CCTV9英语新闻：从瓦砾中救出2名幸存者

Amid all the suffering and pain caused by Sunday’s earthquake in Yunnan Province, some stories are coming out that are full of hope and demonstrate the incredible efforts of rescue workers and survivors 1. At the epicenter of the quake, an 88-year-old woman was pulled out of the rubble 2 after being buried for about 50 hours, and later on a three-year-old boy was pulled from the wreckage 3.

In the very epicenter of the quake, an 88-year-old woman was pulled out of the rubble after being buried for about 50 hours.

The clock is ticking for rescue workers as they rush to find those lost in the rubble days after the earthquake hit Yunnan Province. But the workers and soldiers are not wasting any time. When reporters reached the spot where 88-year-old Xiong Zhengfen was buried in two floors’ worth of debris 4, soldiers had already carved out a hole through the first layer.



When Xiong was trapped, her family members did not know where she was. She called out and got the attention of rescuers.



"The voice was coming from down there, so we opened a hole in the area. It was the best place to rescue her," said military rescue leader Zhang Yuhu.



Xiong was buried in what used to be a two story building made of mud, wood and cement. Once a 30-centimeter-wide hole was dug, medics immediately fed Xiong glucose 5 through a tube. Tape had to be put over her eyes to protect them from the sudden brightness of the daylight..



"It’s been five hours since 12:30. We can’t dig too fast, but we have to go through layer by layer to make sure the rubble doesn’t crumble," said soldier Lin Jiahua.



Finally, six hours after she was found, Xiong was saved and reunited with her family. This doctor at the scene said that her blood pressure was normal and stable. Xiong was later sent to the city hospital in Zhaotong, where she is reported to be in stable condition.



Elsewhere in the village, a three-year-old boy was also found trapped in rubble. One of his hands was caught by a fallen sofa that was lodged 6 against a pillar. The pain was taking its toll 7 on the boy, causing him to lose consciousness.



"Kid, don’t fall asleep. You’ll see your mom soon. Don’t sleep. Look over here!" said a soldier.



A lifting jack 8 was sent to the scene, and with its help, the boy’s hand was pulled out. Because of the quick response of the rescue workers, there is no major of lasting 9 damage to his hand.



These rescue stories are just two of the many coming out of the quake area. But the rescue workers and soldiers still much work to be done, and the clock is ticking.

In the very epicenter of the quake, an 88-year-old woman was pulled out of the rubble after being buried for about 50 hours

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1
survivors

  
 


幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )


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The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者












2
rubble

  
 


n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾


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After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。












3
wreckage

  
 


n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏


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They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。












4
debris

  
 


n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片


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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。












5
glucose

  
 


n.葡萄糖


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I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力。
The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins.医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。












6
lodged

  
 


v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属


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The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》












7
toll

  
 


n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)


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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。












8
jack

  
 


n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克


参考例句：





I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。












9
lasting

  
 


adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持


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The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。