美国国家公共电台 NPR--2 boats capsized off the San Diego shoreline and at least 8 people are dead

2 boats capsized off the San Diego shoreline and at least 8 people are dead

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The boats are believed to have been bringing migrants into the U.S. The victims who were found at the scene were not wearing a life jackets.

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE²: At least eight people died over the weekend after two boats capsized off the Southern California coast late Saturday night. The boats are believed to have been bringing migrants to the U.S. NPR's Jasmine Garsd reports.

JASMINE GARSD, BYLINE: This is Black's Beach in San Diego. It's a popular destination for surfers due to its big waves. But on Saturday, between 11:30 and midnight, 911 received a distressed³ phone call in Spanish. Two small pangas - that's small fishing motorboats - carrying 23 people had capsized. Here's James Gartland, lifeguard chief for the San Diego Fire Rescue Department.

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JAMES GARTLAND: This is the - one of the worst maritime⁴ smuggling⁵ tragedies that I can think of in California, certainly here in the city of San Diego.

GARSD: He said conditions were difficult for a search and rescue. The area is naturally dark at night, and there was a high tide and a thick fog on Saturday. None of the victims who were found at the scene were wearing life jackets. Tragedies like these have spiked⁶ recently in Southern California. Here's Captain James Spitler of the San Diego Coast Guard.

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JAMES SPITLER: Since 2017, we've had a 771% increase in human trafficking in the Southern California coastal⁷ regions. Since 2021, we've had 23 lives lost at sea.

GARSD: Jacqueline Arellano is with the immigrants rights group Border Kindness. She's based in San Diego.

JACQUELINE ARELLANO: What we are seeing overall is people taking desperate measures. That includes the desert. And unfortunately, in this case, it included taking to the ocean.

GARSD: Advocates like Arellano say increasingly desperate conditions in countries of origin and stricter border policies are pushing people to embark⁸ on more dangerous crossings.

ARELLANO: When measures are put in place that limit people's human right to present for asylum⁹, they're going to take to more dangerous measures. And they're going to be funneled¹⁰ into conditions like the ocean, the desert, where it's actually less survivable.

GARSD: On Sunday afternoon, the search and rescue ended. Authorities are investigating where the boats came from and who the passengers were. No survivors¹¹ were encountered on the scene.

Jasmine Garsd, San Diego, Calif.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

4 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

5 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

6 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

7 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

8 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

9 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

10 funneled   

漏斗状的

参考例句：

• The crowd funneled through the hall. 群众从走廊中鱼贯而过。
• The large crowd funneled out of the gates after the football match. 足球赛后大群人从各个门中涌出。

11 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者