CCTV9英语新闻11月：温州工地煤气管道爆炸3人伤

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A ruptured² gas pipeline³ has caused an explosion in the city of Wenzhou in eastern Zhejiang province. Three people, the operator of a construction vehicle on the scene, one taxi driver and one passenger near the scene, are reported to be injured.

A witness who posted pictures of the explosion online, says it happened when a construction team working in the area ruptured an underground gas pipeline. The construction vehicle involved was caught in the flames.

According to the local fire department, 3 fire brigades were deployed⁴, but traffic signals nearby had already been burned before they could seal off the rupture¹ and extinguish the fire.

 

1 rupture   

n.破裂；(关系的)决裂；v.(使)破裂

参考例句：

• I can rupture a rule for a friend.我可以为朋友破一次例。
• The rupture of a blood vessel usually cause the mark of a bruise.血管的突然破裂往往会造成外伤的痕迹。

2 ruptured   

v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交

参考例句：

• They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。