新西兰第二大城市震后重建成本上升

短语讲解：

1. In February, a magnitude 6.3 quake killed 181 people and left much of the city center in ruins.

in ruins严重受损, 破败不堪
例句：The city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之后, 这座城市成为一片废墟。

2. My husband has even considered, you know, leaving for the sake of our sanity. Yes. It’s hard.

for the sake of为了
例句：He argues for the sake of arguing.
他是为争辩而争辩。

3. So, were are going in through the study door which is pulled away from the house a wee [small] bit and there is a big bucket here to collect the rainwater.

go in进去, 进入
例句：He went in by the back door and found himself in the kitchen.
他从后门走进去, 发现自己到了厨房。
pull away使离开，(使)脱身；逃脱
例句：Just as I was pulling away from the parking place, another car crashed into mine.
正当我离开停车场时，另一辆汽车撞到了我的车上。

4. Grimshaw and her husband, David, are among thousands of residents waiting for their ruined homes to be rebuilt, as insurance companies continue the mammoth task of assessing a vast number of damaged properties.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：He is waiting for something good to turn up.
他正期待着情况好转。

5. “I think we’ll end up with a better house at the end of the day, even though we have spent a lot of money getting to where we are," continued Grimshaw.

end up with 以…告终
例句：We started with soup, and fruit to end up with.
我们开始时喝汤，最后吃水果。

6. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was set up by the New Zealand government to lead recovery work.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

7. Christchurch, in general, most people have insurance, most people’s land is insured as well

in general一般而言, 总的来说, 从总体上看
例句：The class are, in general, very bright.
总的说来, 这个班级的学生都很聪明。

8. So, a lot of money is going to flow into the city through the insurance and re-insurance industry and that is going to make a very big difference.

flow into流入
例句：The Yellow River flows into the Bohai Sea.
黄河流入渤海。
make a difference有关系；有影响；有意义
例句：What you have told me may make a difference to my own position. 
你告诉我的一切，可能影响我自己的看法。