美联社新闻一分钟 AP 多国派遣救援力量赴土耳其协助救援

This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

Rescuers are racing¹ to find survivors² in the rubble³ of collapsed⁴ buildings, after the massive earthquake that was centered in southeastern Turkey.

土耳其东南部发生大地震后，救援人员正急忙在倒塌的建筑物的瓦砾下寻找幸存者。

The magnitude 7.8 quake killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria, and injured thousands more.

土耳其和叙利亚发生7.8级地震，造成数千人死亡，另有数千人受伤。

Crews from around the world are heading to Turkey to join the rescue effort.

来自世界各地的救援人员正前往土耳其参加救援行动。

A team from the Los Angeles County Fire Department includes specially⁵ trained firefighters and structural⁶ engineers, plus search dogs.

洛杉矶县消防局的一支救援队包括受过专门训练的消防员和结构工程师以及搜救犬。

Crews near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border released and burned toxic⁷ chemicals from five derailed train cars.

在宾夕法尼亚州和俄亥俄州边界附近，工作人员对五节脱轨的火车车厢中的有毒化学物质进行释放并焚烧。

A railway official says the idea is to prevent the chemicals from exploding, and possibly killing⁸ people who are still nearby.

一名铁路官员表示，这样做是为了防止化学物质爆炸，防止附近的人死亡。

President Joe Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

美国总统乔·拜登将于周二晚上发表国情咨文演讲。

It's his first speech to Congress since Republicans took control of the House.

这是自共和党控制众议院以来，他首次在国会发表演讲。

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

6 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

7 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

8 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。