夏说英语新闻晨读 第27期:深圳塌方良心何在

 本期内容：

Rescuers in Shenzhen, in southern China, continued to search for 85 people still missing after a landslide¹ on Sunday. Seven were pulled from the rubble² yesterday. A man-made mountain of earth and building debris³ collapsed⁴, destroying more than 30 buildings and covering some 380,000 square meters. 

词义解析:

Rescuer: 营救人员

Landslide：滑坡

Rubble：碎石

Debris：瓦砾

Collapse：垮塌

1 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

2 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• 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 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• 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。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。