110 People killed in special equipment accidents

时间：2007-06-21 08:28:07

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Beijing, June 21 - A total 117 special equipment accidents occurred in China in the first five months, killing1 110 people and leaving another 124 injured, the country's quality watchdog announced on Wednesday.

 

The death toll2 was seven percent higher than that in the same period last year, the General Administration of Quality Supervision3, Inspection4 and Quarantine said.

 

The accidents recorded a surge since May, with the number of accidents caused by cranes and elevators rising 29.9 percent and 15.4 percent year-on-year respectively, the administration noted5.

 

It added 24 people had been killed in 16 accidents caused by cranes between May 1st and June 19.

 

The administration urged local branches to find out which equipment caused higher death toll and why, and to enforce specially-designed measures to reduce the fatality6.
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1 killing kpBziQ     
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 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
3 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
4 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
5 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
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  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
6 fatality AlfxT     
n.不幸，灾祸，天命
参考例句：
  • She struggle against fatality in vain.她徒然奋斗反抗宿命。
  • He began to have a growing sense of fatality.他开始有一种越来越强烈的宿命感。

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