VOA慢速英语--从泰国山洞获救的男孩健康状况良好

Boys Rescued from Thai Cave in Good Health

A Thai government official says all 12 boys and their coach are doing well after their rescue from the Tham Luang cave.

Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong is a Thai public health inspector¹. He told the Associated Press Wednesday that the boys lost about two kilograms of weight during their time in the cave. He said they survived by drinking clean water dripping³ into the cave.

Four boys were rescued Sunday, and another four were guided to safety on Monday. The remaining four boys and their coach were pulled out Tuesday.

The first photographs of the boys recovering in a Chiang Rai hospital were released⁴ Wednesday. It showed that many of them appeared to be in good condition. Some made the two-finger victory sign from their hospital beds. The photos also showed parents of the boys looking at their children through a glass window.

The parents have reportedly only been able to see their children through windows as they recover. All 12 boys are being kept away from family members to prevent them from catching⁵ infections. Three of the boys are being treated for minor⁶ lung infections.

Chaiwetch Thanapaisal is director of Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital. He said, “Don’t need to worry about their physical health and even more so for their mental health.”

Despite their mostly good health, all the boys need to be observed in the hospital for seven days and then rest at home for another 30 days.

The rescue operation

Thai Navy⁷ SEALs also posted photos and a video of some of their operations in the cave on their Facebook page Wednesday.

Thirteen international cave divers⁸ joined five Thai Navy SEALs in the dangerous rescue operation. Former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan died last Friday while putting extra air tanks along the escape path. He ran out of air while trying to swim out of the cave.

Narongsak Osatanakorn is the official who oversaw⁹ the rescue operation. He praised the cooperation between Thai and international rescuers. He said, “The situation went beyond just being a rescue mission¹⁰ and became a symbol of unity¹¹ among man.”

He added that everyone worked together without concerns about race or religion, as the goal was to save the young football team.

None of the 12 boys had ever been diving and some did not know how to swim. Two divers were helping¹² each one make his way through very small passages filled with water. It took the divers about eight hours to get into the cave, reach the boys and bring them back out.

I’m Jonathan Evans.

Words in This Story

coach - n. a person who teaches and trains an athlete or performer

drip² - v. to fall in drops

lung - n. either one of the two organs that people and animals use to breathe air

symbol - n. an action, object or event that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 drip   

n.滴，点滴；水滴；乏味的人；v.滴下，漏水

参考例句：

• I hate this sort of drip.我讨厌这种无聊的闲话。
• A drip of water fell from the tap.从龙头滴下一滴水。

3 dripping   

n.滴；滴下；滴下物；油滴v.（使）滴下( drip的现在分词 )；滴出；含有；充满

参考例句：

• Her face was dripping with sweat. 她脸上汗水淋淋。
• His hand was dripping blood. 他的手在滴血。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

5 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

6 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

7 navy   

n.海军，海军人员，海军军力，藏青色

参考例句：

• My brother is in the navy.我兄弟在海军服役。
• He has transferred from the army to the navy.他从陆军转到海军。

8 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

9 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

10 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

11 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

12 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。