中国派遣救援队前往尼泊尔

 　　The death toll¹ from Saturday's earthquake in Nepal has climbed to over 3,000.

　　An intensified² rescue and relief effort is underway.

　　As CRI's Huang Shan reports, at least three Chinese aid teams are joining the effort in Nepal, together with other international teams.

　　Besides the thousands killed, Nepalese authorities say the massive quake has also injured more than 65-hundered people with Chinese and Indian officials reporting dozens of people killed in their countries.

　　Nepalese officials have warned that the number of casualties could rise as rescuers reach remote areas of western Nepal.

　　中国派遣救援队前往尼泊尔

　　Meanwhile, massive tent camps have emerged in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for those displaced or afraid to stay indoors.

　　The UN says at least 14 international medical teams are on the way to Nepal and up to 15 international search-and-rescue teams have been sent.

　　China is sending its third batch³ of aid teams to the neighboring country.

　　The 55-member team affiliated⁴ with China's armed forces is expected to carry out rescue missions as well as psychological counseling and medical aid.

　　Another 45 Chinese soldiers are set to leave for Nepal tomorrow. The total 100 soldiers are bringing with four sniffer dogs, five recovery vehicles and rescue equipment, including life detectors⁵ and entry tools.

　　A Chinese medical team carrying 13 tons of medical aid arrived in Nepal earlier today.

　　The 58-strong medical team will stay in Nepal for about two weeks.

　　The medical team has participated in medical rescue missions in previous major earthquakes at home.

　　Meanwhile, China's non-governmental organizations are also offering a helping⁶ hand to the neighboring country.

　　The Blue Sky Rescue Team, one of China's largest civilian⁷ rescue teams, has arrived in Nepal 36 hours after the country was struck by the powerful earthquake.

　　Its team leader, Zhang Yong, says they hope to conduct their rescue operation within the golden 72 hours window available after a disaster.

　　"We have marked some important regions and blind spots on the map. We will send our members to the epicenter of the quake. We believe the disaster situation there is very serious. After checking the quake-stricken scenes, if condition allowed, our team will carry out the work as soon as possible."

　　The team has brought with a large batch of rescue materials, including unmanned aerial vehicles, electric generators⁸, life detectors, mountain rescue equipment, and medicine.

　　By applying the unmanned aerial vehicle to relief work, the team aims to rescue more victims in blind spots.

　　For CRI, I'm Huang Shan.

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

4 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

5 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技

6 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。

7 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

8 generators   

n.发电机，发生器( generator的名词复数 )；电力公司

参考例句：

• The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
• Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》