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标题[News] Nightclub fire in Russia kills at least 109
时间Tue Dec 8 10:32:12 2009
原文:Indoor pyrotechnics sparked a fire in a packed nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early
Saturday that killed at least 109 people and injured dozens more. Many victims succumbed to fumes
or got trampled to death.
翻译:俄国皮姆市一家挤满客人的夜店周六清晨因为室内施放烟火引发火灾,造成至少102人死亡,另有数十人
受伤。有许多被害人是被浓烟呛倒,或是被人踩死。
字辞解析:
*pyrotechnics(名词)
烟火;
这里指的是舞台音乐表演为增添声光效果所施放的小型烟火,而这在人潮拥挤、空间密闭的夜总会,的一个
严重的潜在风险。
*packed(过去分词,当形容词)
挤满的;
例句:This place is packed. There’s no way we can get in.(这里挤死了,我们不可能进得去。)
*succumbed(动词,过去式)
屈服、承受不住;
例句:Tim fought long and hard against cancer but finally succumbed to his illness.(提姆长期竭力抗
癌,但终於被病魔击倒。)
*trampled(过去分词)
遭到踩踏;
除了指用脚踩,也可以比喻「不受尊重」、「(权利或尊严)遭到践踏」。例如:He lets his wife tramp
le all over him.(他任由他的太太糟蹋。)
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