CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国医疗队受到菲律宾欢迎

Three Chinese medical teams have treated hundreds of Filipino patients in the aftermath of super Typhoon Haiyan. They’ve been given a warm welcome, as the typhoon destroyed most medical facilities. And many Filipinos have volunteered to give the Chinese medical teams a helping¹ hand.

Three Chinese medical teams are helping survivors² of the Philippines’s deadliest typhoon. One from the government, the other from the Red Cross Society of China, and the floating hospital called the Peace Ark.

The government team is now on a 15-day mission in Abuyog, one of the hardest hit areas.

The team of 50 specialists has brought ample³ supplies of medicine and advanced medical equipment.

Buena Loreno, Abuyog Resident, said, "The China health team is very necessary because we don’t have the hospital because it’s damaged by Typhoon Haiyan. So we are glad that you came here. So we are very happy with that."

Many Filipinos are volunteering their services. One Chinese-Filipino travelled 9 hours to lend a helping hand.

Shi Nengqiang, Chinese-Filipino Volunteer, said, "I know some of the medical team members can speak English. But many local people can not. So I think maybe I can provide some help with communication."

The Chinese Navy’s "Peace Ark", the first 10,000-ton-class hospital ship in the world, is assisting survivors in Tacloban city.

Martin Romualdey, Philippine Congressman⁴, said, "We understand that the Peace Ark has 300 beds with 100 doctors that could do more dedicated⁵ attention medical service to the patients. With the aid of our friends in this particular case China, it gives us hope, it inspired us to pick up the pieces and begin to rebuild."

The ship’s team has also set up a field hospital in the city of Palo, making it the first international aid team in the area.

 

 

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 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 ample   

adj.充分的，富裕的，宽敞的，宽大的

参考例句：

• Let's produce ample food and clothing with our own hands.自己动手，丰衣足食。
• The supply is ample and prices are stable.供应充沛，物价稳定。

4 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。