VOA常速英语:Rescue Efforts Continue After Turkey Earthquake

短语讲解：

1. The number of dead reported has exceeded 200 and the death toll is expected to continue to rise.

death toll死亡人数
例句：The death toll has risen to 200.
死亡人数已上升到两百人。

2. Despite battling against the numerous aftershocks, rescue efforts have been successful.

battle against与…作斗争, 与…搏斗
例句：The mountain climbers had to battle against great difficulties.
登山队员不得不与艰难险阻搏斗。

3. A women is dug out of her collapsed apartment block after being trapped for 10 hours.

dig out找出来, 发掘
例句：The injured men have been dug out of the snow.
受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

4. She calls out for her mother, who was injured.

call out叫喊, 大声地说
例句：Each one of you should stand up when your name is called out.
当叫到你的名字时, 每个人都应站起来。

5. He says the biggest concern is for the villages, because the buildings are made of clay and mud and are more vulnerable to quakes.

be made of用…造成(用于原材料显而易见的场合)
例句：The table is made of wood.
桌子是木制的。

6. Many of the roads have also been cut, adding to the difficulties of rescue efforts

add to增加, 加强
例句：The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴风雪增加了我们的困难。

7. Turkey is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it sits on major geological fault lines.

sit on坐落, 位于
例句：The house sits high on a hill overlooking a lake.
房子高高地坐落在可以俯瞰湖水的小山上。