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五月份 第 14 課

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  • Indonesian Military Plane Crashes, at Least 98 Dead
  • 印尼軍機墜毀至少 98 人死
  •   Indonesian officials say a military transport plane crashed into homes and burst into flames Wednesday near an air force base in East Java, killing at least 98 people and injuring more than 10 others.
  • 印度尼西亞官員說,一架軍用運輸機星期三在東爪哇一個空軍基地附近墜入民宅後起火燃燒,造成至少 98 人喪生,還有十多人受傷。

  •   A spokesman for the Indonesian air force said 15 people survived the crash, which occurred while the plane was preparing to land at the nearby air base.
  • 印尼空軍發言人說,15 人脫險,飛機是準備在附近的機場降落時墜毀的。

  •   The spokesman said the Hercules C-130 plane was carrying more than 100 military personnel and their families, including at least 10 children.
  • 發言人說這架“大力神”C-130 運輸機載著軍事人員及其家屬共 100 多人,包括至少 10 名兒童。

  •   At least two people on the ground were among those killed when the plane slammed into a village and skidded to a flaming halt in a nearby rice field.
  • 遇難者中至少有兩個地面上的人。當時,飛機撞入一個村莊,隨後衝進附近一片農田,機身起火燃燒。

  •   Witnesses reported seeing parts of the plane falling from the sky and hearing explosions.
  • 目擊者稱,看到飛機碎片從空中落下並且聽到了爆炸聲。

  •   Indonesian television showed uniformed soldiers pulling bodies from smoldering debris.
  • 印尼電視報導顯示,軍人從飛機殘骸中搬出屍體。

  •   The plane's tail appeared to be the only section of the aircraft to remain intact.
  • 飛機的尾部是機身唯一保存下來的部分。

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  • Swine Flu Cases Surge Above 10,000
  • 超過萬人感染甲型流感
  •   The World Health Organization says the number of global H1N1 swine flu cases has surged beyond 10,200 and the death toll has climbed to 80.
  • 世界衛生組織說,全世界甲型 H1N1 病毒的病例已經超過 1 萬零 2 百,死亡病例已達 80 個。

  •   WHO reports the vast majority of deaths, 72 of them, are reported in Mexico.
  • 世衛組織報告的絕大多數死亡病例在墨西哥,有 72 例。

  •   But the greatest number of infections, nearly 5,500, are reported in the United States.
  • 但最大的感染人群,近 5 千 5 百人是在美國。

  •   On Wednesday, U.S. health officials in (the midwestern state of) Missouri reported a seventh death in the United States.
  • 星期三,美國中西部州密蘇里的衛生官員報告了美國的第 7 個死亡病例。

  •   Authorities say the 44-year-old patient was diagnosed with the swine flu after a trip to Mexico.
  • 有關當局說,被確診為甲型 H1N1 病毒流感的現年 44 歲的死亡患者曾經去過墨西哥旅行。

  •   Taiwan reported its first swine flu case on Wednesday.
  • 台灣星期三報告了首宗確認的甲型 H1N1 流感病例。

  •   Health authorities say the 52-year-old Australian man arrived in Taipei on Monday, after working as a doctor on a cruise ship in (the northeastern U.S. state of) New York.
  • 台灣衛生當局說,那名星期一抵達台北的 52 歲澳大利亞男子,是位醫生,曾在美國東北部紐約州的一艘遊艇上工作。

  •   The World Health Organization says the virus has spread to 40 countries, not including Taiwan.
  • 世界衛生組織說,不算台灣,這種甲型 H1N1 病毒已經蔓延到 40 個國家和地區。

  •   The confirmed cases span the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
  • 確認的範圍跨越美洲,歐洲,亞洲和大洋洲。

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