CCTV9英语新闻：等待的家属辨认亲人的尸体

Some family members are still waiting to identify the bodies of their loved ones. 

 

The hotels in Jianli county¹ in Hubei province are full of family members rushing in from all over the country. Some have been waiting here for days, waiting for the DNA² matching processes to identify their loved ones. A wait that is agonizing³ for many.

 

"We found some people yesterday who couldn’t get much sleep. Because when they heard news that some other families had a DNA match, they felt anxious and worried," said Dr. Wu Weiwen, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital.

 

Every day, Doctor Wu Weiwen and Doctor Wang walk inside the hotel, giving mental support to families in sorrow and offering necessary medicines to those who suffer from high blood pressure and insomnia⁴. 

 

To many family members of victims, they have never heard of this place before. Now, they will never forget this place. What they need now is care and help, because now is the most difficult time for them.

 

Wang Yilei lost her father. She's been in Jianli for more than a week, and hasn’t yet found him. They decided⁵ to use their compensation⁶ money to help others.

 

"People here had offered us many help, we are really moved. We think we should do something to help them too. I lost a family here. We think we could find another family," said Jin Weifeng, one victim's family member.

 

While many are returning home with the ashes of their loved ones, there are still hundreds of victims waiting to be identified.

1 county   

n.县，郡

参考例句：

• When the good news reached there,the whole county rejoiced.喜讯传到那里时，全县的人都欢欣鼓舞起来。
• In that year county after county fell to the enemy.那一年一个又一个的县城沦入敌人手中。

2 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

3 agonizing   

adj.痛苦难忍的；使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦；折磨(agonize的ing形式)

参考例句：

• I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
• his father's agonizing death 他父亲极度痛苦的死

4 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 compensation   

n.补偿（或赔偿）的款物，补偿，赔偿

参考例句：

• Workers who have been unfairly dismissed may claim compensation.被无理开除的工人可以要求补偿。
• Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.男女同工应同酬。