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Mudslide

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ID: 1513 Upper Intermediate
In August 7, 2010, there was a terrible mudslide in Gansu Province. In this lesson we hear not only a newscast related to the natural disaster, but also the reactions of some average Chinese people with relatives in Gansu.
Jenny,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
甘肃 Gānsù Gansu
舟曲 Zhōuqū Zhouqu
省 shěng province
县 xiàn county
今天早上甘肃省舟曲县突发特大泥石流自然灾害现在降雨已经停止搜救和援助工作正在进行中
jīntiān 今天zǎoshang 早上Gānsù 甘肃shěng 省Zhōuqū 舟曲xiàn 县tūfā 突发tè dà 特大níshíliú 泥石流zìrán zāihài 自然灾害xiànzài 现在jiàngyǔ 降雨yǐjīng 已经tíngzhǐ 停止sōujiù 搜救hé 和yuánzhù 援助gōngzuò 工作zhèngzài 正在jìnxíng 进行zhōng 中
This morning in Zhouqu county of Gansu province a natural disaster occurred in the form of a sudden and exceptionally large mudslide. Currently the rain has stopped and search and rescue, as well as aid efforts, are in progress.
啊舟曲遭灾了我得赶紧给老洪打个电话
ā 啊Zhōuqū 舟曲zāozāi 遭灾le 了wǒ 我děi 得gǎnjǐn 赶紧gěi 给Lǎo Hóng 老洪dǎ 打ge 个diànhuà 电话
Ah, there's been a disaster in Zhouqu! I have to call Lao Hong as soon as possible.
哦那你快打吧
ò 哦nà 那nǐ 你kuài 快dǎ 打ba 吧
Oh, hurry and call then!
您拨打的电话暂时无法接通请稍候再拨
nín 您bōdǎ 拨打de 的diànhuà 电话zànshí 暂时wúfǎ 无法jiētōng 接通qǐng 请shāohòu 稍候zài 再bō 拨
The number you've dialed cannot be connected at this time. Please try again later.
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