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1. (The) death toll¹ is rising in Chile where a massive earthquake struck early Saturday. The 8.8 quake destroyed homes and bridges. The country has declared a state of catastrophe². It tried to figure exactly how much damage has been done.

2. Hawaii and nations on the Pacific are bracing³ for a wall of water. The earthquake triggered a tsunami⁵ that could inundate⁶ low-lying lands as far away as Japan. Residents in Hawaii have been racing⁴ to stores to get last-minute supplies.

3. SeaWorld has resumed its killer⁷ whale show just days after one of the animals killed a trainer there. Employees wept and audience members grew silent as the show began with a memorial for the trainer.

4. Revelers in Taiwan are taking a plunge⁸ in hopes for good luck. Kids jumped into a fishing port Saturday in celebration of the start of the island's Lantern Festival. It's all in hopes of bringing safety and a bountiful harvest for local people.

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1 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
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。

2 catastrophe
n.大灾难，大祸
参考例句：
I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。 This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

3 bracing
adj.令人振奋的
参考例句：
The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。 The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

4 racing
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。 The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

6 inundate
vt.淹没，泛滥，压倒
参考例句：
If the dam breaks,it will inundate large parts of the town.如果水坝坍塌，该城的大部分将被淹没。 The course changes frequently,and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。

7 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。 The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

8 plunge
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
参考例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。 That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。