NPR边听边练317:伦敦一剧院坍塌
时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:NPR边听边练
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It now appears the number of people injured after a collapse 1 at a _1_ London theater was more than 75 with authorities there saying at least 7 of those people _2_ more serious injuries. Witnesses say there appears that a portion of theater ceiling getaway during the performance of a holiday show, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime. Here are analysts 2 with the London fire brigade.
伦敦一家爆满的剧院发生坍塌事故,目前受伤人数已经超过75人,有关部门表示,其中至少有7人严重受伤。目击者称,天花板的一部分在假日话剧《深夜小狗神秘事件》上演时掉落。下面是伦敦消防队进行的分析。
"Quite quickly we are able to establish the nature of the collapse and _3_, confined to some heavy ornate plastering typical of what you would expect to find in a theatre in the west end of this age. It _4_ from the roof level, so above the upper circle it feels like."
“很快我们就确认了坍塌事故的性质,并确定只有重型石膏吊顶掉落,这种吊顶是西区拥有百年历史的剧院里常见的装饰。是从屋顶开始倒塌的,在上层包厢上面。”
Officials say this time they are not aware of any fatalities 3, the incident took place in the Apollo theater in London's west _5_. The theater which dated back to 1901, holds about 775 people.
官员表示,伦敦西区阿波罗剧院的坍塌事故并没有造成人员死亡。这家剧院建于1901年,能容纳775人。
词汇解析:
1. ornate
adj. 华丽的;装饰的;(文体)绚丽的
eg:The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
这个城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而著名。
2、date back
追溯(到);开始(于);始造(或建)(于);
eg. This tradition dates back over 200 years.
这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前。
eg. This castle dates back to Roman times.
这个城堡可追溯到罗马时代。
参考答案:
1、packed 2、suffered 3、confirmed
4、has fallen 5、end
1 collapse
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
2 analysts
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
3 fatalities
n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 );死亡;致命性;命运
- 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》