CCTV9英语新闻：西南地区山体滑坡8人死亡（双语）

 　　Rain-triggered landslides² and floods in south-west China’s Sichuan Province have left eight people dead and 11 others missing.

　　中国西南地区的四川省因大雨导致的山体滑坡和洪水致使8人死亡，11人失踪。

　　Downpours battered³ Shimian County in the city of Yaan Thursday evening. Landslide¹ and floods resulted in the suspension of traffic on several highways, the city’s publicity⁴ office said.

　　周四晚上，暴雨袭击了雅安市石棉县。雅安市宣传部表示山体滑坡与洪灾导致几座高速公路交通中断。

　　At least 4 villages have been heavily affected⁵. Around 1,700 emergency staff are working on the sites to rescue people and repair the roads. More than 4,700 residents have been relocated, as more natural disasters may occur.

　　至少4个村落受到严重影响。受灾现场约有1700名急救人员进行救援工作并道路维修。由于还可能发生更多的自然灾害，超过4700名居民已被重新安置。

1 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

2 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

3 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

4 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。