Question

请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇有关四川大地震的短文。

时间：2008年5月12日14时28分

震级：8.0级

损失：已有69，227人死亡，数万人受伤，许多人被困；30%房屋建筑桥梁倒塌，交通受阻。1400，000人无家可归，三分之一的医院、工厂被毁。通讯中断，水、电、食物等供给难以获得。

严重性：近三十年来最强烈的地震。大约25个省有震感。

注意：1. 词数：100词左右。

2. 生词提示：8.0级 magnitude 8.0

 

 

 

 

 

Answer 1

It was at 14∶28 p．m. on May 12,2008 that a terrible earthquake of magnitude 8 shook Sichuan.

The number of people who were killed in the earthquake reached 69,227.As many as tens of thousands of people were injured. And more people were trapped in the fallen buildings or were still missing. 30% buildings and bridges were destroyed, and the traffic were blocked .Moreover, more than 140,000 people lost their home, one third of hospitals and factories were in ruins. What’s worst ,the earthquake had the electricity cut off，the communication broken off， and water and food were hard to get .

The earthquake is the worst in China during the past 30 years, when the nation in 25 province felt it.

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于提纲类书面表达，叙述2008年汶川大地震的情况。所以使用一般过去时和第三人称。文章的要点都给了出来，考生只要翻译成英语即可。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，一定要契合给出的开头，不能出现文章脱节问题。尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。同时注意题目要求必须使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

亮点说明：本文中高级句式运用较好，如The number of people who were killed in the earthquake reached 69,227中的定语从句；另外连接词的使用也很到位，如What’s worst等。

考点：提纲类书面表达