[資訊] 2011/3/13報紙(日本地震)
概述:
Taipei Times 頭版講的是有關日本地震與海嘯
挑幾個單字或phrase供大家賞析
為了促進英語學習，這次改成盡量少用中文解釋，請見諒
名詞的解釋由longman提供，這次共12個條目
1. meltdown: nuclear reactor melts and burns
2. the magnitude 8.9 quake
3. authorities scrambling to fix the problem
scramble: do sth quickly
4. pulverize towns
pulverize: to crush sth into a powder
5. receive a tally from Miyagi Prefecture (宮城縣)
tally: record
6. 10,000 are unaccounted for in the Japanese port town
unaccounted for: can't be found
7. spearhead a Herculean rescue
spearhead: lead (an attack or organized action)
Herculean: needing great strength/determination
8. quake-hit area
9. My thoughts go out to all the people of Japan.
這個我不太確定: 我很替日本人感到憂心
ps 以前聽到的是 my heart go out to
10. sniffer dog
dogs trained to find drugs/explosives
11. ready a team to send to Japan
ready: prepare
12. mud-spattered survivors
spatter: splatter
請多指教
all suggestions/comments are welcome :)
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