CCTV9英语新闻：专家给出安全预防措施以防震后灾难

 　　The Ministry¹ of Land and Resources has issued urgent notices to help educate the public on how to react to potential disasters that could follow Monday’s quake.

　　国土资源部已经发布了紧急公告，以帮助公众学习如何应对震后的潜在灾难。

　　Officials cautioned that Minxian, Zhanxian, Zhuoni, and Lixian counties and other surrounding areas lie in a high incidence zone. Officials warned local residents and rescuers to pay attention to aftershocks and heavy rain. Experts also advised people to stay in open areas following a disaster and wait to be rescued.

　　官方对岷县，岾县，卓尼和澧县以及周边这些处于地震高发区的地区进行了预警提醒。

　　Cui Ying, senior official of Ministry of Land & Resources, said, "The safest place is where there are no high mountains, no valleys, no slopes and no gravel². You should stay in a relatively³ flat and open space."

　　国土资源部的高级官员崔颖表示，“最安全的地方是那些没有高山，没有河谷，没有坡面以及砾石的地方。人们应该待在相对平坦空旷的地方。”

　　The official also said people should pay more attention to weather forecasts and abide⁴ by the arrangemets by local authorities. Other advices included staying away from steep areas following heavy rain, and reporting falling debris⁵.

　　该官员还表示，人们应该多留意天气预报并遵从当地政府的安排。这些建议还包括远离陡峭区域以防房屋等碎片掉落伤人。

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 gravel   

n.砂跞；砂砾层；结石

参考例句：

• We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
• More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。

3 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

4 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

5 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。