防灾减灾系列教材：灾害英语选读

图书标准信息

• 作者 韩红梅 编
• 出版社 清华大学出版社
• 出版时间 2013-08
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787302338239
• 定价 33.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 256页
• 字数 361千字
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

　　《防灾减灾系列教材：灾害英语选读》主要选自国外媒体对各种自然灾害及公共安全事件的评述报道、新闻社论、专家解析、历史回顾和未来展望。对于每一种自然灾害和公共安全事件，书中都有一个简短的介绍，是为普及科普知识付出的一点努力。在全书的内容编排上，根据自然灾害和公共安全事件的类型分为四部分，每部分根据具体灾害和公共安全事件分为不同单元，每单元精选三篇阅读文章。前两篇文章设置有练习题，第三篇设计为扩展阅读。书后附有习题答案和词汇表，供学习者参考。

【目录】

PartOneGeologicalDisasters
UnitOneEarthquakes
TextASqueezingWaterfromRock
TextBCanWeSaveCalifornia?
TextCEarthquakesShakeNorthernItaly
UnitTwoMudslidesandLandslides
TextAHundredsKilledinRiodeJaneiroMudslides
TextBWhenLandSlides
TextCPapuaNewGuinea:DozensDeadandMissinginLandslide
UnitThreeTsunamis
TextAGoingVertical:FleeingTsunamisbyMovingup,Notout
TextBTsunamiWreaksMentalHealthHavoc
TextCIndonesia:InadequateReliefEndangersDisasterVictims
UnitFourVolcanoEruptions
TextADeepestExplosiveEruptiononSeaFloor:UnderwaterRemotelyOperatedVehicleJasonImagesDiscovery
TextBVolcanicAshCloudLeavesHundredsofThousandsStrandedinEurope
TextCCouldaChangingClimateSetoffVolcanoesandQuakes?

PartTwoMeteorologicalDisasters
UnitOneFloods
TextAQueenslandCrisisPointstoLackofFloodMitigationandBasicInfrastructure
TextBMoreDeathsAsa"WallofWater"EngulfsQueenslandTowns
TextCPakistan'sDespair:ThroughHellandHighWater
UnitTwoHurricanes
TextAHurricaneIsaacPoundsGulfCoast
TextBNewOrleansBracesforGustav
TextCSpecialReportontheGalvestonHurricane
UnitThreeTornadoes
TextANighttimeTornadoesareWorstNightmare:Twisters
ThatOccurfromMidnighttoDawnare2.5TimesMoreLikelytoKill
TextBIsClimateChangeCausinganUpsurgeinUSTornadoes?
TextCTri-StateTornado:Missouri,Illinois,Indiana,March1925
UnitFourSnowandIce
TextAMountingAngeroverSydneyHailstormDisaster
TextBChinaonIce
TextCEastCoastBlizzardLaysBareSocialCrisisofUSCities

PartThreeBiologicalDisasters
UnitOnePestDisaster
TextAThePerfectSwarm:LocustsThreatenEasternAustralia
TextBTheBeaver:DestructivePestorClimateSaviour?
TextCCricketSwarmBringsPlaguetoState-sNorth-Insects
KeepFindingWaystoThwartEffortstoEradicateThem
UnitTwoViruses
TextAHIV/AIDSDangerIncreasingintheWest
TextBEUStatesDownplayRiskasBirdFluSpreadsTowardWesternEurope.
TextCUSWestNileVirusCasesDoubleinOneWeek

PartFourEventsofPublicSecurity
UnitOneIndustrialDisasters
TextADeathintheDarkness
TextBChina-sToxicShock
TextCAfterFukushima:MassiveGlobalExpansionofNuclearIndustryUnderWay
UnitTwoTrafficAccidents
TextAWhatBroughtDownAirFranceFlight447?
TextBAustralia:FatalTrainAccidentHighlightsInfrastructureDecay
TextCMeanStreets
UnitThreeEnvironmentalDisasters
TextASevereDustStormHitsAustralianCoastalCities
TextBPollutionLingersatOldMissileSites
TextCGulfOilSpillThreatensPublicHealth
KeytoExercises
Glossary