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1、NewsReport1A16thcenturycastleinScotlandisclosetocollapsingafterlumpsofsoilwerewashedawaybyfloods,threateningitsfoundations.OnSunday,thecastle'sownerJohnGordon,76,wasforcedtomoveoutofhispropertyaftertheRiverDeesweptawayabout60feetofland,leavingthecastledangerouslyclosetot
2、heriver,accordingtotheScottishDailyRecord.AbergeldieCastle,locatedinAberdeenshire,Scotland,wasbuiltbySirAlexanderGordonofMidmarwholaterbecametheEarlofHuntly.Thecastle,whichislocatedon11,700acres,wasleasedtomembersoftheroyalfamilybetween1848and1970,includingKingEdwardVIIa
3、ndGeorgeV.TheScottishEnvironmentProtectionAgencyhasissuedmorethan35floodwarningscoveringseveralregions,asScotlandcontinuestocleanupafterStormFrankhitthecountrylastWednesday."Thismeansthatriverswillrisemoreslowly,butthenstayhighformuchlonger,"theenvironmentalagencysaid.Qu
4、estions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question1.WhydidJohnGordonmoveoutoftheAbergeldieCastle?Question2.WhathappenedinScotlandlastWednesday?在洪水将大量土地冲走、对地基造成威胁之后，苏格兰一座16世纪的城堡接近倒塌。根据苏格兰《每日纪事报》报道，在迪河的河水冲走了大约60英尺的土地，导致城堡离河太近，十分危险之后，该城堡的主人、76岁的约翰·戈登于周日被迫搬离。位于阿伯丁郡
5、的阿伯杰尔迪城堡，是由亚历山大·戈登爵士、也就是之后的亨特利伯爵建造的。这座城堡占地约11700英亩，在1848年至1970年出租给了包括爱德华七世、乔治五世在内的皇室家族的成员。自法兰克风暴于上周三袭击苏格兰后，苏格兰环境保护署已经发布了超过35次覆盖多个地区的洪水警报。该环境保护署表示：“这意味着河水上涨将会变慢，但之后会持续居高很长时间。”请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题1和问题2。问题1：为什么约翰·戈登从阿伯杰尔迪城堡搬出？问题2：上周三，苏格兰发生了什么？NewsReport2Rescueeffortswereunderw
6、ayThursdaymorningfor17minerswhowerestuckinanelevatorbelowgroundataCargillrocksaltminenearLansing,NewYork,accordingtoMarciaLynch,PublicinformationofficerwithTompkinsCounty'sEmergencyResponseDepartment.Emergencyworkershavemadecontactwiththeminersviaaradio,andtheyallappeart
7、obeuninjured,saidJessicaVerfuss,theemergencydepartment'sassistantdirector.Crewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacksandblanketstotheminerssothattheycankeepwarmduringtherescueoperation,Verfusssaid.Detailsaboutwhatledtotheworkers'beingtrappedintheelevatorweren'timmediatelyavailabl
8、e.Themine,alongNewYork'sCayugaLake,processessaltusedforroadtreatment.Itproducesabout2milliontonsofsaltt
