unit4Earthquake逐句翻译.ppt

ANighttheEarthdidntSleep,地球的一个不眠之夜,StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheastHebei.,Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfell,roseandfell.,Farmersnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcracksinthem.,河北省东北部的农村不断有些怪事发生：,三天来，村子里的井水升升降降，起起伏伏。,农夫注意到，水井的井壁上有深深的裂缝，,Asmellygascameoutofthecracks.,Inthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeat.,Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.,裂缝里冒出臭气。,农家大院里的鸡,甚至猪都紧张得不想吃食。,老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方藏身。,Fishjumpedoutoftheirbowlsandponds.,Atabout3:00amonJuly28,1976,somepeoplesawbrightlightsinthesky.,鱼缸和池塘里的鱼会往外跳。,在1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，有些人看到天上一道道明亮的光。,ThesoundofplanescouldbeheardoutsidethecityofTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky.,即使天空没有飞机，在唐山城外也可以听到飞机声。,Buttheonemillionpeopleofthecity,whothoughtlittleoftheseevents,wereasleepasusualthenight.,At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake.,Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend!,Inthecity,thewaterpipesinsomebuildingscrackedandburst.,在市内，有些建筑物里的水管爆裂开来。,但是，唐山市的一百万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当一回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。,在凌晨3点42分，一切都开始摇晃起来。,世界似乎到了末日!,Elevenkilometersdirectlybelowthecitythegreatestearthquakeofthe20thcenturyhadbegun.,ItwasfeltinBeijing,whichismorethantwohundredkilometersaway.,One-thirdofthenationfeltit.,二十世纪最大的一次地震就在唐山市正下方11公里处发生了。,100公里以外的北京市都感到了地震，,全国1/3的地方都有震感。,Ahugecrackthatwaseightkilometerslongandthirtymeterswidecutacrosshouses,roadsandcanals.,Steamburstfromholesintheground.,Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.,一条8公里长30米宽的巨大裂缝横穿房舍、马路和渠道,地上一些洞穴冒出了蒸气。,石头山变成了泥沙河，,Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins.,Thesufferingofthepeoplewasextreme.,Two-thirdsofthemdiedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.,在可怕的15秒钟内，一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟之中。,人们遭受的灾难极为深重,2/3的人在地震中死去或受伤。,Thousandsoffamilieswerekilledandmanyofthemwereleftwithoutparents,Buthowcouldthesurvivorsbelieveitwasnatural?,Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.,Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorseriouslyinjuredreachedmorethan400,000.,成千上万个家庭遇难，许多孩子变成了孤儿。,死伤的人数达到40多万。,幸存的人们又怎么能相信这是自然现象呢?,人们无论朝哪里看，哪里的一切都几乎被毁了。,Allofthecityshospitals,75%ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand90%ofitshomesweregone.,Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.,Nowind,however,couldblowthemaway.,所有的市内医院、75%的工厂和建筑物、90%的家园都消失了。,残砖就像秋天的红叶覆盖着大地，,然而它们是不可能被风刮走的。,Twodamsfellandmostofthebridgesalsofellorwerenotsafefortraveling.,Therailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesofsteel.,Tensofthousandsofcowswouldnevergivemilkagain.,两座大坝垮了，多数桥梁不是塌了就是无法安全通行了。,铁轨如今成了一条条废钢。,好几万头牛再也挤不出奶来。,Halfamillionpigsandmillionsofchickensweredead.,Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.,Peoplewereshocked.,50万头猪和几百万只鸡全都死了。,井里满是沙子，而不是水。,人们惊呆了。,Then,laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakewhichwasalmostasstrongasthefirstoneshookTangshan.,Someoftherescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruins.,Morebuildingsfelldown.,接着，在下午晚些时候，又一次和第一次一样的强烈的地震震撼着唐山。,有些医生和救援人员被困在废墟下面。,更多的房屋倒塌了。,Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.,Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.,Allhopewasnotlost.,水、电和食物都很难弄到。,人们开始纳闷，这场灾难还会持续多久。,不是所有的希望都破灭了。,Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantohelptherescueworkers.,Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.,Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.,地震后不久，部队派了15万名战士到唐山来协助救援人员，,数十万的人得到了救助。,部队人员组成小分队，将受困的人们挖出来，将死者掩埋。,Tothenorthofthecity,mostofthe10,000minerswererescuedfromthecoalminesthere.,Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.,Fresh