day 59disasters

disasters

Understand news about floods, droughts and fires, talk about them calmly and kindly, and say how you can help.

today’s words

• 灾 zāi · disaster
• 灾害 zāihài · disaster (natural)
• 灾难 zāinàn · catastrophe, disaster
• 灾区 zāiqū · disaster area
• 受灾 shòuzāi · to be hit by a disaster
• 遭受 zāoshòu · to suffer (loss, damage)
• 遭遇 zāoyù · to run into; experience
• 突发 tūfā · to break out suddenly
• 洪水 hóngshuǐ · flood
• 淹 yān · to flood, submerge
• 淹没 yānmò · to submerge, drown out
• 干旱 gānhàn · drought; dry
• 旱灾 hànzāi · drought (disaster)
• 恶劣 èliè · very bad, harsh
• 火灾 huǒzāi · fire (disaster)
• 爆 bào · to burst
• 爆发 bàofā · to break out, erupt
• 爆炸 bàozhà · to explode
• 炸 zhà · to explode, burst
• 来临 láilín · to arrive, approach
• 其间 qíjiān · during that time
• 险 xiǎn · dangerous; nearly

sentences

• 那年夏天，南方遭受了严重的洪水。 · That summer the south suffered serious floods.
• 灾区虽遭受了很大的损失，但人们没有放弃希望。 · The disaster area suffered heavy losses, but people didn’t give up hope.
• 连续几个月不下雨，很多地方发生了旱灾。 · With no rain for months, many places were hit by drought.
• 大雨过后爆发了洪水，河边的水稻都被淹没了。 · After the downpour, floods broke out and the rice by the river was under water.
• 火灾往往是突发的，所以要提前学会怎么逃生。 · Fires often break out without warning, so learn how to get out in advance.