愿天堂有足球相伴! 巴西球队飞包机坠毁76人遇难

 　　A charter¹ plane carrying Brazilian football team Chapecoense crashed in Colombia Tuesday after reporting electrical problems, killing² 76 of the 81 people on board.

　　本周二，一架载有巴西足球队沙佩科恩斯的包机在哥伦比亚坠毁，机上的81人中有76人遇难。客机出事前曾报告电力故障。

　　Players and staff were flying to Medellin along with journalists and LaMia Airlines crew when Flight 2933 crashed into a mountainside near Medellin, its destination.

　　载有球员、工作人员、记者及拉米亚航空公司机组人员的2933号航班在离目的地麦德林不远的一处山坡上坠毁。

　　The team were flying to what was billed as the biggest match in their history - the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

　　该球队此行是为参加南美杯决赛--被誉为球队史上最重大的比赛。

　　愿天堂有足球相伴! 巴西球队飞机坠毁76人遇难

　　Three players from the Brazilian football team survived the crash, according to Brazilian media.

　　据巴西媒体报道，该足球队的3名球员在本次空难中幸存了下来。

　　Several leading footballers, from Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Neymar, to Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, have also paid tribute³ to the players.

　　巴塞罗那队球星梅西和内玛尔、曼联的鲁尼等多位顶级足球运动员均表达了对遇难球员的悼念。

　　Brazilian President Michel Temer announced three days of national mourning, and top Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona held a minute's silence at the beginning of their practice sessions⁴.

　　巴西总统特梅尔宣布全国哀悼3天，西班牙顶级俱乐部皇家马德里队和巴塞罗那队在开始训练时默哀1分钟。

1 charter   

n.特许状，执照，宪章；v.特许，发给特许执照

参考例句：

• This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.这项新法律简直成了为逃税者开的许可证。
• We will charter a steamer to convey the goods.我们将租一艘船运送这批货物。

2 killing   

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。

3 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。

4 sessions   

n.（尤指法庭、议会等）开庭( session的名词复数 )；（自发或俱乐部的）聚会；会期；（进行某活动连续的）一段时间

参考例句：

• A few sessions talking to a counsellor should straighten him out. 跟辅道员谈几次就会使他改正过来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sessions will enable you to discuss problems with fellow asthma sufferers. 这些环节让你和其他哮喘病患者一起讨论问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》