新奇事件簿 泰国洞穴被困球队少年全部生还

There is good news about the twelve boys and their football coach who are trapped¹ in a Thai cave. They are alive and well. The group was missing² for nine days, but was found by rescuers yesterday. Thailand has been praying for them to be found since they went missing on June 23. The search for the group was 24-hour news in Thailand. It was unclear where they were or whether or not they were still alive. The boys, aged³ between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach went missing. They went into the cave in northern Thailand when it was dry, but there was suddenly heavy rain. This blocked the exit to the cave. The rain flooded it and the boys and their coach were trapped.

泰国被困洞穴的12名男孩和他们的足球教练有好消息传来。他们都活着且状况良好。该球队已失踪九天，昨天被救援人员找到。自他们从6月23日失踪起，泰国人就一直祈祷能找到他们。泰国24小时播报球队搜寻的新闻。当时并不清楚他们在哪，也不知道他们是否还活着。这些年龄在11到16岁之间的男孩子以及他们25岁的教练都失踪了。他们躲入泰国北部的一个洞穴里，当时洞穴内还未积水，但是突然下起了大雨。大雨阻断了洞穴的出口。大雨成灾，孩子们和教练被困住。

The bad news is that the soccer team could be trapped in the cave for months. Rescuers have to wait until the water recedes⁴ goes down before the team can get out. Another possibility is for the boys to learn to dive. If they do that, they can get out sooner. However, none of the boys can swim. Rescuers say they may have to take food, medicine and supplies to the boys for the next four months. They are currently⁵ trying to put power and telephone lines in the cave. Two British rescue divers⁶ who found the boys said they were all happy, but very, very hungry. The rescuers took a video of them. A mother of one of the boys described her happiness. She said: "I'm so happy I can't put it into words."坏消息是足球队可能会被困在里边数月。救援人员需要等到积水退去才能救出他们。另一种可能是教这些男孩子学潜水。如果这样的话，他们就能马上出来。但是，这些男孩子都不会游泳。救援人员表示在接下来的四个月里，他们会将食物、药物和供给带给孩子们。目前他们试图在洞穴内通电、布置电话连线。找到这些男孩的两名英国救援潜水员表示他们现在都很开心，但是也非常非常饿。救援人员给他们拍了视频。其中一个男孩的母亲描述自己的高兴。她说：“我太开心了，无法用言语表达。”

 

1 trapped   

adj. 捕获的，被困的，截留的 动词trap的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck. 有两名乘客仍被困在失事的车辆里。
• The thief was trapped by the police in an old house. 小偷被警察困在一所旧房子里。

2 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

3 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

4 recedes   

v.逐渐远离( recede的第三人称单数 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• For this reason the near point gradually recedes as one grows older. 由于这个原因，随着人渐渐变老，近点便逐渐后退。 来自辞典例句
• Silent, mournful, abandoned, broken, Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness. 缄默的、悲哀的、被抛弃的、支离破碎的捷克斯洛伐克，已在黑暗之中。 来自辞典例句

5 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

6 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。