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九月份 第 10 課

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  • (2008-09-12)------

  • Channel Tunnel Fire Almost Extinguished
  • 英法海底隧道大火基本撲滅
  •   French officials say a fire in the Channel Tunnel is now largely extinguished but firefighters are still working to lower the temperature and cool down secondary blazes.
  • 法國官員說,連接英國與法國的海底火車隧道的大火已經基本撲滅,但是消防人員仍然在努力降低溫度並熄滅後續引發的火焰。

  •   Thursday's fire in the tunnel that forms a rail link beneath the English Channel between Britain and France injured 14 people and forced a suspension of all railway services.
  • 英吉利海峽海底鐵路隧道星期四發生的火災致使 14 人受傷,並且迫使所有列車服務暫停。

  •   Eurotunnel officials say the fire started on a train carrying trucks and appeared to be accidental.
  • 鐵路隧道官員說,大火是從一列運載卡車的列車上開始的,看起來這是一次意外事故。

  •   All 32 people on the train -- mostly truck drivers -- were evacuated safely.
  • 火車上的所有 32 人全部安全撤離,他們當中的多數人都是卡車司機。

  •   Rescue officials said six of the injured were treated for smoke inhalation and the rest suffered minor injuries.
  • 救援官員說,受傷人員當中有六名被濃煙嗆傷,並接受了治療,其他人僅僅受了輕傷。

  •   A statement on Eurostar's web site said passenger trains between Britain and France were not expected to run Friday.
  • 「歐洲之星」網站上的一份聲明說,從英國開往法國的客車星期五預計都將停駛。

  •   It advised people planning to travel in the next few days to check back with the rail operator.
  • 聲明建議計劃今後幾天旅行的人向鐵路營運部門查詢。

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  • (2008-09-12)------

  • Hurricane Ike Takes Aim At Texas, Hundreds of Thousands Evacuate
  • 艾克向德州逼近數十萬人撤離
  •   Hundreds of thousands of people have fled coastal areas of the U.S. state of Texas to escape the likely onslaught of Hurricane Ike.
  • 數十萬人逃離了美國德克薩斯州沿海地區,以躲避颶風「艾克」。

  •   Authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order for areas south of Houston, including all of Galveston Island, and began transporting ill and elderly residents to temporary shelters in nearby cities.
  • 德州政府發佈命令,強制休斯頓市以南地區,包括加爾維斯頓全島的居民撤離,並已經開始把年老和患病居民疏散到附近城市的臨時避難所。

  •   Ike is currently traveling across the Gulf of Mexico carrying winds of 160 kilometers an hour, making it a Category Two storm.
  • 「艾克」颶風目前正以每小時 160 公里的風速穿越墨西哥灣,強度為二級颶風。

  •   But forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say it could develop into a much stronger Category Three storm before it makes landfall later Friday or early Saturday.
  • 但是,位於邁阿密的國家颶風中心的氣象預報人員說,「艾克」颶風可能在星期五晚些時候或者星期六上午登陸前升級成為更加強烈的三級颶風。

  •   Hurricane Ike could produce a massive storm surge up to six meters above normal, triggering large and dangerous waves.
  • 「艾克」颶風可能掀起比正常情況高出六米的波濤,引發危險的巨浪。

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