阅读 | 突发！四川茂县今晨发生山体垮塌，已致100余人被埋！

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More than 100 people are feared buried in a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, state media say.

（中国）国家媒体报道，恐怕逾100人被掩埋在中国西南部四川省的一次山体垮塌中。

landslide ['læn(d)slaɪd] n. 山崩

About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a mountain collapsed at about 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT Friday).

当地时间06:00点左右（格林威治标准时间星期五22:00），一座山的一侧发生垮塌，茂县新磨村约40户人家被毁。

repost [riː'pəʊst] v. 转发 

A rescue operation is now under way to try to locate and rescue the missing.

为了试图找到和救援失联村民，救援行动现在正在展开。

Pictures posted by the People's Daily newspaper show bulldozers moving earth and large boulders as the rescue effort continues.

《人民日报》上传的几张图片显示，推土机正在推土和移动卵石，救援努力正在继续。

bulldozer ['bʊldəʊzə] n.推土机

boulder ['bəʊldə] n. 卵石

The landslide blocked a two-kilometre (1.2-mile) stretch of a river, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local officials.

新华通讯社援引当地官员们的话报道，山体垮塌堵塞了一条2公里（1.2英里）长的河道。

Landslides are a regular danger in mountainous regions of China, especially during heavy rains.

在中国山区，山体垮塌是一个经常性的威胁，尤其是在暴雨天。

愿还在危险中的人平安