高中英语 老外最想聊的100个口语话题（92）自然灾害素材.doc

natural disasters 自然灾害dialogue 1m: the news says storms and floods have hit most of the south this summer.新闻说,今年夏天南方大部分省份遭遇了洪灾.l: yes. there has been tremendous damage and many people are homeless.是啊.好像损失很大,好多人无家可归.m: meanwhile, the northern provinces are sufferingdrought. it thatabnormal?但是北方省份却遭遇了旱灾.那不是反常吗?l: its aglobalissue, not just inchina.好多国家都这样,不单单是中国.m: thats true. there are natural disasters in almost every part of the world every year, but this year seems to be the mostdisastrousyear forchina.是啊,好像每年各个地方都会遭受自然灾害,但是今年中国遭受的自然灾害最多.l:you said it. there have been so many reports of snowstormm floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and landslides claiming peoples lives.是的.每天都听到各种各样的报道,不是雪灾,就是洪水和地震,或者是沙尘暴,泥石流,很多人因此丧生.m: its soheartbreakingto see people struggling for help. have you everexperienceda flood?看见很多人挣扎着喊救命,我心里特别难受.你经历过洪水灾害吗?l: no, i live in thw northern part ofchina.没有,我生活在中国的北部.m: you are very lucky. i was in guizhou three months ago on a business trip when there was a flood.那你很幸运.三个月之前,我去贵州出差,正好赶上了发洪水.l: it must have been terrible.一定很可怕吧?m: i have never seen so many people wandering in water up to their waists through the streets and waiting on rooftops for help.是啊,从来没见过那种场面,水到腰那么深.有的人在街上,有的人站在屋顶上,到处都有人喊救命.l: wow, i cant imagine!天啊,真的难以想象.m: actually, i would have drowned if therescueteam had not come.事实上,如果救援队不来,我可能都被淹死了.dialogue 2m: so far, the quake in sichuan has killed about 69,172 people and has left 374,159 people injured, 17,420 missing.到目前为止,四川汶川地震已造成69172人遇难,374159人受伤,17420人失踪.l: i feel so sorry for those victims. its thescariestthing that i have ever seen.真为那些遇难者感到惋惜.这是我所见过的最恐怖的事情.m: did you feel the quake?你当时感受到地震了吗?l: yes. actually, i was traveling in sichuan then.感受到了,事实上,我当时就在四川省内.m: oh,really? i didnt know that. tell me what it was like.是吗?我之前没听你说过啊.跟我说说当时怎么回事?l: well, it was on a monday afternoon, a little after two oclock, and i was reading some magazines when there was horrible grinding sound and the floor started bouncing and shaking.那天是周一,下午两点多一点,我正在看杂志,那时忽然听见剧烈的挤压声,地板开始晃动.m: oh, my dear! what did you do?哦,天哪,你当时怎么办的?l: well, it took me a second or two tofigureout what was going on. then i called mycolleague. its unbelievable that she was still asleep and didnt feel a thing.我过了一会儿才明白是怎么回事,之后我赶快打电话给我的同事.不可思议的是,她当时还在睡觉,什么都没感觉到.m:incredible.太不可思议了!l: as she realized what was happening, shepanicked.后来明白了怎么回事后,她慌得不知所措.m: that must have beenhorrifying.一定很恐怖吧!l: oh, it was.then i managed to open the door and we finally made our way to safety.是啊.随后我用力打开门,我们拼命跑到了一个安全的地方.m: oh, thank god. was anyone hurt?哦,谢天谢地!有人受伤吗?l: three people were killed and about