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五月份 第 14 课

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  • Indonesian Military Plane Crashes, at Least 98 Dead
  • 印尼军机坠毁至少 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.
  • 印度尼西亚官员说,一架军用运输机星期叁在东爪哇一个空军基地附近坠入民宅后起火燃烧,造成至少 98 人丧生,还有十多人受伤。

  •   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.
  • 印尼空军发言人说,15 人脱险,飞机是準备在附近的机场降落时坠毁的。

  •   The spokesman said the Hercules C-130 plane was carrying more than 100 military personnel and their families, including at least 10 children.
  • 发言人说这架“大力神”C-130 运输机载着军事人员及其家属共 100 多人,包括至少 10 名儿童。

  •   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.
  • 遇难者中至少有两个地面上的人。当时,飞机撞入一个村庄,随后衝进附近一片农田,机身起火燃烧。

  •   Witnesses reported seeing parts of the plane falling from the sky and hearing explosions.
  • 目击者称,看到飞机碎片从空中落下并且听到了爆炸声。

  •   Indonesian television showed uniformed soldiers pulling bodies from smoldering debris.
  • 印尼电视报导显示,军人从飞机残骸中搬出尸体。

  •   The plane's tail appeared to be the only section of the aircraft to remain intact.
  • 飞机的尾部是机身唯一保存下来的部分。

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  • (2009-05-20) ------

  • Swine Flu Cases Surge Above 10,000
  • 超过万人感染甲型流感
  •   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.
  • 世界卫生组织说,全世界甲型 H1N1 病毒的病例已经超过 1 万零 2 百,死亡病例已达 80 个。

  •   WHO reports the vast majority of deaths, 72 of them, are reported in Mexico.
  • 世卫组织报告的绝大多数死亡病例在墨西哥,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 百人是在美国。

  •   On Wednesday, U.S. health officials in (the midwestern state of) Missouri reported a seventh death in the United States.
  • 星期叁,美国中西部州密苏里的卫生官员报告了美国的第 7 个死亡病例。

  •   Authorities say the 44-year-old patient was diagnosed with the swine flu after a trip to Mexico.
  • 有关当局说,被确诊為甲型 H1N1 病毒流感的现年 44 岁的死亡患者曾经去过墨西哥旅行。

  •   Taiwan reported its first swine flu case on Wednesday.
  • 台湾星期叁报告了首宗确认的甲型 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.
  • 台湾卫生当局说,那名星期一抵达台北的 52 岁澳大利亚男子,是位医生,曾在美国东北部纽约州的一艘游艇上工作。

  •   The World Health Organization says the virus has spread to 40 countries, not including Taiwan.
  • 世界卫生组织说,不算台湾,这种甲型 H1N1 病毒已经蔓延到 40 个国家和地区。

  •   The confirmed cases span the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
  • 确认的范围跨越美洲,欧洲,亚洲和大洋洲。

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