[1:22] Essential Gaokao English Listening: Immersive Short Story on an Earthquake

MP3 audio narration and synchronized English text help you efficiently master 3500 words through immersive learning. Each short passage is close to Gaokao scenarios, with clear pronunciation and key vocabulary analysis, allowing you to improve listening, consolidate vocabulary, and enhance language sense through repeated listening. Stick to one passage a day and easily overcome Gaokao English listening challenges! Let your ears 'remember' words and make English learning more natural! Here is today’s content from the series '40 English Short Passages to Master 3500 Gaokao Words through Immersive Listening.' Keep accumulating, and make your English closer to real life!

Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake, but no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars, pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.

The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victims' extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying 'Congratulations, you survived.'

So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water, and electricity. Thanks to people's help, the loss was minimized.

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