英伦广角 2011-07-10 三名英国学生泰国遇难

 The three friends were just days into their big trip. They'd planned to spend 9 weeks in Thailand before starting university. But 19-year-old Bruno Melling-Firth, 20-year-old Max Boomgaarden-Cook and Conrad Quashie who was 19 were all killed when the bus they were traveling in crashed. It collided¹ head on with another coach in Kamphaeng Phet province just after midnight on Tuesday. It's believed one of the buses was trying to do a U-turn. The students had been planning to visit the northern town of Chiang Mai popular with tourists. Around 40 other passengers were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. The students had just left The Charter² School in Dulwich south of London. Their head teacher described them as a credit to their families.

 

"They were lovely boys. They all came from different schools. They settled in very quickly. They were really well liked amongst the community. They made friends and were very settled and very happy here. And these three boys were delightful³ young people. They were credits to their families. They were credit to their communities. They had done a lot of things in they gap year. And they were looking forward to really making a contribution to society."

 

A Facebook page in tribute⁴ to one of the boys has already been set up. Friends of Max Boomgaarden-Cook wrote: we will always remember you. Every time I look in the mirror, I will see your smiling cheeky face, sweet dreams, Max. I never got to say goodbye to you when you went to Thailand, can not believe you've gone. Miss you too much. 

 

Max's father is reported to have said it is such an intense pain that will never go away. The parents of all three students killed planned to hold a memorial service and celebration of their children's lives.

1 collided   

v.相撞( collide的过去式和过去分词 )；碰撞；冲突；抵触

参考例句：

• The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。
• The car collided with a stationary vehicle. 小汽车撞到一辆停着的车上。

2 charter   

n.特许状，执照，宪章；v.特许，发给特许执照

参考例句：

• This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.这项新法律简直成了为逃税者开的许可证。
• We will charter a steamer to convey the goods.我们将租一艘船运送这批货物。

3 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

4 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。