英闻天下——499 37 People Killed in Iran's Earthquake

 　　The death toll¹ from Tuesday's earthquake in southern Iran has risen to 37.

 

　　At least 850-others have been injured in the earthquake.

 

　　The magnitude-6.3 quake has been followed by over a dozen strong aftershocks.

 

　　Most of those killed are in the city of Kaki, which is around 100-kilometers southeast of Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility.

 

　　Mohammad Ahmadiyan is the deputy chief of Iran's nuclear power plants.

 

　　"Bushehr nuclear power plant can resist an 8.3 magnitude quake even if the epicenter is very close to the power plant. This quake was far too weak and its epicenter was more than a hundred kilometres away from the power plant, therefore there has been no negative impact on the operation and equipment of Bushehr nuclear power plant."

 

　　Meanwhile, the strong aftershocks have forced many to spend the night outdoors on Tuesday amid fears their homes may collapse².

 

　　"Thankfully, nobody was trapped under, only our whole life has been trapped under there. The whole family are fine."

 

　　"The people themselves, different groups took part. We collaborated³ together so that hopefully we are able to help the victims that are here."

 

　　Water and electricity have been cut to the region, which is home to around 10-thousand people.

 

　　Authorities in Iran have announced 3-days of mourning for the victims.

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 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。