CCTV9英语新闻：12名乘客获救其中包括85岁老太太获救

12 people have so far been rescued as search efforts continue after a passenger ship sank late on Monday night on a section of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.

 

And this 85-year-old woman was among them. A CCTV cameraman captured¹ the moment that she was brought back to shore at about 1pm this afternoon. Local hospital said the 85-year-old is now in a stable condition but further treatment is required.

 

Right now, huge rescue efforts are still underway. Local officials say more than 2-thousand rescuers and 65-search vessels² are now in Hubei Province, trying to reach more survivors³ still trapped inside the boat.

1 captured   

俘获( capture的过去式和过去分词 )； 夺取； 夺得； 引起（注意、想像、兴趣）

参考例句：

• Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. 盟军俘虏了300多名敌方士兵。
• Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。

2 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者