土耳其地震兩百多死 傷亡仍在攀升
　　Search efforts are continuing in southeastern Turkey for survivors of Sunday’s powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The number of dead reported has exceeded 200 and the death toll is expected to continue to rise.
　　土耳其東南部星期天發(fā)生強(qiáng)烈7.2級地震之后，搜救生還者的工作還在持續(xù)進(jìn)行。據(jù)報(bào)導(dǎo)，死亡人數(shù)已經(jīng)超過200，并且預(yù)計(jì)還會(huì)不斷攀升。
　　Rescue workers are racing against time to find the hundreds of people believed to be trapped under the rubble of buildings that fell after the the quake.
　　搜救人員正在爭取時(shí)間，盡快尋搜據(jù)信于地震發(fā)生后，數(shù)以百計(jì)仍舊困在倒塌建筑物廢墟下的受難者。
　　Authorities say the 7.2 magnitude quake collapsed or severely damaged thousands of buildings.
　　官方表示，這次7.2級的強(qiáng)震摧毀或嚴(yán)重?fù)p壞的樓房，達(dá)數(shù)千棟。
　　Despite battling against the numerous aftershocks, rescue efforts have been successful.
　　盡管災(zāi)后余震不息，搶救工作還是成功的。
　　A women is dug out of her collapsed apartment block after being trapped for 10 hours. She calls out for her mother, who was injured.
　　一名婦女在她的公寓倒塌后，被困在廢墟之下達(dá)10小時(shí)。她被救出后，還哭喊著為她受傷的母親求救。
　　The survivors are from the town Ercis, one of the worst hit areas where as many as 100 buildings were reported collapsed.
　　這些生還者居住在埃爾吉斯鎮(zhèn)，是幾個(gè)受災(zāi)嚴(yán)重的地區(qū)之一。據(jù)報(bào)導(dǎo)，那里有100棟建筑物倒塌。
　　Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Van, the main city in the quake stricken region, late Sunday. He warned there may still be worse news to come.
　　星期日較晚時(shí)刻，土耳其總理埃爾多安巡視了災(zāi)區(qū)的主要城市凡城，他警告說，可能還有更糟的消息傳來。
　　He says the biggest concern is for the villages, because the buildings are made of clay and mud and are more vulnerable to quakes. He says almost all buildings in such villages are destroyed.
　　他說，令人關(guān)切的，還是村莊的居民。因?yàn)樗麄兊淖〖叶际悄嗤疗龀傻模苋菀妆徽鹂洹Ｋf，這些村莊里，幾乎所有房舍都被摧毀了。
　　With the telephone system failing in many places, there has been little news from the area. Many of the roads have also been cut, adding to the difficulties of rescue efforts.
　　由于許多災(zāi)區(qū)的電話系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)不能使用，無法獲知有關(guān)那些地方的災(zāi)情報(bào)導(dǎo)。許多道路也已中斷，使得搶救工作更加困難。
　　The remote and mountainous southeastern region of Turkey where the quake struck is one of the poorest parts of the country. Weather conditions worsened late Sunday, with freezing temperatures and forecasts for snow.
　　土耳其東南部邊遠(yuǎn)山區(qū)，是全國受災(zāi)中窮困的地區(qū)之一。星期日晚間氣候又惡化，氣溫冰冷，預(yù)測還要下雪。
　　Turkey has received offers of help from numerous countries including the United States, Greece and Israel.
　　土耳其目前接受了一些國家提供的援助，包括美國、希臘和以色列。
　　But Erdogan told reporters he has declined most offers of help.
　　不過，土耳其總理埃爾多安向記者表示，他拒絕了大部分國家提供的協(xié)助。
　　Turkey is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it sits on major geological fault lines.
　　In 1999, two earthquakes registering more than seven points on the Richter scale killed almost 20,000 people in densely populated parts of the north-west of the country.

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