练习 | 印尼地震造成多人死亡

练习 | 印尼地震造成多人死亡

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An Earthquake Struck Indonesia and Inflicted Heavy Casualties

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印尼地震造成多人死亡
An Earthquake Struck Indonesia and Inflicted Heavy Casualties

刘立军 供稿


TRANSCRIPT

Injured people were brought to hospitals Monday following an earthquake in Indonesia which toppled buildings and walls. A strong, shallow quake on Indonesia’s densely populated main island killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds of others as residents fled into the streets, some covered in blood and debris. The toll is expected to rise further, but no estimates were immediately available because of the area’s far-flung, rural population. 

Ukrainian authorities are evacuating civilians from liberated areas in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. They fear that infrastructure damage is too severe for people to endure the winter without power, heat and water. The World Health Organization warned that millions in Ukraine face a, quote unquote, “life-threatening winter.”


VOCABULARY

1. topple v. to become unsteady and fall down; to make sth. do this (使)失去平衡而坠落,倒塌,倒下
2. debris n. pieces of wood, metal, brick, etc. that are left after sth. has been destroyed 残骸;碎片;破片
3. toll n. the amount of damage or the number of deaths and injuries that are caused in a particular war, disaster, etc. (战争、灾难等造成的)毁坏;伤亡人数
4. evacuate v. to move people from a place of danger to a safer place (把人从危险的地方)疏散,转移,撤离


QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Injured people were brought to hospitals Monday following an (Q1) _______________ in Indonesia which toppled buildings and walls. A strong, shallow quake on Indonesia’s (Q2) ____________ populated main island killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds of others as (Q3) _________ fled into the streets, some covered in blood and debris. The (Q4) ________is expected to rise further, but no (Q5) __________ were immediately available because of the area’s far-flung, (Q6) _____ population. 

Ukrainian authorities are evacuating (Q7) _____________ from liberated areas in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. They fear that (Q8) _________________ is too severe for people to (Q9) ____________ the winter without (Q10) _____________________________. The World Health Organization warned that millions in Ukraine face a, quote unquote, “life-threatening winter.”


KEY 

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Injured people were brought to hospitals Monday following an (Q1) earthquake in Indonesia which toppled buildings and walls. A strong, shallow quake on Indonesia’s (Q2) densely populated main island killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds of others as (Q3) residents fled into the streets, some covered in blood and debris. The (Q4) toll is expected to rise further, but no (Q5) estimates were immediately available because of the area’s far-flung, (Q6) rural population. 

Ukrainian authorities are evacuating (Q7) civilians from liberated areas in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. They fear that (Q8) infrastructure damage is too severe for people to (Q9) endure the winter without (Q10) power, heat and water. The World Health Organization warned that millions in Ukraine face a, quote unquote, “life-threatening winter.”

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  • 时长:0.9分钟
  • 语速:157wpm
  • 来源:刘立军 2023-01-15