Venezuelan plane crash death toll rise to 17

    CARACAS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The death toll（死亡人数） of a plane crash occurred in the southeast of Venezuela （委内瑞拉）rose to 17 with two of the 36 survivors¹（幸存者） having died of their severe injuries, the state-run Conviasa airline announced on Tuesday in a statement published by the Venezuelan Transport and Communications Ministry² (MTC).
    According to the statement, the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautics³ Industries and Air Services (Conviasa) said that in the crash 14 passenger and three crew members died, all of whom Venezuelan citizens.
    Conviasa also "expressed the deepest sorrow to the victims' relatives," the statement said.
    Conviasa also announced it established three attention centers for the victims' relatives, one in Puerto Ordaz city of Bolivar state, place where the crash took place, another in Margarita Island, the place from which the plane took off, and the third one in Conviasa's Training Center on Maiquetia, 25 kilometers north to Caracas（加拉加斯）.
    The airline also said that the 34 survivors are being treated in the Central Hospital of Uyapar, and hospitals Chilemez, Puerto Ordaz, Unare, La Esperanza, Ciudamed and Cienciamb, all in Bolivar state.
    Conviasa also committed to contributing with the investigations⁵ carried out by the Civil Aviation's Investigator⁶ Board of Accidents and also to make internal investigation⁴ to clarify the causes of the crash.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
   

1 survivors   

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 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 aeronautics   

n.航空术，航空学

参考例句：

• National Aeronautics and Space undertakings have made great progress.国家的航空航天事业有了很大的发展。
• He devoted every spare moment to aeronautics.他把他所有多余的时间用在航空学上。

4 investigation   

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。

5 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

6 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。