CCTV9英语新闻：东星拖到平静的水域

The capsized Yangtze River cruise ship has been moved to calmer waters, following concerns it may be further damaged. 

The overturned cruise ship 'Eastern Star' is towed to safer waters in Central China's Hunan Province 10 kilometers away from the accident area in the Yangtze River on June 10, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua]

The Eastern Star capsized last week in bad weather, killing¹ more than 400 people onboard. It was pulled by a tugboat to calmer waters around 10 km upstream from its accident site. 

The Ministry² of Transport says removing the ship from the edge of the main channel will also facilitate navigation on the Yangtze. 

Families of the victims have meanwhile begun collecting the personal belongings³ of their loved ones at a funeral parlor⁴ in Jianli County in central China's Hubei Province. 

Only 14 people survived the maritime⁵ disaster, with eight others still unaccounted for. 

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Relatives of the deceased victims of a shipwreck watch the overturned cruise ship 'Eastern Star' towed by two tow boats and a rescue ship to safer waters in Central China's Hunan Province 10 kilometers away from the accident area in the Yangtze River on June 10, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua]

The overturned cruise ship 'Eastern Star' is towed by two tow boats and a rescue ship to safer waters in Central China's Hunan Province 10 kilometers away from the accident area in the Yangtze River on June 10, 2015. 

1 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。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 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。

4 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

6 shipwreck   

n.船舶失事，海难

参考例句：

• He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
• The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。