万花筒 2013-02-18&02-20 俄罗斯遭遇陨石雨 民众恐慌

 A meteorite¹ bursting through the atmosphere over Russia injuring hundreds of folks on the ground. It happened overnight in the fringe of Siberia, sending shock to residents into a state of panic. ABC's Current Rania filed this report just moments ago. 

The meteorite was captured on car dashboard, cameras and phones. A blinding flash of light streaking² across the sky, and then %^&%*%. On the ground, chaos³ followed as fragments slammed into the ground. Witnesses say they thought a war had broken out. The blast shattered windows and knocked down the wall of this zinc⁴ factory. Officials say over 250 people were injured mostly from broken glass. It's extremely cold in this part of Russia, below zero today and schools closed after windows were blown out. About 20,000 troops have been sent to the scene as well as 3 aircrafts which are surveying the damage from  the sky. Scientists say the meteor shower was not related to an asteroid⁵ that will fly dangerously close to earth today. But one estimate suggests this meteor was big, perhaps tens of tons. Current Rania, ABC news, Moscow. 

An unbelievable video there, now let's repeat what Current just said that meteor shower is not believed to be related to that mass of asteroid passing by earth late today. Scientists say it will come within 17000 miles off our planet just around 2:25 PM Eastern time. That is closer than weather and communication satellites. Believe it or not so, some cellphone service could be disrupted temporarily.

1 meteorite   

n.陨石；流星

参考例句：

• The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
• The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969.1969年著名的默奇森陨石轰然坠落在澳大利亚。

2 streaking   

n.裸奔（指在公共场所裸体飞跑）v.快速移动( streak的现在分词 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• Their only thought was of the fiery harbingers of death streaking through the sky above them. 那个不断地在空中飞翔的死的恐怖把一切别的感觉都赶走了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Streaking is one of the oldest tricks in the book. 裸奔是有书面记载的最古老的玩笑之一。 来自互联网

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

4 zinc   

n.锌；vt.在...上镀锌

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。

5 asteroid   

n.小行星；海盘车(动物)

参考例句：

• Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
• It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。