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Lesson 42 Part Ⅰ Lesson 42 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises Numbers: Some of the Major Earthquakes in History Place Date Casualties Degree 1.Lisbon, Portugal November 1,1755 ______ ______ 2.San Francis
Pre-Listening Vocabulary casualties: deaths caused by an accident or war devastate: cause major damage death toll: the number of related deaths recognition: the ability to know who someone is The Great Fire Of London Had Few Recorded Casualties-1666年
1. The US Geological Survey has recorded ten aftershocks following a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma. There were reports of building cracks and other damage but no injuries. 2. The head of Connecticut's largest utility says it will get close to
Laurel Bowman | US General: Civilian Casualties Hurt US, NATO Mission in Afghanistan 15 April 2010 Bullet holes in window of a civilian bus The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, General David Petraeus, says civilian casual
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said he has a distinctly different version of the incident Sunday in Farah Province, in which some local officials are claiming more than 100 civilians were killed. Gen. David McKiernan listens to a rep
By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2007 The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase. The officer spoke Fr
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 05 October 2006 Renewed violence in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta has reportedly killed nine soldiers in the latest firefight involving militants and government troops. Nigerian seperatist rebels brandish weapons in a show
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb went off near a NATO base in Naw Zad district in southern Afghan province of Helmand on Thursday evening, causing casualties, said an official. A militant rammed his explosive-laden vehi
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 April 2007 Aid agencies and Somali elders are coming to terms with the after-effects of recent violence in Somalia's capital that has been described as the worst fighting since civil war broke out in 1991. Cathy Majtenyi
DALIAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A fire that ripped through a Wal-Mart outlet in Dalian was put out Wednesday morning, local authorities said. No casualties were reported in the fire that broke out at 9 a.m. on the fifth floor of the outlet in the port cit
Afghanistan's defense minister on Sunday said the Pentagon has pledged to take steps to reduce civilian casualties from aerial attacks against insurgents in the country. A strategic review of the war will also be conducted as Afghanistan gets permis
Yvonne: Hello, Im Yvonne Archer and this is 6 minute English. And with me today is Callum Robertson. Hello Callum! Callum: Hello Yvonne. Yvonne: Now today's topic is about an extraordinary(特别的) document which has been keptsecret for more than t
1. President Barack Obama is making a new pitch for revised health care reform. He traveled to Philadelphia today to drum up support for the plan. There Obama accused insurance companies of placing profits over people. 2. A father and son were wounde
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Peru on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, which occurred at 0237 GMT, was centered 18 km west of Chivay, with a depth of 6.6 km. No casualties or dam
Beijing IKEA site fire causes no casualties
China's Consulate-General in Canada's Calgary has confirmed that no Chinese have been wounded or killed in the raging wildfire in west Canada. Consulate-general Wang Xinping says about 100 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from nearby areas. Wang
Heavily armed insurgents have attempted to storm a guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital. The attack began just after 11 p.m. local time Tuesday, with heavy explosions accompanying sporadic automatic weapons fire. Polic
MANILA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- No Chinese national has so far been found dead in the flashfloods triggered by tropical storm Washi ( local name Sendong), a Chinese embassy official said on Sunday. When asked on possible casualties of Chinese nationals,
NATO has resumed airstrikes on the Libyan capital after a brief layoff, hitting several targets late Tuesday. Witnesses say they heard loud explosions(爆炸) in the center of Tripoli and saw plumes of smoke. Libyan state media say the bombings hit c
BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday confirmed the safety of Chinese citizens during attacks in Afghanistan on Sunday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin made the remarks at a regular press briefing. According to media reports, Taliban su