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貝魯特大爆炸
黎巴嫩現狀關鍵資訊彙整
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❓What happened in Beirut?
貝魯特發生了什麼事？
❗️A giant explosion at a warehouse in the port sent a shock wave through downtown Beirut at about 6 p.m. local time on Tuesday. The force of the blast did tremendous damage to the surrounding neighborhoods and nearby buildings, tearing off balconies and shattering windows. It blanketed the city in debris and ash for miles around.
黎巴嫩貝魯特當地時間週二（8/4）下午約六點，港口一間倉庫發生大爆炸，衝擊波穿透市中心，爆炸威力帶給周圍區域巨大的破壞，陽台斷裂、窗戶震碎，城市數英里內都籠罩在瓦礫和灰塵之中。
-tremendous: 巨大的；同義詞有enormous, immense, stupendous等
-blanket: 名詞是「毛毯」，動詞是「厚厚覆蓋、籠罩著」
-debris: 瓦礫；殘骸；廢墟
❓What caused the explosion in Beirut?
是什麼引發貝魯特大爆炸？
❗️Authorities say the blast occurred when a fire at a warehouse on the city’s waterfront ignited a cache of explosive ammonium nitrate that was being stored inside.
當局表示爆炸源自城市濱水區的一間倉庫起火，引燃倉內存放的一批易爆炸的硝酸銨。
-authority: 當局、官方、當權者
-occur: 發生；同義詞除了happen，也可用take place
-ammonium nitrate: 硝酸銨，是採礦和土木建築中用的爆炸混合物成分之一
❓What is the situation in Lebanon right now?
黎巴嫩現在的局勢如何？
❗️Lebanon’s already fragile economy has deteriorated rapidly amid lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The value of the country’s currency has plummeted in recent months, and its overtaxed power system has plunged the capital of Beirut into darkness for hours at a time.
為阻止新冠病毒蔓延而實行的封城，讓黎巴嫩本已脆弱的經濟迅速惡化，該國的貨幣價值在近幾個月暴跌，而負擔過重的電力系統曾讓首都貝魯特陷入數小時的黑暗之中。
-deteriorate: 惡化
-plummet: 暴跌、驟降；plunge也是同義詞
-overtaxed: 負擔過重的；課稅過多的
❗️The explosion comes at a time of escalating tension between Hezbollah and Israel. Israel’s military said last week that it exchanged gunfire with Hezbollah militants. On Monday, Israel said it thwarted an attack from an unidentified militant cell in Syria. Israel said it had no involvement in the explosion and has offered humanitarian assistance through diplomatic channels.
爆炸發生於真主黨和以色列的緊張局勢升高之際。以色列軍方上週表示與真主黨的激進分子交火，週一時挫敗了來自敘利亞境內不明武裝小組的攻擊，以色列表示沒有參與這場爆炸，並透過外交管道提供人道救援。
-escalate: （使）增強、加劇、擴大、惡化
-exchange: 交換；這段形容交戰、交火用exchange gunfire
-humanitarian assistance: 人道援助、人道救援
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❓❓多益模擬題❓:
Israel had offered humanitarian ＿＿ to Lebanon, despite the ＿＿ of gunfire with Hezbollah militants last week.
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A. aid / exchange
B. help / switch
C. assistance / change
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