CCTV9英语新闻11月：习主席去医院探望伤者

Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited those who were injured in Friday’s oil pipeline¹ blast in eastern coastal² city Qingdao. The explosion killed 52 and 11 people are still missing. The president also stressed the importance of taking safety precautions to prevent similar accidents in the future.

President Xi Jinping has closely followed the rescue work and voiced his deep concerns for the victims, their families and the injured.

 
Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L), also general secretary of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military
Commission, visits a man injured in the oil pipleline blast at the Huangdao
branch of the hospital affiliated³ with the Medical College of Qingdao
University in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province,
Nov. 24, 2013. A leaking pipeline caught fire and exploded on Friday morning
in the Huangdao District of Qingdao, killing⁴ at least 52. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Upon his arrival in Qingdao, the president visited the injured in hospital. He urged the doctors and hospital staff to spare no effort in treating the patients.

"Relentless⁵ efforts should be made to treat the injured, at the same time the hospital should make arrangements as it could take a long time to treat the patients. I want to convey thanks to the whole medical staff who have taken part in the rescue operation." said Xi Jinping, Chinese President.

President Xi Jinping expressed his condolences to the families of the victims, saying the government will do everything possible to help them get through the difficulties.

After listening to reports on the rescue operations, President Xi Jinping said the investigation⁶ into the blasts must speed up, and those responsible must be held accountable in accordance with laws. He stressed that people’s lives and safety must always be put first in safe development.

Xi Jinping said all enterprises must meet health and safety requirements. They should invest enough resources in training, management, and emergency response systems. Major state owned enterprises should lead by example in this regard, and local authorities must ensure enterprises within its jurisdictions⁷ comply with rigorous regulations on production safety. He added that governments at all levels should also strengthen safety inspections⁸ to prevent similar accidents in the future.

President Xi Jinping further stressed the importance of preventive measures. Special attention should be given in inspections to identify potential safety hazards, in particular underground pipeline networks.

He called for setting up a responsibility mechanism⁹ under which inspectors¹⁰ will be accountable for their inspections.

Xi Jinping said various industries across the country should draw lessons from this accident, strengthen regulation on production safety, and put in place preventive measures.

The president lastly emphasized, that going into winter, the country must pay even more attention to safety to prevent major accidents.

 
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), also general secretary of the Communist Party
of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission,
visits family members of victims of the oil pipleline blast, in Qingdao, a coastal
city in east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 24, 2013. A leaking pipeline caught
fire and exploded on Friday morning in the Huangdao District of Qingdao, killing
at least 52. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

 
Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R), also general secretary of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military
Commission, visits a patient injured in the oil pipleline blast at the Huangdao
branch of the hospital affiliated with the Medical College of Qingdao University
in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 24, 2013.
A leaking pipeline caught fire and exploded on Friday morning in the Huangdao
District of Qingdao, killing at least 52. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

1 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 jurisdictions   

司法权( jurisdiction的名词复数 )； 裁判权； 管辖区域； 管辖范围

参考例句：

• Butler entreated him to remember the act abolishing the heritable jurisdictions. 巴特勒提醒他注意废除世袭审判权的国会法令。
• James I personally adjudicated between the two jurisdictions. 詹姆士一世亲自裁定双方纠纷。

8 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

10 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》