穿梭殘骸裡的鼴鼠
Los Topos, or the Moles in literal English translation, is a group of professionally trained Mexican rescuers.
Los Topos，或英文字面上的翻譯叫作鼴鼠，是一個由專業的墨西哥救難人員所組成的團體。
literal (adj.)字面上的 literature (n.)文學train (v.)訓練
Their mission is to offer timely disaster relief operations.
他們的任務是提供及時的災難救助行動。
timely (adj.)及時的relief (n.)救濟 relief materials 救濟物資
They specialize in searching for and rescuing survivors buried underneath the debris of collapsed buildings.
他們擅長於從倒塌建築的破瓦殘礫下搜尋並救出生還者。
specialize (v.)專攻,擅長做某事bury (v.)掩埋debris (n.)殘骸,碎片
In fact, they were so named because they often crawl in and out of the narrow spaces in the wreckage like how moles burrow underground.
事實上，他們被取作這個名字正是因為他們在建築殘骸的狹小空間中爬進爬出，像極了鼴鼠在地下挖洞。
wreckage (n.)殘骸burrow (v.)挖地洞,挖通道
It may be surprising to learn that Los Topos consists entirely of volunteers. They are unpaid and come from diverse backgrounds, bringing with them knowledge in various fields.
知道Los Topos是完全由義工組成的應該很令人驚訝吧。他們不支薪且有著多元的背景，帶來不同領域的知識。
consist (v.)組成=be made up ofdiverse (adj.)形形色色的,多樣的various (adj.)多樣的
The group’s origin traces back to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which measured 7.3 on the Richter scale.
該團的成立可追溯至1985年的墨西哥城大地震，芮氏規模為7.3。
origin (n.)起源trace back to 追溯至measure (v.)測量,尺寸為…scale (n.)等級on a scale from 1 to 10 從1到10的程度the Richter scale 芮氏規模
The quake devastated the capital of Mexico. It was estimated that at least 5,000 died, and over 250,000 were displaced.
該地震摧毀了墨西哥首都。據估計至少五千人死亡，超過25萬人流離失所。
quake=earthquake (n.)地震devastate (v.)摧毀,毀滅estimate (v.)估計displace (v.)迫使離開
Due to the government’s slow response to aid the victims, courageous and capable men and women in local communities stepped up.
由於政府救援災民的反應過慢，當地社區勇敢且有能力的男男女女便站了出來。
due to 因為aid (v.)援助courageous (adj.)勇敢的 courage (n.)勇氣capable (adj.)有能力的step up 在有需要時採取行動或提供協助
It was under the backdrop of this tragic event that Los Topos was founded.
Los Topos是在這個不幸的背景下成立的。
分裂句 It is(was)…that…found (v.)成立
To this day, almost 36 years later, Los Topos continues to offer assistance to disaster-affected regions worldwide.
直到今日，快36年之後，Los Topos持續為全世界受災地區提供協助。
to this day 直到今日assistance=help (n.)幫助,協助provide assistance 提供協助affect (v.)影響 disaster-affected (adj.)受災害影響的
No wonder the members are regarded as national heroes by the people of Mexico.
難怪裡面的成員被墨西哥人民視為國家英雄。
no wonder 難怪regard (v.)看待 be regarded as 被看作…