高中英语北京模块版第四册课文04

[00:-1.00]montserrat's main town is evacuated¹ as scientists warn of a major eruption².
[00:-2.00]Volcano Fears Mount
[00:-3.00]Jeremy Lennard St Peters,Montserrat.
[00:-4.00]There is a growing risk of a large volcanic³ explosion
[00:-5.00]on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.
[00:-6.00]Salem,the largest town.is going to be evacuated.
[00:-7.00]The decision was made by Bertrand Osborne,the UK's minister of the island.
[00:-8.00]It came after a new warning
[00:-9.00]had been given by scientists at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory⁴.
[00:10.00]They believe there will soon be a large explosion
[00:11.00]and the safety of the local people cannot be guaranteed.
[00:12.00]Yesterday, people were being moved to a safe zone in the north of the island.
[00:13.00]"Financial help for the islanders will be announced later this week,"
[00:14.00]Mr Osborne said.
[00:15.00]However, local residents have criticised the government.
[00:16.00]They say that the government knew about the danger
[00:17.00]over a week ago but no action was taken.
[00:18.00]They also claim that people are being evacuated to areas that are still dangerous.
[00:19.00]"The situation has not been improved.It's total chaos,"said a local activist⁵.
[00:20.00]A huge earthquake caused serious damage to the region of Qasvin,Iran.
[00:21.00]Earthquake Kills Hundreds
[00:22.00]The region of Qasvin,Western Iran,was hit by a buge earthquake yesterday.
[00:23.00]The quake,measuring 6.3 magnitude,
[00:24.00]came just minutes after a warning had been issued by scientists.
[00:25.00]The short notice gave local people little
[00:26.00]or no time to escape to an area of safety.
[00:27.00]The quake has caused serious damage.
[00:28.00]There are collapsed⁶ buildings everywhere
[00:29.00]and many people are believed to be buried under rubble⁷.
[00:30.00]Earlier,a massive rescue operation was being organised to find survivors⁸.
[00:31.00]Spain are being flown to Iran to help with the rescue.
[00:32.00]They are expected to arrive in the region soon.
[00:33.00]As further quakes cannot be ruled out,
[00:34.00]cities in the area are going to be evacuated.
[00:35.00]Currently,there are thousands of people living in tents
[00:36.00]in temporary camps with no telephones,
[00:37.00]electricity or water supplies.
[00:38.00]Later this week,a special fund to rebuild the citties
[00:39.00]and towns which were destroyed by the earthquake will be announced
[00:40.00]by officials of the United Nations

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

3 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

5 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

6 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。

7 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。

8 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