七七 | 4.A Horrible Earthquake

• in horror：震驚，恐懼
• horrible：adj. 恐怖的
• terror：n. 震驚（比horror更強(qiáng)）
• earthquake：n. 地震
• =tremble：n. 顫動(dòng)

Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.

• dirt：n. 塵土
• dirty：adj. 臟的
• rise：vi. 上升
• rise-rose-risen
• rose也有玫瑰花的意思
• raise：vt. 使…變得越來越高
• raise money：籌錢
• arise：vi. 出現(xiàn)
• arouse：vt. 激起
• well
• adv. 很好地
• adj. 健康的
• n. 井
• judge：v. 評(píng)判，判斷；n. 評(píng)委
• canal：/k??n?l/ n. 運(yùn)河
• 現(xiàn)進(jìn)表將來，過進(jìn)表過將
• （位移）：“來來去去開始停止死”
• suddenly = all of a sudden
• come to an end：結(jié)束
• end up with：以…告終
• an end：連續(xù)不斷的
• destruction：摧毀，毀滅
• destructive：毀滅性的
• track：n. 田徑
• be on track：在正確軌道上
• back on track：回到軌道上
• keep / lose track of：追蹤某人
• bar：n. 棒；酒吧
• barrier：n. 阻礙
• mine：pron. 我的；n. 礦井
• mineral：n. 礦物質(zhì)
• steamed buns：蒸包子
• steam：蒸汽
• burst out +ing（crying / laughing）
• burst into +n.（tears / laughter / flames）
• crack：n. 裂縫；v. 裂開
• trap：n. 陷阱；v. 困住

The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim’s extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations! You survived!”. So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people’s help, the loss was minimized.

• event：n. （特殊、重大）事件
• outline：n. 概括
• nation：n. 國家
• national：adj. 國家的
• victim：n. 受害者
• extreme：adj. 極度的
• suffering：n. 磨難
• move：v. 移動(dòng)；remove：v. 去除
• survive：v. 從…活下來
• survival：n. 存活
• survivor：n. 幸存者
• comfort：v.&n. 安慰
• comfortable：adj. 舒適的
• congratulate sb. on soing sth.：祝賀某人做某事
• arrive：v. 到達(dá)
• arrival：n. 到達(dá)
• symphony：n. 交響樂
• bury：v. 埋葬
• be buried in sth. / doing sth.：專心致志于做…
• frightened：adj. 受驚的
• dig-dug-dug：v. 挖
• dig into：鉆研
• ruin：n. 廢墟
• minimized：adj. 最小化的
• minimalism：n. 極簡主義