2006年VOA标准英语-Rescue Operations Continue in Philippines
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Douglas Bakshian
Manila
18 February 2006
Rescue operations continue on Leyte island in the Philippines, a day after a landslide 1 buried a village under a sea of mud. Authorities say only several dozen survivors 3 have been accounted for in a village of 1,800 people. Other villages in the area have been evacuated 4 as a precaution.
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Filipino soldiers help pull landslide survivor 2 out of mud, Saturday
Fresh rescue and assessment 5 teams were flown to the region Saturday, including search dogs and miners. Philippine disaster officials say medicine, body bags, tents, food and generators 6 were also dispatched.
The village of Guinsaugon was buried in a sea of mud Friday morning, when the side of a nearby mountain collapsed 7. Rescue workers are treading carefully in knee-deep mud, fearing that the soft, unstable 8 soil could shift again.
In another development, officials say 11 more villages in the area have been evacuated because of concerns over more landslides 9. The residents are being moved to evacuation centers.
In Manila, President Gloria Arroyo 10 presided over a meeting of national disaster officials, and called on the country to show courage in the face of tragedy.
"This a time of trial for our souls. The country should be united, should be together, should embrace and help all of those who lost their loved ones," she said.
The U.S. Navy is also pitching in. Two American warships 11 are heading to the stricken region, and a U.S. Embassy official says they will be able to launch 17 helicopters and 1,000 Marines by daybreak Sunday.
The vessels 12, which were already in the Philippines for military exercises, also carry equipment to purify water, generators and other supplies. Philippine naval 13 vessels have been ordered to the region, as well, to be used as floating hospitals and command centers.
Leyte has been the scene of tragedy before. In 1991, more than 5,000 people died in floods caused by a typhoon.
Heavy rains have lashed 14 the region for days, which may have contributed to the landslide.
- Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
- An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
- The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
- There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
- 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
- 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。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
- The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
- Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
- The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
- 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。
- She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。
- They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。
- The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
- The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。