Landslide in Southwest China Kills Five, 17 Missing

中国西南山崩 5死17失踪



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【新闻关键字】

1. landslide [ˋlænd͵slaɪd]：n.山崩

2. batter [ˋbætɚ]：v.重创；捣毁

3. swath [swɑθ] n. 一长条

4. trigger [ˋtrɪgɚ]：v.引发

5. quarry [ˋkwɔrɪ]：n.采石场；露天矿场

6. engulf [ɪnˋgʌlf]：v.吞没；卷入

7. makeshift [ˋmek͵ʃɪft]：adj.临时代用的

8. excavator [ˋɛkskə͵vetɚ]：n.挖土机

9. surge [sɝdʒ]：v.汹涌；奔腾

10. trap [træp]：v.受困；限制

Heavy rain has been battering a large swath of southwest and central China since last Saturday.

从上星期六后，豪雨已经重创中国的西南及中部的广大地区。

Rains triggered a landslide in a quarry in southwest China’s Guanxi Province on Monday.

星期一大雨引起中国广西省西南方一座采石场山崩。

The landslide engulfed a makeshift dormitory belonging to 23 quarry workers, state media reported.

国营媒体报导，这场山崩吞没了一间住有23位采石场工人的临时代用宿舍。

Five people died and another 17 are still missing.

5人死亡，另外17人仍然失踨。

In central Hunan Province, three workers were trapped in an excavator when floodwaters surged around them.

在湖南省中部，洪水暴涨，有三位工人受困在一台挖土机上。

In Mianyang, in southwest Sichuan Province, two men became trapped on an island in the center of a flooded river when fishing.

在四川省西南方的绵阳地区，两位男士在钓鱼时，受困在暴涨的溪河小岛上。

More flooding and landslides are expected as river levels remain high.

因为河流水位仍然很高，更多的淹水与山崩是可预期的。

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