(单词翻译:单击)
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The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday has reached over 160 and is expected to climb higher. Hundreds more have been injured in the disaster.
周三，意大利中部遭遇大地震袭击，死亡人数已超过160人而且预计还会攀升。数百人在地震中受伤。
The 6.2 magnitude quake and its aftershocks demolished several small towns in a remote, mountainous region of Italy near Rome and Perugia.
在罗马和佩鲁贾附近，6.2级地震及其余震摧毁了偏远山区的几个小城镇。
Rescue workers are still trying to dig through the rubble to rescue any survivors. But the region's steep terrain and narrow, winding roads are making it tough for officials to move rescue equipment around.
救援人员仍在努力挖掘碎石，以挽救任何幸存者。但该地区陡峭的地形和狭窄蜿蜒的道路使官员难以移动救援设备。
Italy is accustomed to massive earthquakes, since it's located atop two fault lines and has invested in quakeproof infrastructure to compensate. A writer for CNN points out many small, remote towns have neglected that earthquake-proofing.
意大利因位于两个断层线之上，因此经常发生大地震，国家投资了防震基础设施。一位CNN作家指出，许多小的偏远城镇忽视了抗震。
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词汇解析
1、expect
预期;预料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他们不再期待公司利润会增长。
要求；认为应当得到;指望
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。
怀孕
She was expecting another baby.
她又怀孕了。
I hear Dawn's expecting again.
我听说唐又怀孕了。
2、compensate
赔偿;补偿
The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly.
显然，官方对物价上涨进行补偿的承诺没有真正兑现。
To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
为了缓解经济困难，农场主们损失的补贴会得到补偿。
抵消
MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation.
下议院的议员们说关键是要找到一种抵消通货膨胀影响的机制。
The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip.
各种有利因素大大抵消了出行过程中的种种不便。
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