台风袭击菲律宾伤亡人数不断上涨_时事要闻

台风袭击菲律宾伤亡人数不断上涨

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-12-05 07:30 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The death toll¹ from a powerful storm that hit the southern Philippines is continuing to rise, as rescue teams headed for affected² areas.

菲律宾南部地区遭台风袭击，伤亡人数不断上涨，救援小组已奔赴灾区。

More than 100 people are now thought to have died after Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao island on Tuesday, bringing rain and high winds.

Tens of thousands were evacuated³ ahead of the storm, which is now passing over the western island of Palawan.

In Andap village in east Mindanao, at least 43 were killed in flash floods.

Water and mud rushed down mountainous slopes to engulf⁴（吞没） a school and a village hall serving as evacuation centres.

"They thought that they were already secure in a safe area, but they didn't know the torrents⁵（激流） of water would go their way," Compostela Valley Provincial⁶ Governor Arturo Uy told local media.

A road into the town was blocked by debris⁷, reports said, but the military said it was hoping to get helicopters into the area to assess the situation.

Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said body bags and other emergency supplies would be rushed to affected areas.

"The bodies are left lying on the ground in the open in New Bataan and we don't want to risk the spread of disease," she told Agence-France Presse news agency.

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1 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

4 engulf
vt.吞没，吞食
参考例句：
Floodwaters engulf a housing project in the Bajo Yuna community in central Dominican Republic.洪水吞没了多米尼加中部巴杰优那社区的一处在建的住房工程项目。 If we are not strong enough to cover all the minds up,then they will engulf us,and we are in danger.如果我们不够坚强来抵挡大众的意念，就会有被他们吞没的危险。

5 torrents
n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断
参考例句：
The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 provincial
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

7 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

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