day 125disaster and rescue
unit 17 · environment and changedisaster and rescue
Follow news of a flood and a rescue, and talk about helping: evacuating, sheltering, donating, volunteering.
today’s words
- 海啸 hǎixiào · tsunami
- 泛滥 fànlàn · to flood, overflow; spread unchecked
- 涝 lào · waterlogged (fields)
- 防汛 fángxùn · flood prevention
- 堤 dī · dyke, embankment
- 堤坝 dībà · dykes and dams
- 闸 zhá · sluice gate; to dam, stop
- 倒塌 dǎotā · to collapse, fall down
- 烧毁 shāohuǐ · to burn down, destroy by fire
- 失事 shīshì · (of a plane or ship) to crash, be wrecked
- 空难 kōngnàn · air crash
- 遇难 yùnàn · to die in a disaster or accident
- 遇险 yùxiǎn · to be in danger, in distress
- 丧生 sàngshēng · to lose one’s life
- 幸存 xìngcún · to survive
- 幸免 xìngmiǎn · to escape by luck
- 逃生 táoshēng · to escape with one’s life
- 避难 bìnàn · to take refuge, shelter
- 撤离 chèlí · to evacuate, withdraw
- 疏散 shūsàn · to evacuate, disperse; sparse
- 搜救 sōujiù · search and rescue
- 营救 yíngjiù · to rescue
- 解救 jiějiù · to rescue, free
- 拯救 zhěngjiù · to save, rescue (often grand)
- 打捞 dǎlāo · to salvage, dredge up
- 应急 yìngjí · emergency; to meet an emergency
- 预警 yùjǐng · early warning; to warn in advance
- 救济 jiùjì · relief; to help those in need
- 收留 shōuliú · to take in, give shelter to
- 慈善 císhàn · charitable, charity
- 捐献 juānxiàn · to donate, contribute
- 募捐 mùjuān · to raise donations
- 基金会 jījīnhuì · foundation (charity)
- 义工 yìgōng · volunteer
- 荒 huāng · to neglect, let go to waste
sentences
- 连下了三天暴雨，河水泛滥了，情况很危急。 · After three days of heavy rain, the river burst its banks, and the situation is critical.
- 别看这条河很安静，发起大水来很可怕。 · This river may look calm, but in a flood it’s terrifying.
- 村里的人连夜撤离，幸好没有人遇难。 · The villagers evacuated overnight; luckily nobody was killed.
- 房子被冲走了，很多人无家可归，政府正在想办法安置他们。 · Houses were swept away, and many people have nowhere to live: the government is working out how to rehouse them.
- 学校的体育馆成了避难的地方。 · The school gym became a shelter.