台湾发生6.5级地震 造成1死86伤

 　　TAIPEI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan this year killed at least one person and injured another 86 on Wednesday, local authorities said.

　　A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Nantou County at 10:03 a.m., followed by at least five aftershocks, the Taiwanese meteorological bureau's earthquake monitoring center said.

　　The China Earthquake Networks Center said the quake had a magnitude of 6.5.

　　A 72-year-old woman died and at least 86 people were injured, according to the latest tally¹ from local firefighters.

　　Yang Yi, spokesman for the mainland-based Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, expressed deep concern for those who suffered from the quake, adding that he hopes those who were affected² will be able to return to normalcy as soon as possible.

　　Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday urged relevant agencies to keep up their guard, as a stronger aftershock may occur.

　　Preliminary estimates indicate that Taiwanese insurers may have to pay 3 to 4 million New Taiwan dollars (at least 100,197 U.S. dollars) in residential³ earthquake insurance claims, according to local media reports.

　　The earthquake shook buildings in the city of Taipei and resulted in the temporary suspension of the island's railways. The railways resumed service around 2:30 p.m., with more than 30,000 passengers affected by delayed trains.

　　The Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. said the quake affected 11 trains, with six halted due to schedule re-arrangement.

　　Kuo Kai-wen, director of the local earthquake monitoring center, said Wednesday's quake may be an aftershock from a 7.6-magnitude quake that hit the island on Sept. 21, 1999, leaving more than 2,600 people dead.

　　Kuo said the island is hit by an average of 2.7 quakes with a magnitude of 6 or above annually⁴.

1 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

4 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。