2015年CRI 尼泊尔再发7.5级地震 中国航班陆续恢复

 

At least 50 people are dead following another major earthquake in Nepal.

More than 12-hundred others have been hurt following the 7.3 magnitude quake which hit late yesterday afternoon.

Chinese authorities say at least one person has been killed on the Chinese side of the border in Tibet.

Tuesday's quake has been followed by at least a dozen aftershocks over magnitude-5.

Meanwhile, A U.S. Marine¹ Corps² helicopter with 8 people on board has gone missing in the region.

Its status remains³ unclear.

China's airlines have announced they will resume flights to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, as the airport there had reopened following the latest earthquake.

The airlines include Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines.

Altogether 12 flights from China's Guangzhou, Chengdu, Lhasa, Kunming and Hong Kong flew to Kathmandu on Tuesday.

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted⁴ northeast Japan early this morning.

Japan's meteorological agency says the quake struck off Miyagi Prefecture with a depth of 50km.

There are no immediate⁵ reports on damage and injuries.

No tsunami⁶ warnings were issued.

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 jolted   

（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。

5 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

6 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。