NPR边听边练317：伦敦一剧院坍塌

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　It now appears the number of people injured after a collapse¹ at a _1_ London theater was more than 75 with authorities there saying at least 7 of those people _2_ more serious injuries. Witnesses say there appears that a portion of theater ceiling getaway during the performance of a holiday show, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime. Here are analysts² with the London fire brigade.

　　伦敦一家爆满的剧院发生坍塌事故，目前受伤人数已经超过75人，有关部门表示，其中至少有7人严重受伤。目击者称，天花板的一部分在假日话剧《深夜小狗神秘事件》上演时掉落。下面是伦敦消防队进行的分析。

　　"Quite quickly we are able to establish the nature of the collapse and _3_, confined to some heavy ornate plastering typical of what you would expect to find in a theatre in the west end of this age. It _4_ from the roof level, so above the upper circle it feels like."

　　“很快我们就确认了坍塌事故的性质，并确定只有重型石膏吊顶掉落，这种吊顶是西区拥有百年历史的剧院里常见的装饰。是从屋顶开始倒塌的，在上层包厢上面。”

　　Officials say this time they are not aware of any fatalities³, the incident took place in the Apollo theater in London's west _5_. The theater which dated back to 1901, holds about 775 people.

　　官员表示，伦敦西区阿波罗剧院的坍塌事故并没有造成人员死亡。这家剧院建于1901年，能容纳775人。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. ornate

　　adj. 华丽的；装饰的；（文体）绚丽的

　　eg:The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.

　　这个城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而著名。

　　2、date back

　　追溯（到）；开始（于）；始造（或建）（于）；

　　eg. This tradition dates back over 200 years.

　　这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前。

　　eg. This castle dates back to Roman times.

　　这个城堡可追溯到罗马时代。

　　参考答案：

　　1、packed 2、suffered 3、confirmed

　　4、has fallen 5、end

1 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》