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▍原文
The submarine internet cable connecting Tonga to the rest of the world has been repaired, five weeks after an underwater volcanic eruption hit the tiny Pacific island nation.
The 15 January eruption and tsunami caused wide destruction, killing three people and damaging hundreds of homes.
In the immediate aftermath, the country was cut off from global reach because the underwater cable had been severed.
Makeshift satellite services provided only limited communication links.
▍语言点
1. submarine /ˈsʌbməriːn/ adj. 海底的
2. internet cable 通信光缆
3. the rest of the world 世界上其他的人或地方
4. aftermath /ˈæftərmæθ/ n. (战争、事故、不快事情的)后果，创伤(the situation that exists as a result of an important and usually unpleasant event, especially a war, an accident, etc.)
· immediate aftermath 直接后果
5. be cut off from sth. 被与某事物隔绝，被切断和某事物的联系(be severed sth.)
· I was cut off from the family.
我被家族排斥了。
· The country was cut off from global reach.
这个国家被迫跟世界中断了联系。
6. sever /ˈsevər/ v. 切断
· 近义表达：break out, cut off
· The two countries have severed all diplomatic links.
两国断绝了一切外交关系。
7. makeshift /ˈmeɪkʃɪft/ adj. 临时替代的，权宜之计的，临时凑合的
· a makeshift hospital临时搭建的医院
· a makeshift shelter 临时住宅
· a makeshift bed 简易床
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