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Another Strong Earthquake Hits Southeast Taiwan, Collapses Building and Derails Train
TAIPEI—A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.
The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties.
Taiwan’s fire department said all four people were rescued from a building housing a convenience store that collapsed in Yuli, while three people whose vehicle fell off a damaged bridge were rescued and taken to hospital.
【譯文】臺灣東南部再次發生強烈地震 建築物倒塌與火車脫軌
臺北報導，臺灣氣象局表示，週日（9/18）在人口稀少的臺灣東南部發生芮氏規模6.8地震，導致火車車廂脫軌、便利商店倒塌、數百人受困山路。
花蓮玉里一處民宅倒塌，圖為倒塌房屋空拍。（消防署提供）氣象局表示，震央位於臺東縣，週六（9/17）晚在同一地區發生芮氏規模6.4地震，所幸沒有人員傷亡。
花蓮玉里鎮3層樓透天厝，1樓是7-11超商，2、3樓為住宅，倒塌瞬間煙塵瀰漫，有受困店員擊破窗戶逃生。（花蓮縣政府提供）臺灣消防局表示，受困在玉里市倒塌的便利商店建物內的四人全部獲救。另外，從受損橋梁墜落的車輛內三人已獲救送往醫院。
【單字/詞解析】
collapse，動詞 /kəˈlæps/ 倒塌
自然發音：co-LLA-pse
英解：to fall down suddenly because of pressure
例句：The bridge collapsed during the flood.（橋梁因水災而斷裂。）
derail，動詞 /ˌdiːˈreɪl/ 出軌
自然發音：de-RAIL
英解：If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks.
例句：The train was derailed by heavy snow.（火車因大雪而脫軌。）
temblor，名詞 /ˈtem.blɚ/ 地震
自然發音：TEM-blor
英解：an earthquake
例句：The temblor sent thousands of office workers in Los Angeles fleeing into the streets.（地震讓洛杉磯數千名上班族立即逃到街頭避難。）
casualty，名詞 /ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/ 傷亡人員
自然發音：CA-su-al-ty
英解：a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war
例句：Our aim is to reduce road casualties .（我們的目標是減少道路傷亡。）
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