美国英语听力80篇2 Lesson27

[00:04.31]Flooding is continuing for a third week in southern African countries.
[00:11.31]:Strong rain and wind have destroyed houses, bridges and roads in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
[00:23.54]Crops have been destroyed, and thousands of cattle have been lost.
[00:30.07]It is saidto be the worst flooding in the area in fifty years.
[00:36.34]The flooding is worst in Mozambique.
[00:40.83]Hundreds of people have died in the floodingin the central and southern parts of the country.
[00:49.11]As many as 1,000,000 people have lost their homes.
[00:53.32]A huge flood wave moved down the country's northern Limpopo River on Sunday.
[01:00.94]The waters flooded the small town of Chokwe.
[01:05.31]Many people trapped by the rising floodwater climbed to the tops of trees or houses in hopes of being rescued.
[01:14.58]South African military helicopters have rescued about 8,000 people in the area.
[01:21.87]But South African officials say thousands of people could not be rescued because of a lack of helicopters.
[01:30.85]The number of dead is said to be increasing in Mozambique.
[01:35.92]International aid agencies¹ say more helicopters and humanitarian² aid are needed in Mozambique.
[01:43.99]They say without more aid, hundreds of thousands of people may die.
[01:50.65]The World Food Program says the risk of starvation and disease³ is growing.
[01:58.10]The United Nations says governments have promised more than 13,000,000 dollars in aid for Mozambique.
[02:08.42]And, the World Food Program says it has begun a 7,000,000,dollar emergency aid operation.
[02:17.22]The United States and other countries are sending food and emergency supplies to Mozambique.
[02:26.29]PreSident Joaquim Chissano visited the flooded areas earlier this week and appealed for more international aid.
[02:36.53]The flooding ended years of development work and economic recovery⁴ in-southern African countries.
[02:44.73]Mozambique says it will take more than 16,000,000 dollars to rebuild.
[02:52.04]More flooding is expected in the central and southern parts of the country in the next few days.
[02:59.30]Environmental experts say much of the flooding is caused by the destruction⁵ of wetlands in southern Africa.
[03:08.81]They say wetlands are like huge sponges⁶ that can take in large amounts of water.

1 agencies   

n.代理( agency的名词复数 )；服务机构；（政府的）专门机构；代理（或经销）业务（或关系）

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

4 recovery   

n.恢复，痊愈；追回，寻回，收复

参考例句：

• The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
• The quick recovery was truly in response to medication.这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。

5 destruction   

n.破坏，毁灭，消灭

参考例句：

• The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
• Overconfidence was his destruction.自负是他垮台的原因。

6 sponges   

n.海绵( sponge的名词复数 )；海绵动物

参考例句：

• Sponges absorb water. 海绵吸水。 来自辞典例句
• Ice bags and alcohol sponges help to reduce fever, especially in children. 用冰袋和洒精擦浴有助于降体温，尤其是对儿童。 来自辞典例句