韩国打捞沉没三年的客轮“世越”号
时间：2018-12-07 作者：英语课 分类：2017年VOA慢速英语(三)月
A recovery operation has raised the Sewol ferry, which sank off South Korea’s southern coast almost three years ago.
An official overseeing the operation said the ferry reached the water’s surface shortly before five o’clock, local time.
Three-hundred-four people, many of them high school students, died when the Sewol sank in April 2014.
The sinking is considered one of South Korea’s worst maritime 1 disasters. It has been an issue of deep sadness, anger and division.
Families of the victims have called for the Sewol to be raised and for a more complete investigation 2 of the sinking.
The head of a group representing the victims’ families, Yoo Kyung-geun, released a statement on Thursday. It urged the government to “work on the recovery of the missing victims first.”
A Chinese salvage 3 company raised the hull 4 of the passenger ship, which sank in 40 meters of water near Jindo Island.
An official of South Korea’s Ministry 5 of Oceans and Fisheries said it will take 12 to 13 days to bring the ship to the port of Mokpo.
Recent efforts to raise the ship have been slowed by weather and strong waves.
The sinking shook South Korea and its politics
The Sewol was carrying 467 people on the day it left for the South Korean island of Jeju on April 16, 2014.
Investigators 6 say the ship was dangerously overloaded 7 with goods, making it unbalanced.
The ship overturned while trying to make a turn at high speed.
Adding to the anger over the tragedy was the reported failure of the crew and officers to ensure the safety of the passengers. Crew members reportedly told many of the 250 teenagers who died while on a school trip to stay in their room. The Sewol’s captain and crew members later left the ship.
The captain was found guilty of gross negligence 8 charges and sentenced to life in prison. Fourteen crew members were given sentences of up to 12 years for abandonment and violating maritime law.
The rescue efforts of the South Korean coast guard were also criticized.
The sinking led to a sharp drop in approval of the government of then-president Park Geun-hye. She was blamed for disappearing for seven hours during the incident. She made no public statement while the ship sank.
The public’s trust in Park never fully 9 recovered.
The South Korean National Assembly voted to remove her from office last December. It noted 10 Park’s reaction to the sinking and her reported links to illegal payments to an organization controlled by her friend as reasons for its vote.
The Constitutional Court voted to support the assembly’s decision earlier this month.
A new presidential election is to take place on May 9.
Words in This Story
salvage – v. to carry out an effort to save or recover something that has been lost
hull – n. the body of a ship
maritime – adj. of or related to the sea
gross – adj. extreme
negligence – n. failure to exercise care
abandonment – n. rejection of one’s rights and responsibilities
- Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
- The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- 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。
- The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
- The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- 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》
- He's overloaded with responsibilities. 他担负的责任过多。
- She has overloaded her schedule with work, study, and family responsibilities. 她的日程表上排满了工作、学习、家务等，使自己负担过重。
- They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
- The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。