英语新闻听写 一热气球在美国德克萨斯坠毁 恐16人遇难

A hot air balloon crashed in Central Texas on Saturday morning, and at least 16 people are feared dead.

周六早晨，一热气球在德克萨斯中部坠毁，恐至少16人遇难。

A statement released by the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office said, It does not appear at this time that there were any survivors¹.

考德威尔县警长办公室发表声明表示，目前没有迹象表明有任何的幸存者。

A passerby² who was out walking her dog said that she heard pop noises and then saw a huge explosion.

一名正在遛狗的路人称，她听到一阵噪声，然后看到巨大的爆炸。

The Federal Aviation Authority is currently investigating the crash of the balloon which was owned by Heart of Texas Balloon Rides.

联邦航空管理局目前正在调查热气球坠毁事故，气球隶属于德克萨斯气球游乐中心。

The death toll³ has not been confirmed yet.

死亡人数还没有得到证实。

1 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

2 passerby   

n.过路人，行人

参考例句：

• We had our photo taken by a passerby.我们请了一个路人为我们照相。
• A passerby heard her screams and rushed to her aid.一个过路人听见她的尖叫，便冲过去帮助她。

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。