CCTV9英语新闻：韩国渡船灾难死亡人数上升到273人,失踪31人

时间：2014-05-11 10:56:50

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The death toll¹ of South Korea’s capsized ferry has risen to 273, as divers² searched the sunken ferry amid slower tidal currents. 31 passengers remain missing. No survivor³ had been reported since 172 people were saved from the ship on April 16th. South Korean officials said on Friday that four more bodies were recovered from the submerged hull⁴ overnight.

Amid improved sea conditions, divers searched cabins on the fourth and fifth floors of the five-story vessel⁵ where the remaining bodies were believed to be trapped. On Friday, 128 divers continued to search inside the submerged ship.

Rescuers also found various passengers' belongings⁶ underwater after searching the 183 nearby islands. The ferry Sewol capsized and sank off the country’s southwestern coast 24 days ago. Two thirds of the 476 passengers were students and teachers from Danwon High School in Ansan, a city south of Seoul.

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1 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。

2 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。

3 survivor
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
参考例句：
The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。 There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

4 hull
n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳
参考例句：
The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。 The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

5 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。

6 belongings
n.私人物品，私人财物
参考例句：
I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。 Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。