【读新闻学英语】喜事变惨剧!纽约婚礼豪车突发车祸 致20人遇难
2018年10月8日 14:30唉......
Twenty people are dead following a horrific wedding limousine crash at an upstate New York tourist spot.
纽约州北部一个旅游景点发生婚礼豪华轿车撞车的可怕事故,致使20人死亡。
Limousine:豪华轿车;
Upstate:在州的北部地区;
Eighteen of the victims were in the limo and two were bystanders, the Associated Press reported.
据美联社报道,其中18名遇难者都在豪华轿车中,另2人是旁观者。
Limo: 豪华轿车;
Bystander:旁观者;
Associated Press:美联社
Local officials told the Times Union of Albany that a limo speeding down a hill hit bystanders on Saturday afternoon at the Apple Barrel Country Store in Schoharie, about 270 kilometres north of New York City.
当地官员告诉《奥尔巴尼联合时报》称,周六下午,在纽约市以北约270公里处的Schoharie,一辆豪华轿车驶下一座小山时撞到了在Apple Barrel 乡村商店旁边的旁观者。
State police confirmed on Sunday the death toll and said the crash involved two vehicles.
州警方于周日证实了死亡人数,并表示本次车祸涉及两辆车。
Death toll:死亡人数
The store is a popular stop for tourists on fall foliage trips.
这家商店是游客欣赏秋季落叶的热门景点。
Foliage:树叶
Customers in the parking lot were killed when they were hit by the limo coming down a hill on state Route 30 at "probably over 60mph," the store manager, Jessica Kirby, told the New York Times.
商店经理Jessica Kirby告诉《纽约时报》说,停车场内的顾客被一辆沿着30号州际公路上从小山坡上驶下的豪车撞到后死亡,豪车的车速“可能超过60英里每小时”。
Parking lot:停车场;
Mph: miles per hour ,每小时英里数;
In a Facebook post on Saturday, the store thanked emergency responders for their actions. The store posted Sunday that it was open "and could use your hugs".
在周六的一则Facebook帖子中,商店对紧急救援人员的行动表示感谢。这家店在周日发帖称商店正常开放,大家可以给予彼此拥抱。
Emergency responders:紧急救援人员;
Linda Riley of Schenectady, New York, says she was in a parked car at the Apple Barrel Country Store when she heard the noise.
来自纽约斯克内克塔迪的Linda Riley说,当她听到噪音时,她正坐在自己停在Apple Barrel乡村商店旁的汽车里。
She says she got out and saw a body on the ground by her vehicle, and broken tree branches everywhere.
她说她下车后看到车子旁有一具尸体,到处都是断掉的树枝。
Bridey Finnegan, who lived near the crash site, said she heard a "loud bang" when the two vehicles collided in front of Apple Barrel.
居住在事发现场附近的Bridey Finnegan表示,当这两辆车在Apple Barrel前相撞时,她听到了一声“巨响”。
Collide:相撞
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