l         spark 触发 a big disaster may spark epidemics

l         the 7.8-magnitude earthquake

l         tremor 抖动

l         As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we should use all means possible to try and rescue survivors.

l         batter 连续袭击，持续袭击 quick-battered areas

l         the top priority was to save people’s lives

l         anguish n. 极度痛苦 be in anguish

l         mobilize v. 动员 mobilize sb. to do

l         with no thought for one’s own safety/ without regard for one’s own safety

l         throw oneself into… 积极从事，投身于

l         keep losses to a minimum

l         around the clock 连续一整天

l         debris （pl. debris） 废墟

l         devastate the stability and peace 破坏稳定和和平

l         perish 死亡 vi.

l         aftermath 余波

l         epidemic

l         wary a. 谨慎的 be wary of sth. 谨防…

l         the State Council

l         surpass 超过

l         Unity is strength.

l         on the verge of sth/ doing sth.    eg. On the verge of a crying jag ( a line from “Gone with the wind”) 濒临做…

l         put sth. on the map 使…出名

l         an iron fist 铁腕政策

l         impose tax on 征税

l         the confirmed death toll

l         in dispute 在争执中

l         give birth to

l         intellectual property 知识产权

l         commemorate 缅怀

l         take up a challenge 接受挑战

l         crop failure

l         break down 降解

l         a congenital defect 先天缺陷

l         cover up vi.隐瞒

l         do away with 废除

l         bridge v. 缩小…与…之间的差距

l         the secretary general(秘书长); the general secretary（总书记）

l         the premier 总理