2007年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Officials Probing Deadly Army Crash
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（八月）
Nairobi
27 August 2007
Ugandan officials are investigating the crash of an army truck late Sunday that killed at least 72 people in the vehicle, including 57 soldiers. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi.
The truck in which the soldiers and their families were traveling smashed into a concrete barrier in the eastern part of the country.
Ugandan army spokesman Major Felix Kulayigye tells VOA that the loss represents almost two platoons of soldiers, one of the highest number of deaths of troops in a non-combat situation.
"It is a great loss for us - it is a tragedy," he said. "It indeed will have an impact on morale 1, particularly in the battalion 2 wherever these soldiers were based. Of course, our hearts go to the families of the bereaved 3."
Kulayigye says a team of investigators 4 is trying to determine the cause of the crash. Media reports indicate that the brakes may have failed as the truck was navigating 5 steep, winding 6 roads in the area.
Soldiers have been deployed 7 in eastern Uganda in recent months to try to stem cattle-rustling in the area, particularly following threats by Pokot cattle herders living in Kenya who periodically cross the border into Uganda to raid cattle.
- The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- The town was garrisoned by a battalion.该镇由一营士兵驻守。
- At the end of the drill parade,the battalion fell out.操练之后，队伍解散了。
- The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved. 这个仪式对于那些新近丧失亲友的人来说是一种折磨。
- an organization offering counselling for the bereaved 为死者亲友提供辅导的组织
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用，比如视频和音频文档。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢，穿越泥泞的雪地。 来自互联网
- A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
- The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。