CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国东部两起船难10死16失踪

Three sailors have died and 23 others are missing in two separate mishaps¹ off the coast of East China's Shandong province.

According to local authorities, two ships have sunk in waters around Weihai city and Yantai city. Early Monday morning, a cargo² ship registered in north China’s Tianjin Municipality sank near Weihai. 7 people are confirmed dead and 7 others missing from that ship.

Another ship registered in east China’s Zhejiang Province sank Sunday evening around Yantai. Three bodies have been found and nine crew members are still missing. The ship was heading to Tianjin municipality when it sank.

Rescuers are searching the area for the missing people. Strong winds and waves are said to be the cause of the sinkings.

 

1 mishaps   

n.轻微的事故，小的意外( mishap的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事
• In spite of one or two minor mishaps everything was going swimmingly. 尽管遇到了一两件小小的不幸，一切都进行得很顺利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 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。