奥巴马慰问龙卷风灾民

时间：2013-05-27 09:20:52

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US President Barack Obama has visited the tornado1-ravaged2 town of Moore in Oklahoma and has told its victims that they "are not alone".

美国总统奥巴马抵达被龙卷风肆虐的俄克拉荷马州摩尔城，并告诉灾民他们“不是一个人”。
 
Surveying the devastation3, Mr Obama said it was "hard to comprehend", adding: "Everywhere, fellow Americans are praying with you."
 
The president visited the site of the school where seven children died.
 
The tornado ravaged the Oklahoma City suburb last Monday, killing4 24 people and destroying some 1,200 homes.
 
About 33,000 people were affected5 and the damage has been estimated at $2bn (£1.32bn).
 
Some 377 people were also injured in the tornado, which was ranked an EF5 - at the top of the enhanced Fujita scale.
 
'Just a messenger'
 
Mr Obama, alongside Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, said: "This is a strong community with strong character. There's no doubt they will bounce back. But they need help."
 
Standing6 on a block surrounded by debris7, the president said: "Obviously the damage here is pretty hard to comprehend."
 
"Whenever I come to an area that has been devastated8 by some natural disaster like this, I want to make sure that everyone understands that I am speaking on behalf of the entire country," he said. 
 
In the past year the president has consoled the families of victims of Superstorm Sandy, the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting and the Boston Marathon bombings.
 
Mr Obama said: "Everywhere, fellow Americans are praying with you, they're thinking about you and they want to help. And I'm just a messenger here letting you know that you are not alone."
 
Mr Obama's first stop was the Plaza9 Towers Elementary School, where seven of the 10 children who died lost their lives.
 
In front of the wreckage10 and surveying piles of rubble11 and upturned cars, he told one school official: "I know this is tough."
 
Three makeshift American flags flew in the wind, attached to parts of the debris.
 
Caleb Sloan, 24, who lost his home, told Reuters: "[The president] has no choice but to live by his word. I hope and pray and think he will keep his promises."
 
Mr Obama has signed a disaster declaration that quickens federal aid.
 
Some 450 Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) personnel are in Moore, with some $3.4m in payments so far approved for 4,200 applicants12 for disaster assistance.
 
Governor Fallin said: "We're resilient. There's already a big path of debris that's been moved around. People are gathering13 their stuff.
 
"It's been truly remarkable14 to see how our people have responded and how strong they are."

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1 tornado inowl     
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
  • A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
2 ravaged 0e2e6833d453fc0fa95986bdf06ea0e2     
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫
参考例句：
  • a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
  • The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。
3 devastation ku9zlF     
n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤
参考例句：
  • The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
  • There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
5 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
6 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
7 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
8 devastated eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada     
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
9 plaza v2yzD     
n.广场，市场
参考例句：
  • They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
  • The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。
10 wreckage nMhzF     
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
11 rubble 8XjxP     
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
  • After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
12 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
13 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
14 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
参考例句：
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

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