哥斯达黎加发生7.6级地震 两人死亡
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A powerful earthquake in north-western Costa Rica has killed two people. 

哥斯达黎加西北部发生强地震,两人死亡。
 
The Red Cross said a 55-year-old woman died of a heart attack in Guanacaste, near the epicentre of the quake, and a construction worker was killed when a wall collapsed1
 
The US Geological Survey said the 7.6-magnitude quake occurred beneath the Nicoya peninsula, 140km west of the capital, San Jose. 
 
A tsunami2 alert which had been issued for the area has been cancelled. 
 
The quake rattled3 buildings in some parts of the capital, San Jose, Reuters news agency reported.
 
Power and communications were briefly4 knocked out, according to the Costa Rican authorities.
 
Regional media reported the quake could be felt as far away as Nicaragua and El Salvador.
 
The US Geological Survey originally said it had a magnitude of 7.9, but revised it down to 7.6. 
 
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which had at first issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast of most of Central and South America, has cancelled its alert.
 
President Laura Chinchillla said Costa Rica's emergency services were surveying the damage.
 
She said that so far there had been no reports of any serious damage to buildings.


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1 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句:
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
2 tsunami bpAyo     
n.海啸
参考例句:
  • Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
  • Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
3 rattled b4606e4247aadf3467575ffedf66305b     
慌乱的,恼火的
参考例句:
  • The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
  • Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里,窗户都格格作响。
4 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
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