尼泊尔震后重建计划

 　　KATHMANDU, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Death toll¹ of Nepal's April 25 earthquake has risen to 7,365 with the injury number standing² at 14,366. The Nepalese authorities have started working out the scheme for the reconstruction³.

　　The country's National Planning Commission (NPC) was panning out plans for reconstruction and rehabilitation⁴. The plan is expected to be presented to the government and the international community soon.

　　Govinda Pokhrel, Vice-Chairman of the NPC, told the local media, "the tasks of assessing the damage done by the earthquake and preparing a proper plan of action will go simultaneously⁵."

　　The NPC held discussions on Sunday, attended by experts on reconstruction. The topics covered settlement of residents in hills and mountains of the quake-hit areas. The country's Ministry⁶ of Urban Development and Construction has set up a special task force to collect quake damage data, in coordination⁷ with the Home Ministry.

　　Nepal quake death toll reaches 7,365, as reconstruction under plan

　　Sources from the Home Ministry said the authority has instructed the district governments to submit damage data as soon as possible. Statistics released by the United Nations offices showed that some 600,000 houses across the nation have been damaged in the massive earthquake.

　　UN figures also showed that 8 million Nepalese people were affected⁸ by the disaster, among whom, at least 2 million need tents, water, food and medicines. The country has a population of around 28 million.

　　The UN and other international organizations have appealed for 415 million U.S dollars for relief goods to the affected people after the devastating⁹ earthquake.

　　In the massive earthquake, many offices including the President 's Office, Nepal Army Headquarters and Supreme¹⁰ Court have been partially¹¹ damaged.

　　Preliminary assessment¹² made by the Ministry of Education showed that 4,500 government school buildings have suffered serious damages.

　　Health authorities said medical facilities in 14 most-affected districts need to be partially or completely reconstructed.

　　The Prime Minister's Office has directed the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Civil Aviation to prepare a plan for the preservation¹³ and reconstruction of heritage sites.

　　More than one week after the earthquake, people in some parts of the country are trying to restore normal lives.

　　Hospitals in capital Kathmandu have been getting out of chaos¹⁴ after the April 25 earthquake.

　　At the Trauma¹⁵ Center in the capital, the number of quake patients has decreased from 2,000 at the peak time to 200.

　　All health facilities in the capital were overwhelmed by the initial rush of patients following the massive earthquake, which has claimed more than 7,000 lives.

　　As of Sunday, the Trauma Center alone has conducted 98 surgeries for spine¹⁶, limbs and head injuries, while the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital has provided medical services to 1, 350 patients.

　　The earthquake has posed a great challenge to the Himalayan mountainous nation, as medical aid failed to reach many remote areas of the quake-hit districts. Local health authorities said some 50 international and Nepalese medical teams have been assigned to the disaster-affected areas.

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 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

4 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

5 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

8 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。

9 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

10 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

11 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

12 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

13 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。

14 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

15 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

16 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。