[資訊] 2011/3/13報紙(日本地震)

[kenotic (弱智)]

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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