英语新闻视频：二战遗留炸弹在东京挖掘

1【Second Wold War bomb unearthed¹ in Tokyo】二战遗留炸弹在东京挖掘
TEXT:Unearthing a piece of history - very carefully. Japanese soldiers lift an unexploded firebomb - thought to be 60 years old - from a construction site in downtown Tokyo. Officials believe it was dropped by the United States during the waning² days of the Second World War. Police cordoned³ off a wide section of the Japanese capital - fearful the bomb would detonate.TOSHIHITO TAKAHASHI, JAPANESE SELF DEFENSE⁴ FORCE UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE⁵ DISPOSAL DIVISION, SAYING: "There are highly flammable chemicals inside the bomb, and they're designed to create fires in the area they're dispersed⁶." In the months before Japan's surrender in 1945, the U.S. firebombed Tokyo, razing⁷ much of the capital and killing⁸ more than 100,000 people.
参考译文:一段历史的发掘--非常的小心。日本士兵将一枚未爆炸的炸弹从东京市区一建筑工地挖掘出来，炸弹可能是六十年前留下来的。日本官员认为这是二次世界大战期间美国投下来的。警方封锁了日本首都很大一块面积，担心炸弹可能会爆炸。日本自卫队未爆炸条例处理部门Toshihto Takahashi说：“炸弹里有高度易燃物质，会在驱散地区产生大火。”在1945年日本投降之前，美国对东京实行轰炸摧毁其大部分地区，造成100,000多人死亡。

1 unearthed   

出土的（考古）

参考例句：

• Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

2 waning   

adj.（月亮）渐亏的，逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡

参考例句：

• Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly. 她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
• The day is waning and the road is ending. 日暮途穷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 cordoned   

v.封锁，用警戒线围住( cordon的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 ordinance   

n.法令；条令；条例

参考例句：

• The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
• The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。

6 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

7 razing   

v.彻底摧毁，将…夷为平地( raze的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Years of war culminated in nothing less than a brutal razing of the city. 经年的战争给这座城市带来的不亚于灭顶之灾。 来自互联网

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。