VOA标准英语2008年-Philippine Divers Find Bodies, No Survivors in
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（六月）
Divers 1 in the central Philippines have found bodies but no survivors 2 inside a ferry that sank during a typhoon with more than 800 people on board. Since the vessel 3 capsized Saturday more than 40 survivors and dozens of bodies have been recovered at sea or on nearby islands, but most passengers and crew remain missing. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila.
Philippine Coast Guard rescue personnel approach the bow of the sunken ferry MV Princess of the Stars off the coast of central Sibuyan island, 23 Jun 2008
Philippine coast guard and naval 4 officials say in one compartment 5 of the ship divers saw 15 bodies floating, and many had no life jackets. The bodies of two crew members were spotted 6 on the bridge, including one with a radio. Several bodies were removed Tuesday.
Divers were hampered 7 by fallen furniture and equipment as they made their way through the vessel. Accounts by survivors say many passengers had little time to react when the ferry was hit hard by typhoon Fengshen Saturday, and began tilting 8 to one side before capsizing off the central island of Sibuyan.
The ferry is sitting upside down on a coral reef and salvage 9 teams do not want to do anything to disturb the balance of the vessel. There also is fuel in parts of the ship.
Philippine Navy spokesman, Lieutenant 10 Colonel Edgard Arevalo, told ABS-CBN television that divers are taking precautions in their work.
"They have studied the structure of the ship, the areas and the opening where they might have to come in, because we have to remember that there are closed compartments 11 in these areas," Arevalo said. "The ship might still have onboard in certain areas, oil or petroleum 12, that they (the divers) just can't open."
Weather conditions were considered suitable for the ferry when it left Manila. However, the typhoon unexpectedly changed direction and headed into the path of the ship.
The ferry belonged to the Sulpicio shipping 13 company, one of the largest ferry operators in the Philippines. Its vessels 14 have been involved in three other disasters, including one in 1987 when the Dona Paz ferry collided with a tanker 15 and sank. More than 4,000 people died.
Shipping accidents are common in the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands. Many typhoons and storms strike each year and poor ship maintenance and unsafe operating practices contribute to frequent disasters.
- He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
- Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
- The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
- So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。
- For some reason he thinks everyone is out to get him, but he's really just tilting at windmills. 不知为什么他觉得每个人都想害他，但其实他不过是在庸人自扰。
- So let us stop bickering within our ranks.Stop tilting at windmills. 所以，让我们结束内部间的争吵吧！再也不要去做同风车作战的蠢事了。
- All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
- The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
- Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》