China reports 26 deaths in southern rainstorms
(Xinhua)Updated: 2014-06-22 21:47
BEIJING - Rainstorms battering south China since June 18 have left 26 people dead and three missing in nine provincial-level regions(省級區(qū)域), according to latest official figures.
Battering:英 [?b?t?r??]
n. 用壞衅鹿，損壞
v. 連續(xù)猛擊( batter的現(xiàn)在分詞 )
The Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement that 4.9 million people in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou as well as Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by heavy rainfall by 11 am on Sunday, with 337,000 people relocated and 115,000 in urgent need of basic living necessities.
Rainfall：英 [?re?nf?:l] 美 [?ren?f?l]
n. 陣雨，降雨；降雨量
relocated：[ri:?l??ke?tid]
v. 遷移( relocate的過去式和過去分詞 )
necessities：英 [n?'ses?t?z] 美 [n?'ses?t?z]
n. 必要（性）( necessity的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )秘豹；（迫切）需要；必需品；自然規(guī)律
The downpours have toppled more than 8,700 houses, damaged another 66,000 homes and left 42,200 hectares of crops unharvestable, leading to direct economic losses of 4.08 billion yuan ($653 million).
Downpours：[?da?n?p?:z]
n. 傾盆大雨( downpour的名詞復(fù)數(shù))
toppled：[?t?pld]
v. 不穩(wěn)而倒下( topple的過去式和過去分詞 )；將…推翻郁竟，打倒
unharvestable：顆粒無收
Among the fatalities, 11 occurred in Hunan, five in Jiangxi and four in Fujian. Guizhou, Guangxi and Chongqing each reported two deaths.
Fatalities：[fe??t?l?ti:z]
n. 惡性事故( fatality的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )；死亡由境；致命性棚亩；命運(yùn)
The latest round of heavy rainfall began to hit south and southwest China on June 18, bringing gale, floods and landslides.
Gale：英 [ɡe?l] 美 [ɡe?l]
n. 大風(fēng)蓖议，暴風(fēng)；（突發(fā)的）一陣讥蟆；<詩>微風(fēng)勒虾；[植]香楊梅
landslides：英 ['l?ndsla?dz] 美 ['l?ndsla?dz]
n. 山崩( landslide的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )；（山坡瘸彤、懸崖等的）崩塌修然；滑坡；（競選中）一方選票占壓倒性多數(shù)
大意：據(jù)最新的數(shù)據(jù)報(bào)告稱质况，南方9個(gè)省級區(qū)域自6月18日持續(xù)大雨低零，以致26人死亡，3人失蹤拯杠。直接經(jīng)濟(jì)損失40.8億人民幣。
