VOA常速英语2022 埃及一教堂发生大火

This is VOA News. Reporting by remote, I'm Joe Ramsey.

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A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during Sunday morning services near Egypt's capital, killing¹ 41 worshippers including at least 15 children and injuring 16 others.

周日上午，埃及首都附近一座人满为患的科普特东正教教堂发生大火，造成41名礼拜者死亡，其中包括至少15名儿童，另有16人受伤。

VOA's Diane Roberts reports.

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The church quickly filled with thick, black smoke and witnesses said several trapped congregants jumped from upper floors to escape.

教堂迅速弥漫着浓重的黑烟，目击者说，几名被困的教徒从楼上跳下逃生。

The fire blocked an entrance to the church causing a stampede, they said.

他们说，大火堵塞了教堂的一个入口，导致了踩踏事件。

The emergency services said they later managed to put out the blaze in the church in the working-class neighborhood of Imbaba.

紧急服务人员说，他们后来设法扑灭了这座位于因巴巴工人社区的教堂的大火。

In a statement, the Interior Ministry² said a forensic³ examination showed that the fire began in the second floor air conditioning as a result of an electrical malfunction⁴.

内政部在一份声明中表示，法医检查显示，火灾始于二楼的空调上，起火原因是电气故障。

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1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

4 malfunction   

vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常

参考例句：

• There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
• Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。