2015年CRI 载450余人客轮在长江倾覆 韩国出现2例MERS死亡病例

 

More than 30 people have reportedly been rescued after a passenger ship with more than 450 people on board capsized on the Yangtze River.

The captain and the chief engineer are among those saved and both have claimed the ship sank quickly after being caught in a cyclone¹ as it's sailing in the central provine of Hubei.

Maritime² official said the ship was carrying mostly tourists during a sightseeing trip from the eastern city of Nanjing to Chongqing in the southwest.

All the passengers onboard are believed to be Chinese nationals.

More than ten ships are involved in the rescue operation.

However, gales³ and heavy rains are said to be hampering⁴ the effort.

President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in the search and rescue operation.

Premier⁵ Li Keqiang is heading a central government team to Hubei to join the rescue work.

The Yangtze River is a popular domestic travel route.

South Korea's health ministry⁶ has confirmed two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome⁷, the first fatalities⁸ in the country from the deadly virus.

A 58-year-old woman died Monday while being treated as a suspected case of MERS. Tests later came back positive for the virus.

The other victim was a 71-year-old man who had tested positive for MERS several days ago.

The total number of people diagnosed with the virus in South Korea has increased to 25.

More than 680 people have now been quarantined or put under special observation.

1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 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。

3 gales   

龙猫

参考例句：

• I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
• This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。

4 hampering   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
• Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义，出售二氧化碳，进行科学辩论，这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

8 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》