CCTV9英语新闻：新疆发生5.1级地震

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has jolted¹ Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous² Region in northwest China.
 昨日，在中国西北部的新疆省乌鲁木齐市发生5.1级地震。
 
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the epicenter of the quake that happened 1:27 pm Friday was located in a depth of 12 kilometers. Another 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit the same area 12 minutes later, at the same depth. The tremor³ was felt in Tianshan District in downtown Urumqi.
 据中国地震网络中心表示，发生在周五下午1:27的地震震源深度约12公里。12分钟后又一5.1级地震在该区域发生，震源深度相同。乌鲁木齐市区的天山区有震感。
 
Some schools in the city organized an emergency evacuation and have notified parents to pick up their children as soon as possible.
 一些学校进行了紧急疏散并通知学生家长尽快接走孩子。
 
According to some residents, communications were temporarily interrupted and they were unable to make phone calls for a time. As of 2 pm, the emergency response headquarters of the regional seismological bureau had dispatched three teams to survey the scene.
 据有些居民说，一段时间内，通讯暂时中断，无法接打电话。下午2点左右，当地地震局应急总部派遣三支队伍前去勘察现场。
 

1 jolted   

（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。

2 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

3 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。