CCTV9英语新闻：广东清远暴雨

Qingyuan has been one of the worst hit cities in Guangdong province by torrential rains. As the flood wore on, landslides 1 poured into rural areas and traffic came to a standstill, schools have been forced shut.

 

A major downpour like this is only expected once every two hundred years. So many were caught offguard when floods emerged in 19 townships of the city. In Xiniu township, power was completely gone, telecommunication 2 lines dead, and low rise houses inundated 3 by rising water levels.

 

"I can’t do my business now. All my furniture is submerged. The flood came in before I could move them out," said a gas station manager.

 

In a local elementary school, over 30 students were left stranded 4 in their classrooms.

 

"All the village roads are intraversable. Classes are now over. But we don’t know how to send students home," said a teacher of Chimi elementary school.

 

The tide of events turned tragic 5 for one family. Local police reported that a pregnant woman trapped by the flood had gone into labor 6. Their rescue efforts unfortunately came too late when they found her—as her water had already broke. By the time the expectant mother was rushed to hospital, she was already dehydrated and in a state of high blood pressure. Doctors were unable to save her unborn baby

 

By Friday, some 400,000 local residents in Qingyuan city have been affected 7. One person was reported missing and one pronounced dead. As the rain subsides 8, it leaves behind a city submerged with direct economic losses over a billion yuan.

 

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1
landslides

  
 


山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数


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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。












2
telecommunication

  
 


n.电信，远距离通信


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Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。












3
inundated

  
 


v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付


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We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》












4
stranded

  
 


a.搁浅的，进退两难的


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He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。












5
tragic

  
 


adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的


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The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。












6
labor

  
 


n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦


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We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。












7
affected

  
 


adj.不自然的，假装的


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She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。












8
subsides

  
 


v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的第三人称单数 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上


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Emotion swells and subsides. 情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
His emotion swells and subsides. 他的情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》