【新唐人2011年11月2日讯】 【看新闻学英语】
Floods Force Thai Tanks into Retreat
洪水迫使泰国坦克撤离
By David Lee
【新闻关键字】
1. secure [sɪˋkjʊr] 护送
2. armored [ˋɑrmɚd] 装甲的
3. armored personnel carrier n.phr.装甲运兵车
4. APCs: abbr. armored personnel carrier的缩写
5. dismantling [disˋmæntliŋ]
Thai military secure an armored personnel carrier to a truck as floodwaters reach the front of a military base in Bangkok.
当洪水到达曼谷军方基地的前缘，泰国军方护送一部装甲运兵车到一部卡车上。
A total of 16 APCs were moved to a military base in a non-flooded province some 350 kilometres north of Thailand’s capital.
总数16部的人员装甲运兵车，搬迁到一处非洪水淹没省份的军事基地，大约是在泰国首都北方350公里处。
Meanwhile, angry flood victims tried to access a flood gate, demanding more water be released into the San Seab canal – as they have been flooded for nearly a month.
同时，愤怒的洪水受难者试着进入一处防洪闸门，要求更多的水，释入the San Seab 运河，因为他们已被淹了近一个月。
Thai media reported the protest began on Sunday when residents outside the protection of the flood wall started dismantling flood defenses.
泰国媒体报导，抗议是在周日开始，居民在防洪墙外开始拆除防洪设施。
The protest continued for seven hours, until officials agreed to open the water gate slightly.
抗议持续7小时，直到官员同意些微打开水闸。
Thailand’s floods have killed at least 381 people since July, and affected more than two million.
自七月以来，泰国洪水已造成至少381人死亡，影响超过2百万人。
本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_asia/2011-10-25/bangkok-residents-flee-oncoming-floodwaters.html
本专栏由前卫英语李德良老师主编 www.davidlee.url.tw
【佳句精选】
Thailand’s floods have killed at least 381 people since July, and affected more than two million.
自七月以来，泰国洪水已造成至少381人死亡，影响超过2百万人。
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It’s a hard choice. 很难取舍
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