孩子高中英语成绩太差，这40篇短文，逐一学习，牢记单词语法提分

　　

　　A Horrible Earthquake (一场可怕的地震)

　　Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. (地震前，井水和运河中的脏水上涨了。)

　　But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. (但没有人判断出地震即将发生。)

　　Suddenly, everything shook. (突然间，一切都摇晃起来。)

　　It seemed as if the world was at an end. (仿佛世界末日降临。)

　　Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. (数百万座砖房和若干水坝被摧毁。)

　　Railway tracks became useless bars. (铁轨变成了无用的栅栏。)

　　Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. (矿井中的管道破裂，释放出难闻的蒸汽。)

　　Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere. (巨大的裂缝困住了到处都是的骑自行车的人。)

　　The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. (第二天，这一事件成为了所有报纸的头条新闻或主要标题。)

　　With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victims' extreme suffering. (记者们概述了这次灾难，整个国家对损失和受害者的极度痛苦感到震惊。)

　　People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying "Congratulations! You survived!". (人们读到幸存者互相安慰说“恭喜！你活下来了！”时感动不已。)

　　So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. (因此，他们不仅真诚地表达了同情，而且立即组织起来帮助受害者。)

　　The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. (伤者得到了救援，死者被埋葬。)

　　The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water, and electricity. (受到惊吓的幸存者被从废墟下救出，并得到了住所、清水和电力。)

　　Thanks to people's help, the loss was minimized. (多亏了人们的帮助，损失得到了最小化。)

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