Unit4 外刊精读及改编练习：土耳其地震已致上万人死亡，这次地震为何如此致命？讲义-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

高中英语外刊精读（土耳其地震） 土耳其地震已致上万人死亡，这次地震为何如此致命？ In the unit “Natural Disasters” of Book 1 of the English textbook for senior high school published by PEP, the big earthquakes in Wenchuan and Tangshan are mentioned. From this unit, we learn that the destructive power of earthquakes is extremely huge. Recently, a strong earthquake also struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. More than 20,000 people so far have been killed by it. The death toll is expected to keep rising. 在人教高中英语教材必修一“自然灾害”这一单元，提到了汶川地震和唐山大地震。从这一单元中，我们知道了地震的破坏力是极其巨大的。近日，在土耳其东南部靠近叙利亚边境的地区也发生了强烈地震，目前已有超过2万人遇难。死亡人数预计还会持续增长。 destructive [dɪˈstrʌktɪv] adj 破坏性的；毁灭性的 toll [təʊl] n [C] 死亡人数；伤亡人数 The earthquake, which hit near the town of Gaziantep, was closely followed by numerous aftershocks — including one quake which was almost as large as the first. 地震发生在加济安泰普镇附近，随后发生了多次余震，其中一次余震的强度几乎与前震一样大。 numerous [ˈnjuːmərəs] adj 众多的；许多的 aftershock [ˈɑːftəʃɒk] n [C] 余震 Why was it so deadly? 这次地震为何如此致命? deadly [ˈdedli] adj 致命的 The first earthquake was big — it registered as 7.8, classified as “major” on the official magnitude scale. It broke along about 100km of the fault line, causing serious damage to buildings near the fault. 前震震感很强——为7.8级，在官方震级中被列为“强震”。它沿着断层线断裂了约100公里，对断层附近的建筑物造成了严重破坏。 register [ˈredʒɪstə(r)] vt & vi 记录 classify [ˈklæsɪfaɪ] vt 将……分类 magnitude [ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd] n [C] & [U] 震级 scale [skeɪl] n [C] 等级 fault [fɔːlt] n [C]（地壳岩层的）断层 It is not only the power of the tremor that causes devastation. This incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, when people were inside and sleeping. The sturdiness of the buildings is also a factor. The resistant infrastructure is unfortunately poor in South Turkey and especially Syria, so saving lives now mostly relies on response. The next 24 hours are crucial to find survivors. After 48 hours the number of survivors decreases enormously. 造成破坏的不仅仅是地震的威力。这场地震件发生在凌晨，当时人们都在屋内睡觉。建筑物的坚固性也是一个因素，很不幸，在土耳其南部，尤其是叙利亚，基础设施的抗震能力较差，所以生者的存活取决于救援的速度。接下来的24小时对寻找生还者至关重要。48小时后，生还