VOA常速英语2021--巴基斯坦度假胜地遭暴雪袭击

Aid workers in Ethiopia's Tigray region, citing local authorities and eyewitness¹ reports, say an airstrike killed 56 people and injured 30 Friday night, including children in a camp for displaced people.

埃塞俄比亚提格雷地区的救援人员援引当地政府和目击者的报告说，星期五晚上的空袭造成56人死亡，30人受伤，其中包括一名住在无家可归者营地的儿童。

Gelmo Dawit reports from Addis Ababa.

盖尔莫·达维特在亚的斯亚贝巴报道。

Ethiopian government officials have not confirmed the reported strike that hit an area of Dedebit town near the border with Eritrea.

埃塞俄比亚政府官员尚未证实报道中的一场发生在厄立特里亚边境附近德迪比提镇的袭击。

Aid workers, who asked not to be named because they are not authorized² to speak to the media, told Reuters the strike occurred Friday night.

救援人员告诉路透社，袭击发生在周五晚上。由于未获授权接受媒体采访，这些救援人员要求匿名。

An aid worker said victims were brought to Shire Shul General Hospital, adding the camp was a residence for elderly women and children.

一名救援人员称，受害者已被送往夏尔舒尔综合医院，并补充说，该营地住的是老年妇女和儿童。

The reported airstrike happened after the government released detained Tigray People's Liberation Front senior leaders and other politicians Friday night in an attempt to curb³ the country's crisis.

据报道，此次空袭发生在周五晚上，此前政府释放了被拘留的提格雷人民解放阵线高级领导人和其他政界人士，试图遏制该国的危机。

Gelmo Dawit, for VOA news, Addis Ababa.

美国之音新闻，格尔莫·达维特于亚的斯亚贝巴报道。

The bodies of some of the victims of a heavy overnight snow storm in Pakistan were brought to Islamabad Saturday night.

周六晚上，巴基斯坦连夜暴风雪中的一些遇难者的遗体被运至伊斯兰堡。

Temperatures fell to minus 8 degrees Celsius⁴ amid heavy snowfall at the mountain resort town of Murree overnight Friday and early Saturday, killing⁵ at least 22 people who were stuck in their vehicles.

周五夜间和周六清晨，山区度假小镇穆里遭遇大雪，气温降至零下8摄氏度，造成至少22人被困车内死亡。

Official said most of the victims died of hypothermia.

官方称大多数受害者死于体温过低。

Mourners were seen crying as ambulances carrying the bodies of victims drove through the streets while colleagues showered the vehicles with rose petals⁶.

当载着遇难者遗体的救护车驶过街道，同事们向车辆撒玫瑰花瓣时，悼念者们流下眼泪。

Located about 45 kilometers north of the capital of Islamabad, Murree is a popular winter resort that attracts more than a million tourists annually⁷.

穆里位于首都伊斯兰堡以北约45公里处，是一个受欢迎的冬季度假胜地，每年吸引100多万游客。

Streets leading into the city are often blocked by snow in winter.

冬天，通往城市的街道经常被雪堵塞。

1 eyewitness   

n.目击者，见证人

参考例句：

• The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
• He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。

2 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

5 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。

6 petals   

n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
• The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。