2014年CRI 我国部分地区遭遇暴雨侵袭 李克强同罗马尼亚总理蓬塔会谈

 

Heavy rains which have been pelting¹ various parts of China since Sunday have been triggering floods, landslides², and significant traffic disruptions.

Severe rainstorms have been battering³ Chongqing , triggering landslides that killed three people and left 11 others missing.

The heavy rains have also caused the water levels in the Three Gorges⁴ reservoir to swell⁵ to a record high for this year's flood season.

Continuous storms have also been sweeping⁶ through different parts of eastern and central China, causing more than 100 landslides in Hubei.

Forecasters have also issued a storm alert for northern China, with some parts of Beijing and the surrounding province of Hebei being hit by heavy rainstormsas well.

China and Romania have signed four cooperation deals covering energy, finance and infrastructure⁷ construction.

This follows talks between Chinese Premier⁸ Li Keqiang and visiting Romanian Prime Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta in Beijing.

Li Keqiang is suggesting stronger energy cooperation, including nuclear, thermal⁹ and wind power.

He also says the Chinese side also wants to speed up a joint¹⁰ study on a high-speed railway project linking Bucharest and Constanta.

For his part, Ponta says Romania wants to strengthen its cooperation with China in infrastructure construction.

1 pelting   

微不足道的，无价值的，盛怒的

参考例句：

• The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。
• Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。

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 battering   

n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
• He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句

5 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

6 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

7 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

8 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。

9 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。