2014年CRI 贵州煤矿事故致11人死亡 国防部:中国军队继续深入推进反腐败工作

贵州煤矿事故致11人死亡 国防部:中国军队继续深入推进反腐败工作

A coal mine explosion in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou has left 11 people dead.

The deadly blast comes on the heels of this week's deadly fire at a coal mine in Liaoning which has left 26 people dead.

The explosion in Guizhou ripped through a privately-owned mine in Pan County, which is located in the far-west of the province.

A total of 19 people were working underground at the time.

Six of the survivors¹ are said to be suffering from serious injuries.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation².

China's Defense³ Ministry⁴ says it's pushing ahead with a crackdown on corruption⁶ in the military.

A spokesperson for the Defense Ministry made the comments in response to reports a number of generals have been caught-up in the current corruption crackdown.

The spokesmane stresses that the PLA has zero tolerance⁷ for corrupt⁵ officials.

There have been several high profile corruption cases being unveiled within the PLA recently, including a bribery⁸ investigation into Xu Caihou, former vice⁹ chair of the Central Military Commission.

1 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

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 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。

5 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

6 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

7 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

8 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

9 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。