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Expreions about “Natural Disasters”
calamity: an event causing great and often sudden damage or distre;a disaster
tropical stormtsunamihurricanetyphooncyclone/ tornadofloodvolcano explosion/eruptionwildfire/forest fire/bushfirerockslide/ landsliderock and mud slidenowstormsevere coldheat wavedroughtavalanchesnow slidetsunami warning systemtidal waves earthquake(quakeshakeshocktremortemblor)aftershocksmaller tremorsepicenter 震中
quake-hit area/ quake-stricken area地震灾区the worst-hit area重灾区 seismic 地震的seismic investigationmagnitude 震级Richter Scale(1-10)里氏震级
at a scale of 7.8 on the Richter calculations 里氏7.8级地震
secondary geological disaster次生地质灾害quake lake，barrier lake，dammed lake堰塞湖 rubble碎石ruin废墟ramshackle city摇摇欲坠的城市
wreckage残骸death toll死亡人数survivors幸存者
victims受灾者
international contributions国际援助 search-and-rescue搜救rescue team救援小组
search-and-rescue team搜救组 evacuation撤离
humanitarian relief人道主义援助damage aement灾情估计
rescue and medical equipment救灾和医疗设备
emergency personnel紧急救援人员emergency worker 急救人员
unified disaster coordinator救灾行动总指挥rescue and recovery effort救灾和灾后重建international effort国际合作行动the international Red Cro国际红十字会makeshift holding areas临时避难所sniffer dogs搜救犬
overseas miion海外救援coordinated action协同行动high-energy biscuits高能量饼干compreed biscuits压缩饼干makeshift hospital临时医院
first aid: help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available transfusion: 输血，输液
ambulance: a vehicle specially equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital, especially in emergencies
stretcher: a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people
aftermath: the consequences or after-effects of an event, especially when unpleasantFood prices soared in the aftermath of the drought.shatter: break or cause to break suddenly and violently into piecesdevastate: destroy or ruin(something)
level:demolish(a building or town)夷平，摧毁
flatten: raze(a building or settlement)to the ground 把（楼房，居住区）夷为平地
In Hanwang, the town's mostly older buildings were flattened or severely damaged by the quake.lethal: sufficient to cause death;harmful or destructive
casualty: a person killed or injured in a war or accident
necrology: a list of deaths
remains: a person's body after death
wreckage: the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed
mourn: feel or show deep sorrow or regret for(someone or their death), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes
condolence:(condolences)an expreion of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a
person's relative or close friend
condolence books 吊唁簿
Flags are to be kept at half-mast.降半旗
Reading:
Avalanche雪崩
kills 6 climbers
Six mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche near the major ski resort of Soelden in the Austrian Alps over the weekend, regional police said yesterday.Witnees spotted the snow slide in rugged highlands on Saturday and alerted alpine rescuers but they could not reach the scene until yesterday due to poor weather, police in the Tirol provincial capital of Innsbruck said.A police official said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 6 climbers who had been ascending the 3,500-meter Schalfkogel peak in an isolated region southwest of Innsbruck.Listening & Discuion:
1.A Race Against Time to Get Help to Haitians
New Words:
Port-au-Prince：the capital of Haiti, a port on the west coast.Founded by the French in 1749, it became capital of the new republic in 1806 太子港
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Questions:
1.What factors slowed aid efforts?
2.What would America do according to the news?
3.Information about the county Haiti.4.What did the UN do?
5.Information about USAID.2.Italy Continues Quake Rescue Effort
Broadcast date: 4-9-2009
Background Information:
Rescuers in central Italy continue to search for poible survivors in the rubble of Monday's earthquake as funerals begin for the victims of the disaster.So far, the death toll is 279, which includes at least 20 children.Local and government authorities have introduced anti-looting patrols in the quake-stricken area to protect the belongings of displaced residents.New Words:
rubble: waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the
demolition of buildings
anti-looting:
loot: steal goods from(a place), typically during a war or riot
displace:(be displaced)force(someone)to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution,or natural disaster.Thousands of people have been displaced by the civil war.Abruzzo:
devastate: destroy or ruin(something)
sniffer dog: a dog trained to find drugs or explosives by smell
receptor:(Physiology)an organ or cell able to respond to light, heat, or other external stimulus and
transmit a signal to a sensory nerve(生理)感受器
ma: a Christian church ceremony, especially in a Roman Catholic or Orthodox church, during
which people eat bread and drink wine in order to remember the last meal of Jesus Christ.preside(over): be in the position of authority in a meeting or gathering
dispensation: permiion to be exempted from the laws or observances of the Church.（对法律或
基督教教规的）特许
Good Friday: the Friday before Easter Sunday, on which the Crucifixion of Christ is
commemorated in the Christian Church.It is traditionally a day of fasting and
penance 受难日（复活节前的星期五，是基督教堂纪念耶稣受难的日子，根据
传统在这天需禁食和忏悔）
Holy Thursday: the Thursday before Easter, observed in the Roman Catholic Church as a
commemoration of the Last Supper（罗马天主教）圣星期四，圣周四（复活
节前的星期四，基督教会在此日纪念最后的晚餐）
pope:(the Pope)the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church
Is the Pope a Catholic?(informal)used to indicate that something is obvious
quake-stricken area
Questions:
1.How useful are the sniffer dogs?
2.What are anti-looting patrols for?
3.Why is a special dispensation required for the ma funeral?
4.According to the news, what did Pope Benedict do and what are his plans?
3.Arsonists Blamed for 'Ma Murder' in Australia
Background Information:
At least 140 people have died in Australia's worst-ever bushfire disaster.Arsonists, who are thought to have been responsible for some of the devastating outbreaks in the southern state, Victoria, have been accused of ma murder by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.Queen Elizabeth has sent a meage of condolence to families of the victims.New Words:
torment: severe physical or mental suffering
grunt: power, especially that of a motor vehicle动力
bulldozer: a powerful track-laying tractor with a broad curved upright blade at the front for
clearing ground 推土机
tractor: a powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used chiefly on farms for hauling
equipment and trailers 拖拉机
obliterate: destroy utterly;wipe out
ordeal: painful or horrific experience
condolence: an expreion of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a person's
relative or close friend
counterpart: a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that
of another person or thing in a different area 对应的人（或物）
Eg: the minister held talks with his French counterpart
arsonist: fire-raiser
char:(be charred)partially burn(an object)so as to blacken its surface
excruciating: intensely painful
savage:(of something bad or negative)very great;severe
Questions:
1.What does Victoria County Fire chief Stewart Kreltszheim say?
2.Apart from the lo of life, what else have been destroyed
3.What is New Zealand’s reaction?
4.What does the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown say?
5.What does Mr.Rudd say about the fire?
4.President Obama's Remarks on the Earthquake in Haiti
New Words:
account for：(be accounted for)know the fate or whereabouts of(someone or something), especially after an accident.（尤指事故发生后）查明…的命运（或下落）
Everyone was accounted for after the floods.洪水之后所有人的下落都弄清楚了。
N.G.O： non-governmental organization
text meage
Question:
In Obama’s speech, he mentioned several urgent priorities.What are they?
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