英语新闻听写 美国南达科他州一栋房屋着火5名儿童遇难

Authorities say five children died in a house fire in western South Dakota.

当局称五名儿童死于南达科他州西部的一场火灾中。

The fire was reported at 4:23 a.m. Saturday at a two-story residence in Spearfish, a town of about 11,000 people.

据报道，大火发生周六早上4:23，位于斯皮尔菲什一栋两层住宅，该镇约有11,000人。

Spearfish police and fire officials say the victims were believed to be between the ages of 6 and 9 years old.

斯皮尔菲什警察和消防官员称，遇难者的年龄在6岁和9岁之间。

Officials aren’t ruling out that there could be more fatalities¹, but believe they have accounted for everyone.

官员们没有排除可能会有更多的死亡，但相信他们已经尽力了。

There was possibly a sleepover or party happening at the time of the fire.

火灾发生的时候可能正在进行派对或聚会。

some adults tried to rescue the children and were taken to Spearfish Regional Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.

一些成年人试图营救孩子，他们因烟尘吸入被送往斯皮尔菲什区医院接受治疗。

Their conditions were not known.

他们的情况不知道。

Officials say the house was engulfed² in flames when firefighters arrived. A cause has not been determined³.

官员表示，当消防队员到达时，房子被大火吞没。原因尚未确定。

The investigation⁴ is ongoing⁵.

调查正在进行中。

1 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》

2 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

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 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。