Japan's death toll from Monday's earthquake reached 110 yesterday with more than 200 still missing while a search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings was continuing.Weather forecasts warned of heavy rain in Ishikawa, leading to worries about landslides and further damage to half-crumbled homes.

日本週一地震造成的死亡人數昨天達到 110人，在倒塌建築物廢墟中搜尋倖存者的工作仍然持續進行，仍有200多人失蹤。天氣預報警告石川縣將有大雨，引發人們對山體滑坡和半倒塌房屋進一步損壞的擔憂。

toll：（n.）傷亡;損失;破壞
survivor：（n.）倖存者
rubble：（n.）碎磚爛瓦，尤其指房屋倒塌或被毀後留下的瓦礫堆或碎石
collapsed：（a.）崩塌的
landslide：（n.）山體滑坡；塌方
crumbled：（a.）碎裂的；崩塌的

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake, the deadliest onein nearly eight years, struck Japan's west coast, destroying the infrastructure and snapping power links to 22,000 homes in the Hokuriku region.The narrow Noto Peninsula has added to the challenges in reaching some communities. Water, power and cellphone service were still down in some areas.Rain hampered efforts to sift the rubble for survivors as nearly 33,000evacuees are staying at evacuation centers andawaitingaid.Temperatures were expected to drop to about 4°C overnight.

在這場近八年來最嚴重的地震中，日本西海岸發生7.5級地震，北陸地區的基礎設施遭到破壞，22,000戶家庭的供電中斷。狹窄的能登半島增加了抵達某些社區的挑戰性，部分地區的水、電和手機服務仍中斷。由於大雨阻礙了在廢墟中搜尋倖存者的工作，近33,000人正住在疏散中心等待救援。預計夜間氣溫將降至4℃左右。

magnitude：（n.）規模
magnitude 這個詞本身是「大小」的意思，被用來指稱地震的「規模」，也就是地震本身的強度，跟地區無關，這裡的規模，通常是指「芮氏規模（Richter Scale）」，表示到小數點，比如說7.5級地震，要特別注意的是，規模並不是等級。
deadly：（a.）非常危險的；致命的
infrastructure：（n.）公共建設（如鐵路、公路、下水道等）；基礎建設
snap：（v.）突然折斷；哢嚓一聲折斷,
Hokurikuregion：（n.）北陸地區
北陸地區一般指日本本州中部地區臨日本海沿岸的地方，包括福井縣、石川縣、富山縣及新潟縣。北陸地區的名稱來自日本古代五畿七道中的「北陸道」，由於經濟與文化的差異，有時北陸地方又不含新潟縣，所以有「含新潟縣的北陸地方」的「北陸4縣」以及「北陸3縣」的區分。
hamper：（v.）阻礙；牽制
sift：（v.）轉換
evacuee：（n.）被疏散者；尤其指戰爭中的被撤離者
evacuation：（n.）撤離；疏散

The number of confirmed dead stood at 110 by 4pm yesterday, up from 94 the previous day. Of the deaths, 32 were counted in Wajima city, while 22 people died in Suzu, Ishikawa prefectural authorities said. The other deaths were reported in five neighboring towns.Dozens of missing people are believed trapped under collapsed buildings, but the exact number is unclear.Japaneseprime minister called it a race against time.The rescue workersandcanine unitshas joined military personnel and firefighters tosearched urgently through rubble ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain to findthose who are thought to be trapped.

截至昨天下午4點，確認死亡人數為110 人，高於前一天的94人。石川縣當局稱，輪島市有32人死亡，而珠洲市有22人死亡，根據報導，其他五個鄰近城鎮也有死亡案例。據信有數十人被困在倒塌的建築物下，但具體數字尚不清楚。該國首相稱其為一場與時間的賽跑，救援隊及搜救警犬已加入軍事人員和消防員一起迫切在預計的嚴寒與苦雨來臨前尋找被困人員。

confirmed：（a.）確認的
previous：（a.）先前的
prefectural：（a.）縣的；府的
canine units：（n.）警犬
personnel：（n.）公司、組織或軍隊的全體人員
urgently：（adv.）迫切地
predicted：（a.）預期的
bitter：（a.）令人痛苦的；天氣嚴寒的
trap：（v.）困住