Tibetan earthquake

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Tibetan earthquake

The death toll from a strong earthquake in China's remote and mountainous Tibetan plateau has climbed to 617, even as convoys of trucks carried in supplies and tents for survivors braving the cold.

As darkness fell, freezing temperatures left little hope for anyone still trapped under the rubble of homes, schools and monasteries in the ruined seat of Yushu county, which bore the brunt of the quake.

The sports stadium there is now a makeshift hospital, but inadequate for the number of injured people.

Nearly 10,000 people were injured in the quake, almost 1,000 of them severely.

Tibetan Buddhist monks have turned out in force to help rescue efforts, although the town's main Buddhist monastery lay in ruins on a nearby hillside.





plateau n. 高原

brave v. 勇敢地面對
eg: They braved the storm to rescue the earthquake survivor.
=> 他們冒著暴風雨搶救地震的生還者。

makeshift n. 臨時代用品
eg: Use an box as a makeshift for the house of the puppy.
=> 用這個箱子當作這個小狗的窩

inadequate adj. 不適合的/不足以滿足需要的
eg: Inadequate preparation caused the restaurant's opening to be a total disaster.

rubble n. 粗石/碎石/瓦礫堆
monastery n. 修道院
bore v. 鑽/挖/鑿
brunt n. 衝擊/撞擊
turn out in
hillside n. 山腰/山坡