A rock concert in Belgium turned deadly when a violent storm struck the outdoor festival, leaving at least five people dead. A storm struck a rock concert in the US state of Indiana, also killing five people.

一場暴風突然襲擊了比利時的搖滾音樂會戶外慶?；顒?，導致至少5人死亡。暴風雨還將美國印地安那州的另一場搖滾音樂會變成死亡演唱會，同樣導致5人喪生。

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“Rock” is the shortened version of rock ‘n’ roll, which describes a popular form of music. So a word that means stone also means concerts featuring rock ‘n’ roll bands like The Rolling Stones.

Rock is also used to describe an especially large, flashy ring. Example: “Did you see the size of that rock on her finger?” Police will tell you that “rock” today is the slang word for the especially dangerous illegal drug crack cocaine.

Rock can be used to describe something that is fun or wonderful. As in, “My dad just bought me a car. My dad rocks.” If your friend is always dependable, you can say, “My friend is a rock.” If you say, “Don’t rock the boat,” that means don’t cause trouble. But if you say, “He rocks my world,” that means he’s amazing.

Rock是rock ‘n’ roll的縮寫，形容一種流行的音樂形式。所以rock也可以表示那些有像滾石這樣的搖滾樂隊的演唱會。

Rock也可以形容一個巨大的閃閃發光的戒指。比如：Did you see the size of that rock on her finger? 警察會告訴你，如今rock還可以用作俚語，用來形容極度危險的非法毒品“強效可卡因”。

Rock還可以用來形容某件事很有趣或很棒。比如：My dad just bought me a car. My dad rocks.如果你的朋友一貫很可靠，你可以說My friend is a rock。如果你說，Don’t rock the boat，意思是別制造麻煩。但如果你說He rocks my world，那就表示他很迷人。

（中國日報網英語點津 實習生沈清 編輯：Julie）

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Renee Haines is an editor and broadcaster at China Daily. Renee has more than 15 years of experience as a newspaper editor, radio station anchor and news director, news-wire service reporter and bureau chief, magazine writer, book editor and website consultant. She came to China from the United States.