英语新闻视频：二战遗留炸弹在东京挖掘

1【Second Wold War bomb unearthed 1 in Tokyo】二战遗留炸弹在东京挖掘

TEXT:Unearthing a piece of history - very carefully. Japanese soldiers lift an unexploded firebomb - thought to be 60 years old - from a construction site in downtown Tokyo. Officials believe it was dropped by the United States during the waning 2 days of the Second World War. Police cordoned 3 off a wide section of the Japanese capital - fearful the bomb would detonate.TOSHIHITO TAKAHASHI, JAPANESE SELF DEFENSE 4 FORCE UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE 5 DISPOSAL DIVISION, SAYING: "There are highly flammable chemicals inside the bomb, and they're designed to create fires in the area they're dispersed 6." In the months before Japan's surrender in 1945, the U.S. firebombed Tokyo, razing 7 much of the capital and killing 8 more than 100,000 people.

参考译文:一段历史的发掘--非常的小心。日本士兵将一枚未爆炸的炸弹从东京市区一建筑工地挖掘出来，炸弹可能是六十年前留下来的。日本官员认为这是二次世界大战期间美国投下来的。警方封锁了日本首都很大一块面积，担心炸弹可能会爆炸。日本自卫队未爆炸条例处理部门Toshihto Takahashi说：“炸弹里有高度易燃物质，会在驱散地区产生大火。”在1945年日本投降之前，美国对东京实行轰炸摧毁其大部分地区，造成100,000多人死亡。

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unearthed

  
 


出土的（考古）


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Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。












2
waning

  
 


adj.（月亮）渐亏的，逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡


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Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly. 她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
The day is waning and the road is ending. 日暮途穷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》












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cordoned

  
 


v.封锁，用警戒线围住( cordon的过去式 )


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Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 来自《简明英汉词典》












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defense

  
 


n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩


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The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。












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ordinance

  
 


n.法令；条令；条例


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The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。












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dispersed

  
 


adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的


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The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。












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razing

  
 


v.彻底摧毁，将…夷为平地( raze的现在分词 )


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Years of war culminated in nothing less than a brutal razing of the city. 经年的战争给这座城市带来的不亚于灭顶之灾。 来自互联网













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killing

  
 


n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财


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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。