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读BBC练习雅思阅读:利比亚两移民船翻沉

2017-06-14 15:59:38来源:网络 柯林斯词典

  新东方在线雅思网为大家带来了读BBC练习雅思阅读:利比亚两移民船翻沉。文章包含词汇讲解和内容解析。希望以下内容能够为同学们的雅思备考提供帮助。新东方在线雅思网将第一时间为大家发布最新、最全、最专业的雅思报名官网消息和雅思考试真题及解析,供大家参考。

  Hello, I am Nile Patern with the BBC news. Rescue operations are underway of the coast of Libyaafter two boats carrying about 500 migrants capsized near the port of Zuwara. Onunconfirmed report says there are at least a hundred bodies at hospital in Zuwara includingnationals from Syria, Bangladesh and several sub-Saharan African countries. Our Libyancorrespondent Rana is in Tunisia. We haven't been able to establish how many people were oneach boat but from the people we've been speaking to, we are told that there were at least 400up to 500 on both of them. And rescue operation is still underway from one of those boatsthat capsized later of the day. And we understand that at least 20 or together have beenrescued but a hundreds are basically feared died at the stage.

  Austrian police say they will know until Friday the exact number of dead migrants found in anabandoned lorry near the Hungarian border. The initial estimate vary from 20 to 50. The lorryhas been left on the side of a road on motorway.

  President Obama has marked the 10tn anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by praising theresponse of the people of New Orleans to the devastation that the city suffered. In acommemorative speech, Mr Obama said what started as a natural disaster became a man-madedisarster."Orleans like so many cities in communities across the country had for too long havebeen plagued by structural inequalities that left too many people, especially poor people,especially people of color, without good jobs or affordable health care or decent housing, toomany kids grow up surrounded by violence, crime, cycling to substandard schools where fewhad a short to break up poverty and so like a body weakened when the storm hit. There is noresources to fall back on."

  There has been a surge in the number of deaths in Saudi Arabia from what known as MERS,middle east respiratory syndrome. Authorities say 17 people have died over the past sevendays. Alan Jonstan reports. MERS and infections have been recorded in countries across theMiddle East, Europe and Aisa, but Saudi has been hit hardest. Now the kingdom is coping withthe surge in the number of fatalities. Formal deaths were reported on Thursday. And Healthofficials admit they are worried about the timing of this, next month more than 2 million Muslimsfrom all around the world will gather in Saudi for the annual hajj pilgrimage.

  An Egyptian court sentenced 12 members of the Islamic State groups to death. They wereconvicted of joining IS and of planning attacks against police and soldiers. An official says six ofthose on trial were still at large. World news from the BBC.

  词汇解释:

  1.underway adj.进行中

  例句:There is a major debate underway todayabout what citizenship should mean — and what youshould get just for being an American.

  今天有个关于市民权利意义的大型的辩论在进行中,作为一名美国公民,你应当拥有什么权益。

  2.commemorative adj.纪念的

  例句:The new commemorative stamps are all sold out.

  新纪念邮票全卖完了。

  3.respiratory adj.呼吸的

  例句:The blocking of these receptors causes paralysis, respiratory failure and death.

  这些受体的阻塞将会引起麻痹、呼吸衰竭和死亡。

  4.vaccinate v/n.接种疫苗

  例句:We need to continue efforts to vaccinate and to put the needs of children in Africa first.

  我们需要继续努力接种疫苗并把非洲儿童的需要放在首要位置。

  5.fatality n.死亡

  例句:Both diseases are rare, but have a capacity to cause dramatic outbreaks with highfatality.

  这两种疾病均为罕见,但有能力引起剧烈暴发,具有高病死率。


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