CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国紧急救援队在菲律宾开始工作

 

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A wounded man receives medical examination on China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark at Leyte Gulf in Philippines, on Nov. 24, 2013.(Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)

 

 

A wounded man receives medical examination on China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark at Leyte Gulf in Philippines, on Nov. 24, 2013.(Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)

 

More Chinese medics have arrived in the Philippines on a two-week mission. The 50 strong team is in the city of Baybay, in the hard-hit province of Leyte. It includes specialists in pediatrics, respiratory problems, orthopedics and infections, who brought with them medicine and medical equipment. They’ll be setting up a field hospital in Baybay to treat injured survivors².

"The whole team is geared up for all aspects of this mission. We will overcome all difficulties and give medical assistance." Ye Zhen, leader of Chinese Emergency Medical Team, said.

The humid, hot and rainy weather, as well as insufficient³ power and food supplies pose great challenges to the medics. The mayor of Baybay pledged all necessary help to the team.

"We are very glad your medical team is here, you have a very big group, that means you can do a lot for the Philippines, and for Baybay particularly." Baybay mayor Carmen L. Carl said.

In the meantime, a Red Cross team from China is getting to work in Tacloban, the worst hit area. They’ve already joined in the search for bodies, and are handing out medicine and relief goods to survivors. The Red Cross team will stay there for a month to provide emergency relief. They’ll then switch to advising on post-disaster reconstruction⁴, using experience gained in the aftermath of China’s Wenchuan quake in 2008.

"When our neighbor is in trouble, we should extend humanitarian⁵ aid. The Philippine government has a positive attitude towards our help. After the emergency rescue, we’ll be helping⁶ with housing as required by the Philippine government, especially with shelters and clean water." Zhao Baige, vice⁷ president of Red Cross Society of China, said.

Typhoon Haiyan, which swept through six central Philippine islands two weeks ago, left a trail of death and destruction in its wake. As of Saturday, government figures had put the confirmed death toll⁸ to 5,235, with over 1,600 still missing.

 

A wounded man receives medical examination on China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark at Leyte Gulf in Philippines, on Nov. 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)

 

 

A wounded man receives medical examination on China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark at Leyte Gulf in Philippines, on Nov. 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)

A wounded man receives medical examination on China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark at Leyte Gulf in Philippines, on Nov. 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)

 

 

A wounded man receives medical examination on China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark at Leyte Gulf in Philippines, on Nov. 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

4 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

5 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

8 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。