英语新闻视频 China recovers after snowstorm

Railway departments are continuing their work to assist afflicted¹ areas. Over 40-thousand quilts and hundreds of electricity restoration facilities are being shipped in one of the largest transport hubs of Hunan province.
And in Guangzhou, there are now special direct trains for the transportation of supplies. Over 800 of these cargo² trains were dispatched during the Spring Festival.


Agricultural production is gradually returning to normal. In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous³ Region, sugarcane is frozen and harvest has been delayed due to the snowfall.
As the temperature continues to rise, the authorities and sugar producing factories are taking measures to assist with the harvest as further delays could lead to rotten crops. Farmers are also helping⁴ one another.
Insurance companies are speeding up their work checking damage claims and handing out compensation. And the whole insurance industry is taking emergency measures to meet the demand.

1 afflicted   

使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
• A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。

2 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

3 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。

4 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。