泰国台风造成的死亡人数继续上升

Death Toll¹ Climbs in Thailand Flash Flooding

Ron Corben

Bangkok

12 Aug 2001 18:29 UTC

 

The 1)death toll from a flash flood in northern Thailand continues to rise as 2)rescuers search through 3)debris and mud in the hope of finding 4)survivors. Sixty-six people are reported dead with more than 60 people missing in northern Thailand.

Rescue workers continued the search in the Thai province of Phetchabun - 300 kilometers north of Bangkok. They are carrying out the 5)grim task of recovering bodies after a flash flood early Saturday carved a 6)swath of destruction.

Dogs were called in to assist in the rescue and clean up efforts 7)amid piles of 8)timber. Local news reports said at least 200 homes had been swept away in a village in Lom Sak district.

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited the devastated² areas and ordered key ministries³ and the Thai Army to help rescuers. He also ordered efforts to reduce deforestation to be stepped up.

Villagers said when the storm hit Phetchabun early Saturday 9)torrents of water swept down deforested mountains into towns with a sound like that of an elephant screaming.

Massive logs were smashed into homes while those families lucky enough to scramble⁴ to the safety of trees held on for dear life. Other families said they managed to awaken⁵ households only to watch in horror as mothers and children were swept away.

The storms were triggered by 10)typhoon Usagi, which left tens of thousands homeless across Vietnam and Laos before reaching Thailand.

 

 

(1)      death toll n.死亡人数

(2)      rescuer n.救助者

(3)      debris[5deIbri:; (?@) dE5bri:]n.碎片, 残骸

(4)      survivor[sE5vaIvE(r)]n.生还者, 残存物

(5)      grim[^rIm]adj.严酷的

(6)      swath[swC:W]n.收割的刈痕, 细长的列

(7)      amid[E5mId]prep.在...中

(8)      timber[5tImbE]n.木材, 木料

(9)      torrent[5tRrEnt; (?@) 5tC:r-]n.急流, 洪流, 连发, 迸发

(10)      typhoon[taI5fu:n]n.台风

 

 

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

3 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

4 scramble   

v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料

参考例句：

• He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
• It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

5 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。