CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国救援队先遣人员抵达菲律宾重灾区

The numbers in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan are incredible. More than 5,200 killed, over 1,600,000 missing and more than 25,000 injured. Relief work is finally on track and a number of countries are helping¹ out in it.

Three relief organizations from China are on the ground doing what they can. The Red Cross, the national emergency medical team, and a hospital ship called the "Peace Ark" from the Chinese navy.

 

transit2 equipments to build makeshift hospital in Tacloban, the Philippines, on Nov. 25, 2013. China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark, the first 10,000-ton-class hospital ship in the world, arrived here on Sunday and began treating patients who were injured by the Typhoon Haiyan. (Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)" border="0" src="/upimg/allimg/131126/13442334I-0.jpg" alt="" />

Medical staff of China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark transit equipments to build makeshift hospital in Tacloban, the Philippines, on Nov. 25, 2013. (Xinhua/Wu Dengfeng)

 

China’s emergency medical team got right down to work the first night they got into Abuyog.

Pitching tents was the first priority.

"We rushed here at night. We have to erect³ tents so we can serve disaster victims tomorrow." Ye Zhen with China Emergency Medical Team said.

The next morning, a make-shift hospital offering a range of medical services from orthopedics to ultra-sonic check-ups was started.

"There is a high probability of air-borne diseases. These need to be contained, otherwise there could be an epidemic⁴." Dr. Yan Jianping with China Emergency Medical Team said.

Health care had to come by in this remote town. The number of sick and injured is huge.

Added to the potential dangers is the threat of mosquito borne diseases such as dengue fever.

"The typhoon left many huge water puddles⁵ in the area. This has increased the number of mosquitoes." Ling Feng China Emergency Medical Team said.

And near the worst-hit region of Tacloban, the Chinese navy’s hospital ship the "Peace Ark" has already anchored off shore.

Rescue workers reached Tacloban using a boat, searching for critically-ill patients that need to be transferred to the ship.

This night, they received 5 of them.

"He had appendicitis⁶ and needed surgery. We also needed to operate for his whirlbone fracture." Dr. Liu Gang, Peace Ark’s specialist said.

Tacloban has become the center of medical help for the typhoon survivors⁷. But there’s only one public hospital, there’s a great need for more.

"We don’t have a time limit for this mission. As long as the Philippines needs it, we will do the best we can to help the disaster victims." Peace Ark director Shen Hao said.

This ship is specially⁸ modified to provide medical service carries 128 doctors and nurses and has 300 beds.

 

1 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。

2 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

3 erect   

n./v.树立，建立，使竖立；adj.直立的，垂直的

参考例句：

• She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
• Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。

4 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

5 puddles   

n.水坑， （尤指道路上的）雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
• The road was filled with puddles from the rain. 雨后路面到处是一坑坑的积水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 appendicitis   

n.阑尾炎，盲肠炎

参考例句：

• He came down with appendicitis.他得了阑尾炎。
• Acute appendicitis usually develops without relation to the ingestion of food.急性阑尾炎的发生通常与饮食无关。

7 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

8 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。