【读新闻学英语】游客中心天花板突然掉落 9人受伤
2018年6月19日 14:34
At least nine tourists have been injured after a roof collapsed on top of them as they exited an escalator.
当人们从自动扶梯上下来时，他们头顶的屋顶突然坍塌，至少有九名游客受伤。
Collapse：倒塌
Escalator：自动扶梯
CCTV footage of the incident shows more than 10 people riding an escalator at a popular Chinese tourist spot in Huayin City.
事发现场的闭路电视录像显示，在华阴市一个热门中国旅游景点里，有超过10个人当时都在电梯上。
Incident：事件
Tourist spot：旅游景点
The ceiling above them collapsed shortly before 5.30pm on Sunday inside the Huashan Mountain tourist centre.
周日晚上5点半前不久，华山旅游中心内的天花板掉落。
Ceiling：天花板
The group of tourists can be seen looking up in fear as the roof crumbles on top of them.
当屋顶在他们头顶破裂时，可以看到一群游客恐惧地往上看。
In fear：在恐惧中
Crumble：破裂
Some put their arms up to protect themselves, while others tried to jump over the escalator and flee.
一些人举起手臂保护自己，另一些人则试图逃过自动扶梯逃离。
Put……up：举起
Flee：逃跑
Several tourists were stuck under debris until they could be freed by emergency services.
几名游客被困在瓦砾下，后来被紧急服务人员救出。
Debris：碎片；瓦砾
Free：使自由
No one was seriously injured, but several people were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
无人受重伤，但有几个人被带到附近的医院接受治疗。
Treatment：治疗
The tourist centre is working with Chinese authorities to establish the cause of the incident.
旅游中心正与中国当局合作，确定事件原因。
Authorities：当局
The centre will remain closed while an investigation takes place.
调查进行时，该中心将保持关闭。
Take place：发生；进行
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