Lesson 04 · A Horrible Earthquake

S1

Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake.

地震前，脏水从水井和水渠中往上涌。

well 井 canal 运河、水渠 earthquake 地震

S2

But no one judged that an earthquake was coming.

但没有人判断出地震即将来临。

judge 判断、断定

S3

Suddenly, everything shook.

突然，一切都在摇晃。

shake 摇动、震动（过去式 shook）

S4

It seemed as if the world was at an end.

似乎世界已经到了尽头。

as if 好像、似乎 at an end 结束、到头

S5

Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed.

数百万的砖房和许多水坝都被摧毁了。

millions of 数百万的、大量的 brick 砖、砖块 dam 水坝、堤坝 destroy 摧毁、毁坏

S6

Railway tracks became useless bars.

铁轨变成了无用的铁条。

track 轨道、铁轨 useless 无用的 bar 条、棒、杆

S7

Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam.

矿井里的管道爆裂，喷出难闻的蒸汽。

pipe 管道、管子 mine 矿井、矿山 burst 爆裂、破裂 steam 蒸汽、水汽

S8

Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.

巨大的裂缝到处困住了骑自行车的人。

crack 裂缝、裂纹 trap 使陷入、困住 cyclist 骑自行车的人

S9

The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers.

第二天，这一事件成了所有报纸的头版头条或主标题。

event 事件、大事 headline 头版头条、大字标题

S10

With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim's extreme suffering.

记者们概述了这场灾难之后，整个国家都被破坏程度和受灾者极度的痛苦震惊了。

outline 概要、概述 disaster 灾难、灾祸 victim 受害者、受灾者 extreme 极度的、极端的

S11

People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying "Congratulations! You survived!".

当人们读到幸存者们互相安慰着说“恭喜！你还活着！”时，他们都深受感动。

moved 受感动的 survivor 幸存者 comfort 安慰 survive 幸存、活下来

S12

So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away.

因此，他们不仅真诚地表达了自己的同情，还立刻组织起来帮助受害者。

express 表达 sympathy 同情 sincerely 真诚地 right away 立刻、马上

S13

The injured were rescued and the dead were buried.

伤员得到了营救，遇难者也得到了安葬。

injured 受伤的；the injured 伤员 rescue 营救、救援 bury 埋葬

S14

The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity.

惊恐的幸存者被从废墟下挖了出来，并得到了住所、干净的水和电力。

frightened 受惊吓的、害怕的 dig out 挖出 ruin 废墟（常用复数 ruins） shelter 避难所、住处

S15

Thanks to people's help, the loss was minimized.

多亏了人们的帮助，损失被降到了最低。

thanks to 多亏、由于 loss 损失 minimize 使降到最低限度

📖 Lesson 04 · A Horrible Earthquake 一场可怕的地震