20200816 - 黎巴嫩港口贝鲁特大爆炸 - 笔记讲解

2022-08-10 22:26:5914:54 109
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A state of emergency was declared in Lebanon, after a huge explosion at Beirut’s port. The blast was felt in Cyprus, 240km(kilometers) away. It killed at least 135 people, injured 5,000 and left 300,000 homeless.
The cause was a fire in a warehouse holding 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertiliser and bombs. This highly explosive stockpile had lain neglected for six years. Lebanon’s prime minister, Hassan Diab, vowed that those responsible would “pay the price”.
Lebanon was in an economic and political crisis even before the blast.

state of emergency
(可数名词) If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake. 紧急状态
复数:states of emergency
例1:San Francisco mayor Frank Jordan declared a state of emergency in the city as the looting continued into the night. 由于抢劫一直持续到夜里,旧金山市市长弗兰克·乔丹宣布全市进入紧急状态。
例2:Fifty-two states of America declared states of emergency due to Covid-19. 由于新冠肺炎疫情,美国52个州宣布进入紧急状态。

Lebanon 英 [ˈlebənən] 美 [ˈlebənɑːn] n. 黎巴嫩(西南亚国家,位于地中海东岸)

Beirut [beiˈru:t] n. 贝鲁特(黎巴嫩一港口)

Cyprus [ˈsaɪprəs] n. 塞浦路斯(地中海东部一岛)
Cypriot copper 塞浦路斯铜

Km = kilometer 千米;公里

Ton vs. Tonne
Ton和tonne都是衡量重量单位。它们的区别在于地域差别。
1. 在美国,1 ton≈ 910kg =2000磅。这时它也叫short ton,即短吨,或者美吨。
*有short ton当然旧有long ton了。Long ton也叫British ton,就是长吨,或者英吨。1 long ton = 2240磅。 但这是一种已经过时的用法,我们只需要了解一下。
2. 在美国之外的地区,ton指metric ton,即公吨。这个时候,1 ton=1000 kg = 2204.6磅。Tonne是metric ton的另一种说法,所以tonne = 1000kg = 2204.6磅。
总结一下,ton可以在美国或者美国以外使用,分别指美吨和公吨。而Tonne基本在美国之外使用,而是tonne只等于公吨。最后,1 metric ton公吨是比1美吨重的。
有个网站教了一种记忆ton和tonne之间区别的方法:tonne这个单词由’NE’结尾,而且多用在英国等欧洲国家,正好这些国家在世界地图上都在美国的东北方(NE=Northeast)。这就很好记了。
Ton还有一种不太正式的用法,用来形容很大量的某种东西或人。比如:a ton of paperwork很多文件工作, tons of help大量的帮助……等等
例句:Tons of tourists start pouring into the city just before the festival each year. 每年节日前夕,大量游客开始涌入城市中。

Ammonium Nitrate 硝酸铵 NH4NO3
Ammonium NH4+ 铵根正离子 Nitrate 硝酸盐
举一反三:
Sodium Nitrate 硝酸钠 NaNO3
Potassium Nitrate 硝酸钾 KNO3
Ammonium Chloride氯化铵 NH4Cl
Ammonium Sulphate 硫酸铵 (NH4)2SO4

Stockpile
1.可数名词. 库存;积蓄
例:The two leaders also approved treaties to cut stockpiles of chemical weapons.
两位领导人也都赞同削减化学武器储备的条约。
2.动词 贮存;储备
例:People are stockpiling food for the coming winter.
人们正在为即将到来的冬天大量储备食物。

Neglect [nɪˈɡlekt]
v. 忽视,忽略;疏忽;漏做
n. 忽略,忽视;未被重视

Hassan Diab [ˌhæˈsɑːn] [ˌdiˈjæb] 哈桑.迪亚卜

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伊利丝儿

我是小丝儿,录完发现,拼写emergency的时候读错了。后面有些词也忘了拼给大家。第一次录太紧张了。望大家谅解!