鞍山雅思|洪水水位达至乐山大佛脚趾

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Floods in southern China have caused water from the Yantze River to rise and reach the toesof the Leshan Giant Buddha, which has not happened in seven decades. Police and staff put sandbags at the platform under the statue’s feet, trying to build a dam. The area was closed as thousands of citizens evacuated to safety.

中国南部的洪水导致长江水位升高，乐山大佛的脚趾70年来首次被淹没。警察和工作人员在雕像脚下的平台上放置沙袋，试图构筑防洪堤。该区域被关闭，数千名居民撤离到安全地带。

China’s Ministry of Water Resources raised the national emergency response alert for flood control to level 2—the second highest in a four-tier system. By Wednesday morning, the emergency level was lowered after waters receded②, andthe toes of the Buddha re-emerged. (CNN and The Independent)

中国水利部将水灾防御应急响应提升至Ⅱ级，是四级预警中紧急程度第二高的。到8月19日上午，洪水渐渐退去后，紧急状态级别降低，佛像的脚趾重新露出。

【注释】

① floodwater: [ˈflʌdwɔːtə(r)] n. water that covers land after there has been a flood 洪水「不可数或复数」

② recede: [rɪˈsiːd] vi. to move gradually away from sb or away from a previous position（后）退，远去

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