NPR邊聽邊練184：費(fèi)城樓塌

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1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。

2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關(guān)鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。

3、復(fù)述新聞。

Federal investigators are around the scene of a collapsed building in downtown, Philadelphia where first _1_ are searching this hour for anyone who may still be strapped in the rubble. NPR's Jeff Brady reports more than a dozen people _2_ when the four-story building caved later this morning.

聯(lián)邦調(diào)查人員正在費(fèi)城市中心倒塌大樓的事發(fā)地附近，此時(shí)急救人員正在搜尋被困在廢墟中的幸存者。據(jù)NPR新聞的杰夫·布拉迪報(bào)道，今天上午晚些時(shí)候，這座四層大樓發(fā)生倒塌事故，造成超過12人受傷。

The building was being demolished when the collapse _3_. Bricks rained down on a nearby thrift store. Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter says it's not clear how many people were in the store. High school senior Jordan McLaughlin, says he _4_ nearby and helped rescue several people trapped against the wall.

這座大樓在拆除過程中倒塌。大量磚塊落入附近的一家舊貨店。費(fèi)城市長邁克爾·納特表示，目前還不清楚舊貨店里有多少人。高中生喬丹·麥克拉格林表示，他當(dāng)時(shí)就在附近工作，并幫忙救助了一些困在墻中的人。

"One lady hided, sitting _5_ on her arm, the structure, part of the structure of building, so we needed a couple of guys, they were there, we all lifted the thing and moved it, and then we helped to pull the lady out."

“一位女士坐在那里，她的胳膊被建筑物的部分結(jié)構(gòu)壓住，我們需要幾個(gè)人，所以我們一起抬起并搬走了壓住她的東西，然后我們把她拉了出來。”

The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it's on site and investigating the accident. Jeff Brady, NPR News, Philadelphia.

聯(lián)邦職業(yè)安全與健康管理局表示，他們已經(jīng)抵達(dá)現(xiàn)場，對事故展開調(diào)查。NPR新聞，杰夫·布拉迪費(fèi)城報(bào)道。

詞匯解析：

1. cave

文中用作動(dòng)詞，表示挖空;塌落;屈服

eg. The roof of the cave dropped in on the miners, trapping them.

洞穴的頂部坍了下來，砸在礦工身上。

eg. After a ruinous strike, the union caved in.

一場破壞性的罷工之后，工會突然服軟了。

eg. I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.

我曾經(jīng)有過一次精神崩潰，好像天塌了一樣。

2. rain down

大量落下;

eg. Tears rained down her cheeks.

眼淚順著她的面頰如雨點(diǎn)般落下。

eg. Long after the storm, water still rained down from the roofs where it had collected.

暴風(fēng)雨過去很長一段時(shí)間后, 積在房頂上的雨水仍一個(gè)勁兒地從房頂上流下來。

eg. Invitations rained down on the visiting writer.

來訪的這位作家收到了許多邀請信。

參考答案：

1、responders 2、were injured 3、happened

4、was working 5、resting