More people have been pulled alive overnight from the rubble in the Turkish city of Izmir, where a powerful earthquake caused 20 buildings to collapse. Rescue teams are still searching under concrete slabs, despite the danger from hundreds of aftershocks since Friday's original magnitude seven quake.
释义:土耳其伊兹密尔市发生强烈地震,导致20栋建筑物倒塌,救援人员在夜间从废墟中救出了更多的幸存者。救援队伍仍在混凝土板下冒险搜寻,周五发生的里氏7级地震可能会引发数百次余震。
赏析一:collapse 此处是‘倒塌’之意。
另外,它还有’ 人…晕倒’
例如: She collapsed in the street and died two hours later.
她昏倒在大街上,两小时后便去世了。
赏析二: despite用作介词时,与in spite of同义,都表示“尽管”、“虽然”、“不顾”之意。后面可以加名词或是动词ing.
例如:Despite applying for many jobs, he is still out of work.
尽管他申请了许多工作,但仍然在失业中。
小贴士:据土耳其阿纳多卢通讯社11月2日报道,该国西部地区的这场强震造成的遇难人数升至79人,有962人受伤。