Doctors and nurses are there to provide first aid. After several hours careful digging, two bodies are found: a mother covering her child. But it’s too late.
"Because the houses collapsed 6, there is very little space. We couldn’t remove the debris by hand. With the help of digging machines, our teams have to work in turn to dig for the victims. We have found two. Another five are still buried. We’ll find them, no matter what," said Yang.
Villagers say dozens of people are still buried in the rubble 7. The search for them continues, in the hope that some may still be alive.
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toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
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outskirts
n.郊外，郊区
参考例句：
Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
3
survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
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detectors
探测器( detector的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
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debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
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collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
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rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
- This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。