(上图为尼泊尔震后街景) 关联词汇
vibrate(震动)、shake(摇动)、collapse(坍塌)、bury(埋)、killed(丧生)、injured(受伤)、government政府、troop(军队)、increase(增加)、magnitude(震级)。 常见句型
1. An earthquake killed 300 people and left more than 8000 injured as houses、schools and offices collapsed.一场地震造成300人死亡,逾8000人受伤,房屋、校舍及办公室坍塌严重。2. Chinese government has sent troops to the area and the number of people killed in the earthquake has increased to 586.中国政府已派军队前往灾区,地震死亡人数以增加至586人。
2台风(typhoon)
(台风来临前的恐怖景象)
关联词汇
land(登陆)、strike(袭击)、eye(风眼)、orange alert(橙色预警)、red alert(红色预警)、heavy rain(暴雨)、tropical storm(热带风暴)、warning system(报警系统)。 常见句型
1. Severe Tropical Storm Usagi struck the Philippines in 2014 and brought heavy rain to the country.超强台风“天兔”在2014年袭击菲律宾,并带来大量降雨。
3海啸(tsunami)
(来自星际穿越的万米巨浪) 关联词汇
great wave(巨浪)、ocean(海洋)、natural disaster(自然灾害)、survivor(幸存者)、damage(损坏)、destroy(损毁)、earthquake(地震)。 常见句型
1. Tsunami is usually caused by strong earthquakes that happen in oceans.海啸通常是由发生在海洋中的强地震引起的。2. A better tsunami-prediction system is now under development.更精准的海啸预测系统现已在开发中。
4雾霾(haze)
(The Mist) 关联词汇
foggy(多雾的)、air pollution(空气污染)、respiratory system(呼吸系统)、particle(颗粒)、terrifying(恐怖的)、smog(烟雾)。 常见句型
1.When haze comes, the whole city was covered with suspended particles which can cause heavy problem to our health.当雾霾来临,整个城市都被能够严重我们身体健康的悬浮颗粒所覆盖。2. Beijing has experienced another day of smog following only two days of blue sky. The level of PM 2.5 in Beijing has risen to more than 120.在仅仅享受了两天的蓝天之后北京迎来了有一个雾霾天,PM2.5的值已经升高至120。