财经金融新闻 云南昭通地震

In today's podcast, thousands of soldiers and first responders join rescue efforts after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Yunnan Province.

在今天的播报中，云南省发生6.5级地震，数千名官兵和一线记者参加了救援工作。

Around 7,000 rescuers, including at least 2,500 PLA officers and soldiers, are at work in the quake zone near Zhaotong City in Ludian County, searching through rubble¹ and helping² the injured. Premier³ Li Keqiang is also en route to the region to oversee⁴ disaster response.

包括至少2500名中国人民解放军官兵在内的7000名营救人员在鲁甸县昭通区附近的受灾区进行工作，在废墟中搜救幸存者，治疗伤员。总理李克强也正在赶往途中，指挥救灾。

The military has brought medical equipment, excavating⁵ tools, and other relief materials, as well as helicopters and cargo⁶ aircraft.

部队带来了医疗器具、挖掘工具、救援物资以及直升机和货运飞机。

The earthquake occurred at 4:30 p.m. Sunday and is the strongest to hit the southwest Chinese province in 14 years. At least 381 people have died and 1,801 have been injured, while 12,000 homes have been destroyed.

地震发生于周日的下午4点半，这也是近14年中国西南省份遭受的最强地震。至少有381人遇难，1801人受伤，1万2000处房屋被毁。

Officials say that initial rescue efforts have been hampered⁷ by persistent⁸ rain and blocked roads.

官方称初次救援工作遭到了连续性降雨以及路障的阻碍。

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这是詹姆斯·布拉德伯里为您带来的财信新闻报道。

1 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。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

5 excavating   

v.挖掘( excavate的现在分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘

参考例句：

• A bulldozer was employed for excavating the foundations of the building. 推土机用来给楼房挖地基。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs. 一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。 来自辞典例句

6 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

7 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

8 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。