泰国台风造成的死亡人数继续上升
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2001-国际风云（4）
Death Toll 1 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 devastated 2 areas and ordered key ministries 3 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 scramble 4 to the safety of trees held on for dear life. Other families said they managed to awaken 5 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
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。