365个英语简短小故事-269. Train Wreck “Frees” Cows
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
A Continental 1 Pacific Railroad freight train derailed on Tuesday about 40 miles north of Sacramento. The exact cause is still being investigated, but authorities say it was no accident. The head engineer said everything was fine; then suddenly, everything wasn't.
Of the freight train's 86 cars, 22 went off the tracks. Fortunately, this incident did not involve any fatalities 2, human or otherwise. The head engineer was treated for a broken wrist at a nearby hospital. He was the only casualty.
Trains throughout California frequently carry dangerous cargoes 3, such as chemicals. When these trains derail, authorities immediately evacuate 4 nearby communities because of the danger of explosions or of harmful fumes 5. However, this train carried only lumber 6, new automobiles 7, and cattle destined 8 for slaughter 9.
After the mishap 10, lumber was scattered 11 on either side of the tracks. About 20 automobiles were damaged. The biggest problem, however, was the cattle. About 300 of them were standing 12 on or near the tracks, wandering into the nearby woods, or standing on the nearby highway. Traffic on the two-lane highway was backed up for almost a mile in each direction.
“We know who did this,” said a California Highway Patrol spokesman. “The train was sabotaged 13 by a group called Tofu for You. They left their pamphlets all over the crime scene. They 'liberate 14' animals that are on their way to the slaughterhouse. They think Americans should eat tofu instead of meat. They’re wasting their time. All these cows are going to be burgers by tomorrow night.”
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
- Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
- The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This ship embarked cargoes. 这艘船装载货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The crew lashed cargoes of timber down. 全体船员将木材绑牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
- The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
- Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。
- The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
- They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。
- When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
- The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。
- I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
- Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。
- I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
- We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。
- Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- The main pipeline supplying water was sabotaged by rebels. 供水主管道被叛乱分子蓄意破坏了。
- They had no competition because competitors found their trucks burned and sabotaged. 他们之所以没有竞争对象，那是因为竞争对象老是发现自己的卡车遭火烧或被破坏。 来自教父部分