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英语新闻视频：尼日利亚坠机153人全部遇难

时间：2013-11-05 13:25:00

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No survivors1, after a passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed into a two-storey building in Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos on Sunday. And possible casualties on the ground could add to the heavy death toll2.

　　Dead bodies were being evacuated3 from inside the building hit by the the Dana Airlines plane in Lagos. A wild inferno4 had engulfed5 the building and was hard to put out due to a water shortage.

　　Security personnel deployed6 in the area also had difficulty in controlling the large crowds who gathered at the scene. Military helicopters had to patrol around the area to provide security.

　　Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority Harold Demuren confirmed that none of the 153 passengers on board the aircraft survived.

 

　　No survivors, after a passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed into a two-storey building in Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos on Sunday.

　　The Dana Airlines flight was headed from Nigeria’s capital city Abuja to Lagos. It crashed in a residential7 area just outside the airport. Al-Jazeera reported people on the ground believed the aircraft may have hit a power line before crashing into the building. The accident happened barely 24 hours after a Nigerian Allied8 Cargo9 air plane crash-landed in Ghana, killing10 at least 10 people.

 

　　No survivors, after a passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed into a two-storey building in Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos on Sunday.

　　The crash also trapped more than 40 people living in the two-storey building. No exact number of the ground casualties has been given so far. Local residents fear that the fire may cause the building to collapse11 soon.

　　Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a three-day national mourning on Sunday. The president has ordered the fullest possible investigation12 into the crash.

　　He assured air travelers that the right lessons will be learned from the tragic13 loss of life, and further measures will be put in place to boost aviation safety in the country.

 

　　No survivors, after a passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed into a two-storey building in Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos on Sunday.

新闻快讯：6月4日尼日利亚一架载有153人的客机3日坠毁在拉各斯机场附近的居民区，该国民航部门负责人表示，机上乘客全部遇难，并造成地面至少40人死亡。中国驻尼日利亚大使馆经向有关方面初步核实，机上153名乘客中有4名中国公民。尼日利亚总统古德勒克·乔纳森宣布将为遇难人员举行为期3天的全国哀悼，同时下令尽最大努力对坠机原因展开调查。目前坠机原因尚不清楚。据报道，出事时拉各斯天气属于阴转多云，但是并没有出现大风暴。

 


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1 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • 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
2 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
3 evacuated b2adcc11308c78e262805bbcd7da1669     
撤退者的
参考例句：
  • Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
  • The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
4 inferno w7jxD     
n.火海；地狱般的场所
参考例句：
  • Rescue workers fought to get to victims inside the inferno.救援人员奋力营救大火中的受害者。
  • The burning building became an inferno.燃烧着的大楼成了地狱般的地方。
5 engulfed 52ce6eb2bc4825e9ce4b243448ffecb3     
v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
  • The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 deployed 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
参考例句：
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
7 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
8 allied iLtys     
adj.协约国的；同盟国的
参考例句：
  • Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
  • Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
9 cargo 6TcyG     
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
  • The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
  • A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
10 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
11 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • 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。
12 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • 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。
13 tragic inaw2     
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
参考例句：
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。