纽约市搜寻和救援工作仍在继续

纽约市搜寻和救援工作仍在继续

Search and Rescue Efforts Continue in New York City
Barbara Schoetzau
New York
12 Sep 2001 20:39 UTC

A 1)massive search effort continues at the New York site that was once the location of the World Trade Center.
New York city officials say they still hope to find survivors¹ buried under the 2)rubble of the two towers that 3)dominated the New York city 4)skyline. Only a few people have been located so far. But rescue workers say that people trapped in voids or air pockets may still be alive.
Search teams from as far away as Puerto Rico have joined the 5)rescue effort. But their work has been 6)hampered by the huge amount of 7)debris² concrete, twisted steel, and shattered glass that covered the ground after the collapse³ of the two towers and a smaller, 47-story building in the World Trade Center complex.
Rescue workers had to remove the debris from the area surrounding the collapsed⁴ buildings before they were able to get directly to the site. Barges⁵ are taking much of the debris out of the city. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says it will take two to three weeks to clear the area.
City officials refuse to estimate the 8)death toll⁶. But Mayor Giuliani has braced⁷ New Yorkers for numbers he calls unbearable⁸. He says the city has based its recovery efforts on a few thousand 9)casualties in each of the towers. At least 200 firemen and 50 police officers are missing.
The mayor says New Yorkers have shown that the spirit of the city is about its people, not its buildings. He encourages everyone to get involved in helping⁹ out during New York's darkest days. "There are going to be a lot of people today who need help and need assistance, either because of the fact that they know people who were lost in this terrible 10)tragedy or because they are just frightened of what may happen," he said. "If you could, comfort them and help them and assist them, particularly elderly people. That might be a way in which you can 11)contribute."
About 1,200 businesses 12)employ about 50,000 people in the entire World Trade Center complex. New York officials believe many people were able to escape in the one hour between the terrorist attacks and the collapse of the two towers. The third building had already been evacuated¹⁰ when it collapsed about seven hours after the two towers.
New York Governor George Pataki says the city remains¹¹ in a state of "highest possible alert," with boats on 13)continuous 14)patrol of the 15)waterways surrounding the island of Manhattan. Police can be seen on streets throughout the city. Their presence is particularly heavy at major landmarks¹² and the United Nations. Access to Manhattan remains limited. And the 16)reservoir that supplies New York city its water is under guard.
Lines of people are waiting to donate blood at hospitals and blood banks throughout the city. Local restaurants and shops are sending food, and many churches remained open through the night. Governor Pataki says one of the biggest challenges facing the city is to find enough personnel to help New Yorkers "cope with loss and deal with the scope of their nightmare."

(1) massive[5mAsIv]adj.厚重的, 大块的, 魁伟的, 结实的
(2) rubble[5rQb(E)l]n.碎石
(3) dominate[5dRmIneIt]v.支配, 占优势
(4) skyline[5skaIlaIn]n.地平线, 以天空为背景映出轮廓
(5) rescue[5reskju:]vt.援救, 营救n.援救, 营救
(6) hamper[5hAmpE(r)]v.妨碍, 牵制
(7) debris[5deIbri:; (?@) dE5bri:]n.碎片, 残骸
(8) death toll n.死亡人数
(9) casualties人员伤亡
(10) tragedy[5trAdVIdI]n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
(11) contribute[kEn5trIbju:t]v.捐助, 捐献, 贡献, 投稿
(12) employ[Im5plCI]vt.雇用, 用, 使用v.使用n.雇用
(13) continuous[kEn5tInjJEs]adj.连续的, 持续的
(14) patrol[pE5trEJl]v.出巡, 巡逻n.巡逻
(15) waterway n.水路, 排水沟
(16) reservoir[5rezEvwB:(r)]n.水库, 蓄水池

 

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 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。

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 barges   

驳船( barge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
• There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。

6 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。

7 braced   

adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

9 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

10 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

11 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

12 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句