VOA新闻杂志2023 印度受困隧道工人吃上热饭

Workers Trapped in Tunnel in India Given Hot Meal

印度受困隧道工人吃上热饭

The 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed² tunnel in northern India for over a week are finally getting hot meals on Tuesday. The meals of rice and lentils are sent through a newly placed steel pipe as rescuers are working on a plan to dig them out vertically⁴.

被困在印度北部一条坍塌隧道中超过一个星期的41名工人终于在周二吃到了热饭。大米和扁豆通过一根新放置的钢管输送，救援人员正在制定垂直挖掘将他们救出的计划。

For the last nine days, the workers survived with dry food sent through a smaller pipe. They also received a supply of oxygen through another one.

在过去的九天里，工人们靠一根较小的管道输送的干粮生存了下来。他们还通过另一根管道获得了氧气供应。

Officials released a video on Tuesday showing the workers in their safety hats moving around the blocked tunnel. It also showed them communicating with rescuers on the ground through small radio equipment called walkie-talkies. Family members said they felt better after seeing images of their loved ones.

官方周二发布了一段视频，显示工人们戴着安全帽，在被堵塞的隧道附近走动。视频还显示工人们通过被称为对讲机的小型无线电设备与地面救援人员进行通信。家属们表示，看到亲人的影像后，他们感觉好多了。

The tunnel collapsed in Uttarakhand state. It is a mountainous area that has been difficult for the drilling machine. It broke down as rescuers attempted to dig horizontally toward the trapped workers. Movement from the machine has also caused more rocks to fall. After more rocks fell, officials suspended rescue operations for a moment.

北阿坎德邦的隧道坍塌。这是一个对钻机来说很困难的山区。当救援人员试图向被困工人水平挖掘时，它发生了故障。机器的移动也导致了更多的岩石掉落。在更多的岩石掉落后，官方暂停了救援行动。

Currently, rescuers are creating a path to the top of the hill from where they will dig vertically. Officials said Monday that from the vertical³ direction, drilling to the tunnel will take a few days and rocks could fall during the digging. Rescue teams will need to dig 103 meters downwards⁵ to reach the trapped workers, nearly double the distance.

目前，救援人员正在开辟一条通往山顶的道路，从那里他们将进行垂直挖掘。官员们周一表示，从垂直方向钻通隧道需要数天时间，在挖掘过程中可能会有岩石掉落。救援队需要向下挖掘103米才能找到被困工人，这几乎是距离的两倍。

Officials said they would also continue digging horizontally from the mouth of the tunnel toward the workers.

官员们表示，他们还将继续从隧道口向工人方向进行水平挖掘。

The workers have been trapped since November 12. A landslide⁶ may have caused part of the tunnel they were building to collapse¹ 200 meters from the opening.

这些工人自11月12日以来一直被困。一场山体滑坡可能导致他们正在修建的隧道在距离洞口200米处坍塌。

Mahmood Ahmed is head of the state-run National Highways and Infrastructure⁷ Development Corporation. He said, "We might be able to get a breakthrough in the next 30-40 hours."

 

马哈茂德·艾哈迈德是国营国家公路和基础设施发展公司的负责人。他说：“我们可能会在接下来的30-40小时内取得突破。”

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 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 vertical   

adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
• Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。

4 vertically   

adv.垂直地

参考例句：

• Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线，以便制作图表。
• The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。

5 downwards   

adj./adv.向下的（地），下行的（地）

参考例句：

• He lay face downwards on his bed.他脸向下伏在床上。
• As the river flows downwards,it widens.这条河愈到下游愈宽。

6 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

7 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。