英语新闻听写 韩国巨型货船在南大西洋海域失联

NBC News has reported that A South Korean cargo¹ vessel² is missing after losing contact in the South Atlantic about 1,500 miles offshore³.

据美国全国广播公司新闻报道，一艘韩国货船在离海岸约1,500英里的南大西洋失联后失踪。

South Korea's foreign ministry⁴ confirmed on Sunday that 22 crew members are unaccounted for.

韩国外交部周日证实22名船员下落不明。

Two Filipino crew members floating in a life raft were rescued Saturday, but other lifeboats found in the area were empty.

周六，两名菲律宾船员在漂浮的救生筏上获救，但在该地区发现的其他救生艇是空的。

On Friday a crew member sent a text message saying the 148,000-tonne ship was taking in water on the port side.

星期五，一名机组人员发了一条短信，称这艘148,000吨级的船左舷进水。

The very large ore carrier (VLOC) Stellar Daisy was sailing from Brazil to China carrying iron ore when it sent a distress⁵ signal to its operator, South Korea's Polaris Shipping⁶, on Friday.

周五，在向运营公司北极星航运发送呼救信号时，这艘超大型矿砂船（VLOC）斯特拉·黛西正从巴西驶往中国运送铁矿石。

1 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

2 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

3 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

4 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。

5 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

6 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。