A 22-year-old university student has died after falling 12m from a campus tower she had climbed to allegedly take pictures for social media.

一名22岁的女大学生从12米高的校园钟楼不幸坠落身亡，据称是为了拍照发到社交媒体。

Sydney Paige Monfries, who was studying journalism at New York's Fordham University, was killed after the horrific accident which occurred about 3am on Sunday morning.

这起事故发生在周日凌晨3点，不幸丧生的学生为Sydney Paige Monfries，她在纽约福特汉姆大学（Fordham University）攻读新闻学。

Journalism：新闻学；新闻专业

Horrific：可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的

Fellow university students told the New York Post climbing the structure was a popular tradition on campus and was considered to be a "rite of passage" for senior students who would climb the tower before touching the bell and take photos from the top.

其他学生告诉《纽约时报》，爬钟楼是校园里的一项流行传统，被认为是高年级学生的“通过仪式”，他们会先爬上钟楼，然后触摸钟楼上的铃铛，再从塔顶拍照。

Rite of passage：（标志人生重要阶段的）通过仪式

One student, identified only as Anne, told the US publication she believed Ms Monfries had climbed the tower with several other students when the tragedy occurred.

"I heard they were just getting a better view of the city," she said. "I think they were posting on Instagram when it happened."

一位名叫Anne的学生说，她认为悲剧发生时，Monfries和其他几名学生一起爬上了钟楼。“我听说他们只是想更好地欣赏城市的景色。我想，事情发生时他们正在Instagram上发帖。”

Identify：识别；认出；辨认

School spokesman Bob Howe told the New York Post the tower was "always locked" and that the organisation was looking into whether the lock had been tampered with.

"Access to that tower is always locked," he said. "University officials are investigating how the students gained access to the tower."

学校发言人Bob Howe告诉《纽约邮报》，这座钟楼“一直都是锁着的”，学校正在调查这把锁是否被人动过。“通往那座钟楼的门总是锁着的，学校的官员正在调查学生们是如何进入大楼的。”

Tamper：篡改；干预；损害；削弱；玩弄；贿赂

However, Anne said the Keating Hall clock tower was regularly left open at night.

"The doors aren't always locked. They're unlocked at night when they're cleaning. They are always doing some kind of cleaning or renovation," she said.

然而，Anne说Keating Hall的钟楼经常在晚上开放。“门并不总是锁着的。他们晚上打扫的时候是不上锁的。他们总是在做一些清洁或翻新。”

Renovation：革新；翻修；修整

The Sun reported another student, only identified by the first name Dave, claimed Ms Monfries and her friends had dined at a restaurant where he worked shortly before the accident.

据《太阳报》报道，另一名名叫Dave的学生称，事故发生前不久，Monfries和她的朋友曾在他工作的餐厅用餐。

"She was with a group of friends … They were like, 'We're seniors, let's go!'" he said.

"My roommate was with them. He told me some seniors (wanted to go) to the tower to take some pictures and have a good time before graduating."

他说，“她和一群朋友在一起……他们说，‘我们大四了，走吧!’我的室友和他们在一起。他告诉我，一些大四学生想在毕业前到钟楼拍些照片。”

Senior：大四学生

He said Ms Monfries and her friends left the establishment an hour or two before it closed at 4am.

这名学生说，大约在凌晨4点餐厅关门前一两个小时，Monfries和她的朋友们离开了这家店。

Establishment：确立，制定；公司；设施

According to US media reports, Ms Monfries slipped on her way up the tower's spiral staircase and was found by emergency services at about 3.17am.

据美国媒体报道，当天凌晨3点17分左右，Monfries在爬上钟楼螺旋楼梯时滑倒，被紧急服务人员发现。

Spiral staircase：螺旋楼梯

The budding journalist, who was due to graduate next month, had completed a string of internships at a news network, InStyle magazine and a public relations company.

Monfries即将于下月毕业，她在一家新闻网络公司、InStyle杂志和一家公关公司完成了实习。

Budding：开始发展的；崭露头角的

University president Joseph M McShane told NBC New York Ms Monfries would be awarded her degree posthumously.

"There are no words sufficient to describe the loss of someone so young and full of promise — and mere weeks from graduation," he told the network.

学校的校长Joseph M McShane说，学校将给Monfries颁发学士学位。“距离毕业只有几周的时间，对于一个如此年轻、充满希望的人的逝去，我们无法用言语来形容。”

Posthumously：于死后

Her death was announced to students in an email sent by the school, which described the "unimaginable loss" suffered by Ms Monfries' family, friends and school community.

学校在一封电子邮件中向学生宣布了Monfries的死讯，邮件中描述了Monfries的家人、朋友和学校社区所遭受的“难以想象的损失”。

Unimaginable：不可思议的；难以想像的

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