VOA标准英语听者文摘:印尼地震:救援工作全面展开
日期:2007-11-29 21:14

(单词翻译:单击)

Indonesia Eathquake:

Relief Operations Fully Underway

After trickling in for two days, aid to the shattered island began pouring in Thursday, with international aid organizations and the Indonesian military ferrying in water, food and medicine.

Scores of people sought refuge in temporary shelters such as this one, on the island’s capital, Gunung Sitoli.

As many as 30 percent of the town’s buildings were destroyed when the quake struck late Monday. It came just three months after a magnitude nine quake in the same area sparked a tsunami that killed over 300,000 people across the Indian Ocean region.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the island Thursday, and promised to take quick action to help residents, including getting the electricity running again.

The president says, in this emergency situation, the people of Indonesia must unite to overcome their hardships and rebuild their lives.

While Nias bore the brunt of the damage ---- 500 of the 518 reported deaths occurred there, according to a UN survey ---- Simuelue and Sumatra Islands were also affected.

Brian Williams owns a resort on Simeulue.

Brian Williams: I just had a call from the governor of the island who said that the world is not helping Simeulue. We need help in Simeulue so I’m organizing boats now.

There are deaths, destroyed buildings and traumatized survivors, including Juan Pedro Garcia.

Juan Pedro Garcia: At the moment, I think it’s just too uneasy. There’s too much damage. No one knows what’s going on. It’s all up in the air at the moment. We just don’t know.

The full extent of the damage remains unclear, as rescue efforts continue.

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重点单词
  • militaryadj. 军事的 n. 军队
  • shatteredadj. 破碎的;极度疲劳的 v. 打碎;削弱;使心烦意
  • reliefn. 减轻,解除,救济(品), 安慰,浮雕,对比 adj
  • tricklingn. 油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起 v. 流出;使滴下
  • resortn. (度假)胜地,手段,凭借 vi. 诉诸,常去
  • affectedadj. 受影响的,受感动的,受疾病侵袭的 adj. 做
  • temporaryadj. 暂时的,临时的 n. 临时工
  • surveyv. 调查,检查,测量,勘定,纵览,环视 n. 调查,纵
  • borevt. 使厌烦 n. 讨厌的人,麻烦事 v. 钻孔,开凿
  • refugen. 避难(处), 庇护(所) v. 庇护,避难(所)