Rescue attempts in China have continued for several days after a five-story hotel collapsed.
The hotel in Quanzhou was used as a coronavirus quarantine facility, and, according to officials, there were 71 people in the hotel at the time of the collapse. At least 26 of them died and many were seriously injured.
A man was rescued after being trapped under the rubble for 69 hours. Firefighters who were combing the scene heard knocking from the ruins, and they were able to locate the man by digging a tunnel. The 24-year-old man was taken to hospital, and he is now in stable condition
语言知识点
1 重点词汇表达
rescue, noun, when someone or something is rescued from danger，救援；vt, to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful or unpleasant situation, 救援
eg. rescue mission, 救援任务；rescue sb/ sth from sb/ sth, 从某人/ 某物中救出某人/某物
2.continue，vt, to not stop happening, existing, or doing something, 继续；名词是continuation, 持续; continuously, adv, 持续地
eg. continue to do sth, 继续做某事
3.collapse，vt,to fall down suddenly because of pressure or lack of strength or support, 坍塌；noun, the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc, 崩溃，倒塌
4.quarantine，noun, a period of time when a person or animal is kept apart from others in case they are carrying a disease, 隔离；to keep a person or animal apart from others for a period of time in case they are carrying a disease，隔离
eg. in quarantine, 隔离
5.trap，vt, If someone or something is trapped, they are unable to move or escape from a place or situation, 陷入困境；noun, device for catching animals, etc, 陷阱
6. firefighter，noun, a person whose job is to put out fires, 消防员
7.comb, vt, to search through a lot of objects or information in order to find a specific thing or piece of information, 彻底搜寻某物；noun, piece of metal, plastic or bone with teeth, used for tidying and arranging the hair 梳子
8.locate, vt, discover the exact position or place of sb/ sth找出, 指出某人/ 某物的准确位置或地点；名词是location, 位置
eg.be located in, 位于，处于
9.dig，vt, use one's hands, a spade, a machine, etc to break up and move earth, etc, 挖掘
10.tunnel, noun, a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through, 通道
eg. dig a tunnel, 挖通道
11.stable，adj, steady and not likely to move or change，稳定的；名词是stability, 稳定性；副词是stably, 稳定地；动词是stabilize, 稳定
eg. in a stable condition, 情况稳定
2 固定搭配
1.used as，用作
2.at the time of，从/ 在......时
eg. at the same time, 同时
3. at least，至少
eg. at most，至多
4. under the rubble, 在废墟/ 瓦砾中
5.according to，根据
based on/ on the basis of, 根据
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