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Unit4ReportsonDisastersaAccidents

PartIGettingready

PartIIHurricanes&tornadoes

AYouaregoingtohearanewsitem.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,writedownsomekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Afterthesecondlistening,answerthefollowingquestions..

简明词典单词解释

completelyad.完全地,十分地,全然

cutoff切下,割下;切断,截断,隔离,使中断联系,中断,剥夺财产继承权

officialadj.官方的,正式的

death;deaths（death）:

n.死;灭亡

tolln.通行费,代价,钟声

armyn.军队

reliefn.宽慰;欣慰

effortn.努力,艰难的尝试

Davidn.大卫

stormn.风暴;暴（风）雨

upto直到,达到…;由…决定;从事,搞

miles（mile）:

n.英里

struckstrike的过去式（分词）

coastn.海岸;滑行

flattening（flatten）:

v.弄平;击倒

destroying（destroy）:

vt.破坏;消灭;打破

crops（crop）:

n.庄稼;收成

transportn.运输;运输工具

links（link）:

n.环;环节v.串连

tidala.潮汐的,定时涨落的

waves（wave）:

n.波,波浪;波动

torrentiala.奔流的,如急流的,猛烈的

railwayn.铁路,铁道

floodedpp.涌到

areas;area（Area）:

n.地区;面积

ferryn.渡船,渡口

sank（sink）:

n.（厨房内的）洗涤槽

dueto由于…,归因于…;预定…

floodingn.泛滥,产后出血

collapsing断裂

electrocutions（electrocution）:

n.电刑,电死

evacuated（evacuate）:

v.疏散,撤出,排泄

sheltern.隐蔽处;掩蔽,庇护

camps（camp）:

n.野营,营地,兵营

surveyingn.概观,测量

helicoptern.直升机

chiefn.首长,头子

ministern.大臣;部长

resembled（resemble）:

vt.相似,类似,象

burialn.埋葬,埋藏,掩埋

appealedto（appealto）:

对…有吸引力;呼吁,请求;诉诸…

federala.联邦的;联盟的

governmentn.政府,内阁;政体;统治

treatvt.治疗

incidentn.事件;事变

calamityn.灾难,不幸事件

Tapescript:

Largenumbersofvillageshavebeencompletelycutoff.Theofficialsaidthedeathtollcouldreach2000.TheIndianarmyhasbeencalledintohelpthereliefeffort.FromDeli.HereisDavidWillis..

Thestormwithwindsofupto75milesanhourstruckIndia'ssoutheastcoast,flatteninghomes,destroyingcropsandcuttingtransportlinks.Eyewitnessesreportedtidalwavesmorethan12feethigh.Thestormwasfollowedbytorrentialrains,whichsweptawayroadsandrailwaylines,andfloodedlowlyingareas.Morethan40peoplearethoughttohavediedwhenaferrysank.Butmostofthedeathshavebeenduetoflooding,housescollapsingorelectrocutions.Morethan100000peoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomesandaretakingshelterinreliefcamps.Aftersurveyingthefloodedareabyhelicopter,thechiefministersaiditresembledaburialground.He'sappealedtothefederalgovernmenttotreattheincidentasanationalcalamity.DavidWillis..

Listentothefollowingnewsitem.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,takedownsomekeywordsintheleft-handcolumn.Afterthesecondlistening,answerthefollowingquestions..

简明词典单词解释

Greenwichn.格林尼治

thunderstorms（thunderstorm）:

n.雷暴雨

Europen.欧洲

appears（appear）:

vi.出现;显得;好象

Exceptionally（exceptionally）:

ad.例外地;非常地

rainfalln.降雨,降雨量

floodingn.泛滥,产后出血

Switzerlandn.瑞士

Italyn.意大利

chaosn.混乱

railn.铁轨;轨道;铁路

transportn.运输;运输工具

affecteda.假装的

delays（delay）:

vt.推迟;耽搁;延误

airports（airport）:

n.机场,航空站

Although（although）:

conj.尽管,虽然

expecteda.预期的,期待的

normal（Normal）:

adj.正常的,正规的

Italianadj.意大利的

motorways;motorway（motorway）:

n.汽车高速公路

forthcominga.即将到来的;现有的

services（service）:

n.服务

normalized（normalize）:

v.使正常,使标准化

governmentn.政府,内阁;政体;统治

spokeswomann.女发言人

announced（announce）:

vt.宣布,宣告,发表

damagevt.损害,毁坏n.损害

property（Property）:

n.财产;财产权

atleast至少,起码,无论如何

francspn.法兰西丝

Experts（expert）:

n.专家a.熟练的

casualtyn.严重事故,伤亡,受害者

figures（figure）:

n.外形;人物;数字v.描绘;出现

emergencyn.急症;紧急情况

warnings（warning）:

n.警告,告诫,鉴诫

issued（issue）:

n.问题;发行;结果

storms（storm）:

n.风暴;暴（风）雨

federala.联邦的;联盟的

urgedv.催促,怂恿vbl.催促,怂恿

motorists（motorist）:

n.乘汽车者,常坐汽车的人

travelers（traveler）:

n.旅客

international（International）:

a.国际的,世界（性）的

allowed允许

mainadj.主要的n.主要部分

north-southadj.纵贯的

routes（route）:

n.路;路线

Tapescript:

NinehoursGreenwichMeanTime.ThenewsreadbyWendyGordon.TheworstoftheheavyrainsandthunderstormsthathavebeensweepingpartsofEuropeduringthepastweekappearstobeover.ExceptionallyheavyrainfallbroughtfloodingtomanypartsofGermany,Switzerland,NorthernItalyandFranceandchaostorailandroadtransport.Airtraffictoohasbeenaffectedwithflightdelaysatairports.Althoughmostflightsareexpectedtobebacktonormalbythistimetomorrow,thereareexpectedtobeseriousdelaysontheGermanandItalianmotorwaysovertheforthcomingholidayweekendandtrainservicesareunlikelytobenormalizedforseveraldays.AgovernmentspokeswomaninFranceannouncedthatthedamagetohomesandpropertyisexpectedtobeatleastfourthousandmillionfrancs.Itisreportedthatatleastfivepeoplehavelosttheirlives.Expertsagreethatcasualtyfiguresarelowbecauseemergencywarningswereissuedonthedaybeforethestormsbegan.ThefederalgovernmentinSwitzerlandhasurgedmotoristsandrailtravelersnottotravelduringthenextfewdaysandnointernationaltrafficwillbeallowedonthemainnorth-southmotorwayroutesacrossthecountryuntilnextTuesday..

PartIIIEarthquakes

AYouaregoingtohearanewsitemaboutanearthquake.Writedowneverywordasadictation.Itwillbereadthreetimes.Firstreading,readfrombeginningtoend.Secondreading,readwithpauses.Thirdreading,readatnormalspeedagain..

Tapescript:

Anotherearthquake,thefifthinthreedays,hitJapanlastnight.Hundredsofhomeshavenowbeendestroyedorbadlydamaged,andthousandshavebeenmadehomelesssincetheearthquakesstarted.Manyofthehomelesshavebeguntomakethemselvesmakeshiftsheltersfromtherubble.Electricity,gasandwatersupplieshavealsobeenseriouslydisrupted.Expertsbelievethatthecountrywillbehitbymorequakesduringthenext48hours..

Tapescript:

It'seighto'clockonMondaythe24thofNovember.Atleast400peoplearefearedtohavediedinamajorearthquakewhichshooklargeareasofsouthernItalylastnight.AsrescueworkcontinuesinwideareasofsouthernItalyitisbecomingincreasinglymorelikelythatthepresenttollof400deadwillrisemuchhigher.ThetremorswerefeltalloverItaly,fromtheFrenchbordertoSicily,buttheworstdamageappearstobeinsmalltownsandvillages,manyofthemveryisolated,outsideNaples.Naplesitselfhasalsobeenbadlyaffected.Inalittlevillageaboutsixtymileseastofthecityscoresofpeoplearethoughttohavediedastheearthquakehitavillagehospitalandalocalchurchaswellasmanyprivatehomes.Itappearsthattherewasaneveningservicegoingoninthechurchatthetime..

InNaplesitwastheoldpartofthecitywhichwasworstaffected—manybuildingsofeightorninestoriesbrokeapartandcollapsedastheearthquakehitataround8p.m.lastnight.Alargeproportionofinhabitantsspentthenightintheopeninthestreetsorsquaresandassmallertremorscontinue,morechaoshasensuedastownspeoplerushforthecountryside,blockingroadsandcausingtrafficjams.Telephonelineshavebeenbrokenandelectricityandwatersuppliesarefailing—thefogandcoldconditionsaremakingrescueoperationsverydifficultinsomeoftheremoterpartsofthesouthparticularlywhereroadconditionsarenotverygood..

Ourowncorrespondenthasbeentothedisasterareaandsendsusthisreport....

PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:

EarthquakeTips

Nowlistentoapassageaboutearthquaketips.Thefollowingphrasesdescribewhatyoushoulddoandshouldnotdowhenanearthquakehits.Putthesephrasesintothecorrectcolumn..

Tapescript:

Duringanearthquake

Whenyoufeelanearthquake,duckunderadeskorsturdytable.Stayawayfromwindows,bookcases,filecabinets,heavymirrors,hangingplants,andotherheavyobjectsthatcouldfall.Watchoutforfallingplasterandceilingtiles.Stayundercoveruntiltheshakingstops,andholdontoyourcover.Ifitmoves,movewithit.Belowaresomeadditionaltipsforspecificlocations:

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•IfyouareinaHIGH-RISEBUILDING,andnotnearadeskortable,moveagainstaninteriorwallandprotectyourheadwithyourarms.Donotusetheelevators.Donotbesurprisedifthealarmorsprinklersystemscomeon.Stayindoors.Glasswindowscandislodgeduringthequakeandsailforhundredsoffeet..

•Ifyou'reOUTDOORS,movetoaclearareaawayfromtrees,signs,buildings,electricalwires,andpoles..

•Ifyou'reonaSIDEWALKNEARBUILDINGS,duckintoadoorwaytoprotectyourselffromfallingbricks,glass,plaster,andotherdebris..

•Ifyou'reDRIVING,pullovertothesideoftheroadandstop.Avoidoverpasses,powerlines,andotherhazards.Stayinsidethevehicleuntiltheshakingisover..

•Ifyou'reinaCROWDEDSTOREOROTHERPUBLICPLACE,donotrushforexits.Moveawayfromdisplayshelvescontainingobjectsthatcouldfall..

•Ifyou'reinaWHEELCHAIR,stayinit.Movetocover,ifpossible,lockyourwheels,andprotectyourheadwithyourarms..

•Ifyou'reintheKITCHEN,moveawayfromtherefrigerator,stove,andoverheadcupboards.（TaketimeNOWtoanchorappliances,andinstallsecuritylatchesoncupboarddoorstoreducehazards.）.

•Ifyou'reinaSTADIUMORTHEATER,stayinyourseatandprotectyourheadwithyourarms.Donottrytoleaveuntiltheshakingisover,thenleaveinacalm,orderlymanner.Avoidrushingtowardsexits..

Aftertheearthquakechecklist

•Bepreparedforaftershocks,andplanwhereyouwilltakecoverwhenthey.

occur.

•Checkforinjuries.Givefirstaid,asnecessary..

•Remaincalmandreassureothers.

•Avoidbrokenglass.

•Checkforfire.Takeappropriateactionsandprecautions..

•Checkgas,water,andelectriclines.Ifdamaged,shutoffservice.Ifgasisleaking,don'tusematches,flashlights,appliances,orelectricswitches.Openwindows,leavebuilding,andreporttogascompany..

•Replacealltelephonereceivers,anduseforemergencycallsonly..

•Tunetotheemergencybroadcaststat