希腊轮渡发生火灾 死亡10人

时间：2014-12-30 05:39:41

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The number of dead on a Greek ferry that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea has been raised to 10.

一艘希腊轮渡在亚得里亚海行驶途中起火，死亡人数已达到10人。
 
The Italian Coast Guard made the announcement on its Twitter feed following the recovery of two more bodies, but did not say exactly where the bodies were found.
 
In the meantime, the Greek Coast Guard has announced that the operation to collect survivors1 has been completed with the rescue of 432 people, including 56 crew members.
 
"According to the Rome search and rescue centre, the operation to rescue people who were on the deck of the Norman Atlantic ferry has been completed. The Rome RCC, which is responsible for the operation, says that so far 432 people have been rescued, passengers and crew."
 
There were also survivors not listed on the manifest, indicating the possibility that some on board were traveling illegally.
 
The fire broke out before dawn on Sunday on a car deck of the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic. 
 
All day and night, passengers huddled2 on the vessel's upper decks, pelted3 by rain and hail and struggling to breathe through the thick smoke.
 
Helicopters rescued passengers throughout the night, completing 34 sorties by dawn in stormy seas and winds over 40 knots.
 
Italian Prosecutors4 are opening an investigation5 into how the fire started.

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1 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
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 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
3 pelted 06668f3db8b57fcc7cffd5559df5ec21     
（连续地）投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续抨击； 攻击； 剥去…的皮
参考例句：
  • The children pelted him with snowballs. 孩子们向他投掷雪球。
  • The rain pelted down. 天下着大雨。
4 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
参考例句：
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
5 investigation MRKzq     
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。

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