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ID: 1881 Upper Intermediate
In these modern times, life is getting easier and easier. Cell phones and the internet make connecting with loved ones half a world away a simple matter. But nothing reminds us of how fragile all these amenities are like a natural disaster. In this lesson, follow along as a Chinese mother and father learn of a massive earthquake in New Zealand and anxiously try to contact their daughter who is studying there.
Dilu,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
新西兰 Xīnxīlán New Zealand
里氏 lǐshì Richter scale
级 jí magnitude
地震 dìzhèn earthquake
新西兰三日早晨发生里氏5.7级地震震中位于惠灵顿西北160公里处震源在地表以下200公里处北岛许多地区和南岛北部地区均有震感有惠灵顿居民说地震持续了大约7秒钟震感明显
Xīnxīlán 新西兰sān 三rì 日zǎochén 早晨fāshēng 发生lǐshì 里氏wǔ diǎn qī 5.7jí 级dìzhèn 地震zhènzhōng 震中wèiyú 位于Huìlíngdùn 惠灵顿xīběi 西北yībǎi liùshí 160gōnglǐ 公里chù 处zhènyuán 震源zài 在dìbiǎo 地表yǐxià 以下liǎngbǎi 200gōnglǐ 公里chù 处Běidǎo 北岛xǔduō 许多dìqū 地区hé 和Nándǎo 南岛běibù 北部dìqū 地区jūn 均yǒu 有zhèngǎn 震感yǒu 有Huìlíngdùn 惠灵顿jūmín 居民shuō 说dìzhèn 地震chíxù 持续le 了dàyuē 大约qī 7miǎozhōng 秒钟zhèngǎn 震感míngxiǎn 明显
On the morning of the third, New Zealand experienced an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located 160 kilometers northwest of Wellington. The hypocenter of the earthquake was located 200 kilometers beneath the earth's surface. Many areas on both the northern island and northern part of the southern island were affected. Residents of Wellington say that the earthquake lasted for around seven seconds and that the effects were very noticeable.
啊新西兰地震了而且震中就在惠灵顿附近
ā 啊Xīnxīlán 新西兰dìzhèn 地震le 了érqiě 而且zhènzhōng 震中jiù 就zài 在Huìlíngdùn 惠灵顿fùjìn 附近
Hey, there was an earthquake in New Zealand and the epicenter was near Wellington!
赶紧给女儿打电话
gǎnjǐn 赶紧gěi 给nǚ\'ér 女儿dǎ diànhuà 打电话
Give our daughter a call quick!
快打快打
kuài 快dǎ 打kuài 快dǎ 打
Hurry up and dial!
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