CCTV9英语新闻：中国地震死亡人数达到410人

时间：2014-08-06 05:02:13

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Two days after the magnitude-6.5 quake struck Ludian town in Zhaotong city, the death toll¹ has now climbed to 410. 12 are confirmed missing and more than 2,300 were injured.

Over one million people in Ludian and neighboring counties have been affected². A quarter of a million people have been relocated to safer places. The earthquake administration has launched its highest level emergency response.

100 rescuers from the Chinese International Search and Rescue Team have entered the most heavily-hit villages. Epidemic³ prevention personnel have started to disinfect the affected areas.

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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 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。

3 epidemic
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。 The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。