CCTV9英语新闻11月：苏格兰直升机坠落酒吧屋顶

The helicopter came down at about half-past-ten pm local time on Friday night, the busiest time of the week for the city’s many bars and pubs. Eyewitnesses¹ have reported "multiple casualties" but police have yet to release any details of injuries or deaths. There are reports that up to 200 people may have been inside the bar, watching a local band.

Photos of the scene show what appears to be the wreckage² of the helicopter on the roof with the word "police" across the side. Part of the roof of the bar appears to have caved in. According to the Sky news, the injured have been taken to a nearby hospital, and roads near the city center are blocked off.

Scottish Police have confirmed that one of their service helicopters crashed at the scene. Two police officers and civilian³ pilot were in the helicopter when it came down, with eyewitnesses saying it fell very quickly.

 

 

1 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

2 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

3 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。