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White House
08 February 2008
President Bush has toured areas of the south-central United States hit by a series of tornadoes1 this week. The storms killed at least 57 people and ripped apart houses throughout the area. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.
The killer2 storms devastated3 parts of Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama. Worst hit was Tennessee, where President Bush first surveyed the damage from a helicopter and then met with local and federal officials in the town of Lafayette.
"People have got to understand here in the region that a lot of folks around America care for them," he said. "I am here to listen to make sure that the federal response is compassionate4 and effective. I don't want people to think something is going to happen that is not going to happen. And therefore, when we say something is going to happen to help them get their feet back on the ground, it will happen."
The president has declared five Tennessee counties major disaster areas, which qualifies them for more federal aid.
These were the deadliest tornadoes in America in more than 20 years. Hundreds of people were injured. Hundreds of thousands more are without electricity.
Federal, state, and local emergency management teams are in the area as residents clear debris5 from storms that flattened6 houses and downed power lines.
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tornadoes
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n.龙卷风,旋风( tornado的名词复数 ) | |
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killer
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n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者 | |
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devastated
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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 | |
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compassionate
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adj.有同情心的,表示同情的 | |
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debris
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n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片 | |
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flattened
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[医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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