Quake Kills at Least 138 in Southeast Turkey-英语课

时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：英语新闻

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　　A powerful earthquake has struck southeastern Turkey, killing 1 at least 138. The quake, measuring 7.2, has caused buildings to collapse 2 in the remote and poor region and there are growing fears of of a high casualty toll 3. A major rescue operation is underway in the area.

　　In the desperate search for survivors 4, using shovels 5 and even their bare hands, people work through the rubble 6 of one of numerous collapsed 7 buildings. In the town of Ercis close to the epicenter of the quake, 25 apartment blocks have reportedly collapsed, including a student dormitory.
　　My wife and four month old baby are inside, this man said. as he watches people digging through the rubble of his home. But there is already growing anger.
　　Look they choose money over people's lives, this apartment building should never have collapsed, this man said.
　　Observers say Turkey has a chronic 8 problem of poorly constructed buildings, in particular state built structures that frequently fail when earthquakes strike. Sunday's quake measured 7.2 and struck very close to the surface, magnifying its power.
　　Southeastern Turkey is one of the most remote and poorest regions in the country. There is growing concern for the fate of numerous small towns and villages from which there has been little news due to the telephone system failing.
　　Emergency teams have reached some of the main cities and towns, and several ministers have visited the region.
　　Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay visited the town of Ercis, which was badly damaged by the quake. He promised everything would be done to help.
　　A plane carrying 160 people for rescuing and assistance has been sent, two other military planes have also been dispatched. He said the government is doing everything it can to assist.
　　The country's main earthquake research center, Kandili, in Istanbul estimated such a quake could claim between 500 and 1,000 lives.
　　Turkey is no stranger to quakes in a seismically 9 active region. In 1999 the Istanbul area was hit by a powerful quake killing more than 20,000 people.

1 killing

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 collapse

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

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。

3 toll

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

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。

4 survivors

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

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

5 shovels

n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份