快速 澳洲遭遇半世纪最严重洪水.ppt

1、News Report,By 韦珍妮 孙文跃 20100401,News Background,中新网1月4日电 据新加坡联合早报网报道，澳大利亚内陆洪水开始涌向东北部沿岸，军用直升机赶运粮食和其他救济品到人口只有7万7000人的沿海小镇诺克汉登。当地河流水位猛涨，通往昆士兰州首府布里斯本的主干公路被切断。 澳大利亚东部眼下正经历50年来最严重洪灾。在受灾严重的昆士兰州，罗克汉普顿市通往外地的最后一条道路当天遭洪水阻断，整座城市成为孤岛。昆士兰州22个城镇被淹，大约20万人受影响。自去年11月30日以来，洪水导致10人丧生，其中两人在水中游泳时溺亡。 洪水已造成大约9.8亿美元损失，严重影响煤

2、炭运输和食糖生产。澳大利亚是全球最大炼焦煤出口国，占全球炼焦煤贸易量的三分之二，昆士兰州是全球最大煤炭出口基地。受洪灾影响，全州四分之三煤矿关闭。澳大利亚糖业种植和出口几乎全部来自昆士兰州。澳大利亚先前为食糖净出口国，由于这次洪水，将不得不大量进口食糖。 气象局预计，洪水消退需要较长时间，“估计机场要关闭至少3个星期”。他预计，整个城市40%区域将受到洪水冲击，一些居民至少两周后才能返回家中。部分居民开始购买大量食品和燃料，以备不测，一名妇女从超市一次买回20条面包。,Beijing January 4, nov occupy Singapore lianhe zaobao nets repo

3、rts, the Australian outback the flooding began flocked to the northeast coast and military helicopters cast shipped food and other relief supplies have been rushed to the population, only seven million 7,000 small coastal town of Enoch grams han terengganu. The local river levels soared to Brisbane,

4、 the capital of Queensland main highways was cut off. Eastern Australia missed at the moment is experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years. In Queensland, worst hit rock to nonlocal Hampton, the last day in a flood blocking a path, the city became isolated. Queensland 22 town flooded, about 20 mill

5、ion people are affected. Since last November 30, flooding since 10 people were killed and two of them were swimming in the water all died. Floods have caused some 9.8 billion dollars in damage, the serious influence coal transportation and sugar production. Australia is the worlds largest exporter,

6、and coking coal coking coal share of global trade, Queensland two-thirds of the worlds largest coal is export base. By flood impact, statewide three-quarters coal mine closed. Squarely planting and export almost entirely from Queensland. Australia was sugar, because this flood net exporter, will hav

7、e to import a lot of sugar. Meteorology expected, floods went need longer, the estimated airport to close at least three weeks. He predicted, the whole city will be affected by floods hit 40% area, some residents at least two weeks before they can come back home. Some residents began to buy lots of

8、food and fuel, for emergencies, a woman from supermarkets once bought back 20 loaf.,Vocabulary Before Listening evacuate英音：ivkjueit美音：vkju,et vt. 撤空,撤离;从.撤退 使避难,使疏散 whereby英音：hwbai美音：hwrba adv.靠那个; 凭那个; 借以 appreciate英音：pri:ieit美音：pri,et v.(充分)意识到，觉察，察知，注意到；懂得，体会，领会，理解 Queensland昆士兰州 Rockhampton洛克汉普顿

9、,Questions：,1. Why are thousands more people getting ready to evacuate their homes in Australia? 2.Who says well have a very difficult situation ? 3. Who are very reluctant to leave their home? 4. Where did the rescue workers recover the bodies of children? 5. In Southern Egypt, how many children di

10、ed? 6. When the bus was dragged into a trench by the water, how many children and teachers were carried by the bus? 7.How many people managed to escape? 8. One helped rescue some of the girls was killed. Who is he?,Vocabulary,evacuate英音：ivkjueit美音：vkju,et vt. 撤空,撤离;从.撤退 使避难,使疏散 whereby英音：hwbai美音：hwrba adv.靠那个; 凭那个; 借以 appreciate英音：pri:ieit美音：pri,et v.(充分)意识到，觉察，察知，注意到；懂得，体会，领会，理解 Queensland昆士兰州 Rockhampton洛克汉普顿,emergency英音：im:dnsi美音：mdns 名词 n. 紧急情况;突然事件;非常时刻 reluctant英音：rilktnt美音：rlktnt 形容词 a. 不情愿的;勉强的【罕】阻挠的,顽抗的 goodwill英音：gudwil美音：gudwl 名词 n.