梅大高速塌陷已致24人死亡

5月1日，广东梅大高速公路大埔往福建方向发生高速公路路面塌陷事故。据新华社报道，截至5月1日15时，经现场核查，事故共造成20辆车陷落（未发现危化车辆、客车等大型车辆），涉及人员共54人，其中确认死亡人数24人，30人正在医院全力救治，暂无生命危险。

无注释原文：

Expressway Collapses in Southern China Amid Heavy Rains, Killing 24

From: The New York Times

A nearly 60-foot segment of an expressway in a rural area of southeastern China collapsed before dawn on Wednesday after days of heavy rain, killing 24 people and injuring 30 others.

Photos released after the incident appeared to show that a landslide had begun under two lanes of an expressway that ran along the side of a hill. A wide, brown scar of mud ran down the side of the hill between bright green foliage, leaving a large gap in the expressway.

Vehicles lay jumbled at the base of the hill below the hole, blackened and still smoking from a fire that had burned vigorously during the night, drawing a large number of fire trucks to the area.

The state news media said that many of the survivors were seriously injured, with drivers and passengers alike suffering severe bone fractures and injuries to internal organs.

A witness told the state news media that he had heard a loud bang and briefly struggled to retain control of his car. He then realized that the road had collapsed right behind him and cars following him had disappeared into the void.

Expressway traffic is especially heavy across China with the start of a five-day national holiday on Wednesday. The section of expressway that collapsed was on the eastern outskirts of Meizhou, a city in Guangdong Province. Many victims were on their way to the neighboring Fujian Province as the holiday began.

More than 500 rescuers from the police as well as emergency and other departments were deployed. The local traffic police sealed the expressway off from traffic in both directions.

Much of the northeastern corner of Guangdong, where the accident occurred, is rugged country with hilly terrain. Another section of the same expressway was briefly closed in April last year after a landslide covered the road with mud. No death or injuries were reported then.

A continuous accumulation of humid and warm air, coming from the South China Sea to the southwest, has left southern China with a prolonged period of severe weather in the past two months. The Central Meteorological Observatory issued orange warnings seven times in April.

On Saturday, a rare tornado and a hailstorm swept neighboring Guangzhou city, a production hub in southern China, killing five and injuring 33. And on Tuesday, Shenzhen Airport issued an orange warning for large-scale flight delays for the first time this year.

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含注释全文：

Expressway Collapses in Southern China Amid Heavy Rains, Killing 24

From: The New York Times

A nearly 60-foot segment of an expressway in a rural area of southeastern China collapsed before dawn on Wednesday after days of heavy rain, killing 24 people and injuring 30 others.

周三黎明前，中国东南部农村地区高速公路上一段近60英尺（约18米）长的路面在连日暴雨后坍塌，造成24人死亡，30人受伤。

segment /ˈseɡ.mənt/ 1）作名词，可以表示“（群体或事物的）部分，片，段；（柑橘、柠檬的）瓣；（圆的一部分）弓形”，举个🌰：She cleaned a small segment of the painting. 她擦干净了这幅画的一小部分。

2）表示“分割；划分”，英文解释为“to divide sth into different parts”举个🌰：Market researchers often segment the population on the basis of age and social class. 市场研究人员常常按年龄和社会阶层划分人口。

3）表示“（电视、广播或互联网节目的）节，段”，英文解释为“a short piece of film that forms part of a television or radio programme, or that is broadcast on the internet”举个🌰：CNN last week broadcast a segment on homicides in the city. CNN上周播出了有关这座城市凶杀状况节目的一段。

expressway /ɪkˈspres.weɪ/ 表示“快速干道；高速公路”，英文解释为“a wide road for fast-moving traffic, especially one in the US that goes through a city, with a limited number of places at which drivers can enter and leave it”

区分：

📍highway /ˈhaɪ.weɪ/ 表示“公路（尤指连接城镇的重要公路）”，英文解释为“a public road, especially an important road that joins cities or towns together”如：a coastal/interstate highway 滨海/州际公路。

📍freeway /ˈfriː.weɪ/ 表示“高速公路”，英文解释为“a wide road for fast-moving traffic, especially in the US, with a limited number of places at which drivers can enter and leave it”

collapse /kəˈlæps/ 作名词，表示“（系统、组织、企业等的）崩溃，瓦解，失败”，英文解释为“the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc.”举个🌰：I don't know what caused the collapse of her marriage. 我不知道她婚姻失败的原因是什么。

作动词，1）表示“崩溃，垮掉，失败”，英文解释为“to suddenly be unable to continue or work correctly”举个🌰：Talks between management and unions have collapsed. 劳资谈判彻底破裂。

2）表示“倒塌，坍塌；崩溃，垮掉”，英文解释为“to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support”举个🌰：Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake. 数以千计的建筑物在地震中倒塌了。

Photos released after the incident appeared to show that a landslide had begun under two lanes of an expressway that ran along the side of a hill. A wide, brown scar of mud ran down the side of the hill between bright green foliage, leaving a large gap in the expressway.

事故发生后公布的照片显示，沿着山坡一侧的高速公路下两条车道似乎发生了山体滑坡。山坡上一道宽阔的棕色泥土痕迹穿过鲜绿的植被，在高速公路上留下了一个巨大的缺口。

landslide /ˈlænd.slaɪd/ 表示“（山坡或悬崖的）崩塌，塌方，滑坡，地滑”，英文解释为“a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff”；

📍landslip等同于landslide，通常为小规模的。（a mass of rock and earth that falls down a slope, usually smaller than a landslide）

lane /leɪn/ 1）表示“乡间小路；小巷，小街，胡同”，英文解释为“a narrow road in the countryside or in a town”举个🌰：He drives so fast along those narrow country lanes. 在那些狭窄的乡间小路上他把车开得飞快。

2）表示“车道；（田径比赛的）跑道；泳道”，英文解释为“a special strip of a road, sports track, or swimming pool that is used to keep vehicles or competitors separate”如：a bus/bike/cycle lane 公共汽车/自行车车道。

scar /skɑːr/ 1）表示“伤疤；伤痕；瘢痕”，英文解释为“a mark that is left on the skin after a wound has healed”如：scar tissue 瘢痕组织，a scar on his cheek 脸上的伤疤。

2）scar /skɑːr/ 表示“外观的破坏”，英文解释为“a sign of physical destruction in a place”举个🌰：Every village bears the scars of war . 每一个村庄都布满了战争留下的疮痍。

mud /mʌd/ 表示“泥，泥土；烂泥，泥浆；淤泥”，英文解释为“earth that has been mixed with water”举个🌰：The vehicles got bogged down in the heavy mud. 车辆陷到了淤泥里动弹不得。

foliage /ˈfəʊ.li.ɪdʒ/ 表示“叶子；树叶；枝叶”，英文解释为“the leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing”举个🌰：The dense foliage overhead almost blocked out the sun. 头顶上方浓密的枝叶几乎遮住了阳光。

Vehicles lay jumbled at the base of the hill below the hole, blackened and still smoking from a fire that had burned vigorously during the night, drawing a large number of fire trucks to the area.

许多车辆在坍塌地点下方的山脚错乱堆放，部分车辆被夜间的大火烧焦，且仍在冒烟，众多消防车赶往现场。

jumble /ˈdʒʌm.bəl/ 作动词，表示“使杂乱；使混乱”，英文解释为“to mix things together untidily”举个🌰：Her clothes were all jumbled up/together in the suitcase. 她的衣服都胡乱扔在手提箱里。

📍jumbled表示“混乱的；乱七八糟的”，英文解释为“If you describe things or ideas as jumbled, you mean that they are mixed up and not in order.”

blacken /ˈblæk.ən/ 表示“使…变成黑色”，英文解释为“to become black or to make something become black”举个🌰：The folds of the curtains were blackened with dirt. 窗帘褶被尘土弄得黑乎乎的。

📍blacken sb's name, image, reputation, etc.表示“败坏…的名声（形象，声誉等）”，英文解释为“to spoil someone's reputation”

vigorously /ˈvɪɡ.ər.əs.li/ 1）表示“充满活力地；有力量地；精力旺盛地”，英文解释为“in a way that is very forceful or energetic”举个🌰：He vigorously denied the accusations. 他极力否认这些指控。

2）表示“强健地；旺盛地”，英文解释为“in a way that is healthy and strong”举个🌰：Keep cutting the grass for as long as it grows vigorously. 草只要生长旺盛，就一直需要剪。

The state news media said that many of the survivors were seriously injured, with drivers and passengers alike suffering severe bone fractures and injuries to internal organs.

官方新闻媒体称，许多幸存者伤势严重，司机和乘客均遭受严重骨折和内脏损伤。

fracture /ˈfræktʃə/ 作名词，表示“（硬物的）断裂；骨折”，英文解释为“a break or crack in something hard, especially a bone”举个🌰：He suffered/sustained multiple fractures in a motorcycle accident. 他在一起摩托车事故中多处骨折。

fracture也可以直接作动词，表示“（使）（骨头等硬物）破裂，（使）断裂，（使）折断”（If something hard, such as a bone, fractures, or is fractured, it breaks or cracks.）举个🌰：She fractured her skull in the accident. 她在事故中颅骨骨折。

📍拜登与狗玩耍滑倒骨裂文中提到，《纽约时报》（The New York Times）标题就用的是：Biden Fractures Foot Playing With His Dog, Putting Him in a Boot.

A witness told the state news media that he had heard a loud bang and briefly struggled to retain control of his car. He then realized that the road had collapsed right behind him and cars following him had disappeared into the void.

一名目击者告诉官方新闻媒体，他听到一声巨响，曾一度难以控制自己的汽车。随后他意识到身后的道路坍塌了，而紧随其后的车辆不见了。

retain /rɪˈteɪn/ 表示“保持；保留；保有”，英文解释为“to keep or continue to have something”举个🌰：She has lost her battle to retain control of the company. 她被打败了，失去了继续掌管公司的权力。

void /vɔɪd/ 作名词，1）表示“空洞；空间；空白”，英文解释为“a large hole or empty space”举个🌰：She stood at the edge of the chasm and stared into the void. 她站在裂缝的边缘凝视着下面的深渊。

2）表示“空虚感；失落感”，英文解释为“a feeling of unhappiness because someone or something is missing”举个🌰：They tried to describe their attempts to fill the void left by their son's death. 他们竭力想要描述他们曾如何试图填补儿子死后留下的空虚感。

3）作形容词，表示“不合法的；无效的”，英文解释为“having no legal authority and therefore unacceptable”举个🌰：The lawyers declared the contract (null and) void. 律师宣布这份合同无效。

Expressway traffic is especially heavy across China with the start of a five-day national holiday on Wednesday. The section of expressway that collapsed was on the eastern outskirts of Meizhou, a city in Guangdong Province. Many victims were on their way to the neighboring Fujian Province as the holiday began.

周三正值五天的全国假期开始，中国各地的高速公路交通尤为繁忙。坍塌的这段高速公路位于广东省梅州市东郊。许多遇难者在假期开始时正前往邻近的福建省。

the outskirts /ˈaʊt.skɜːts/ 表示“市郊，郊区”，英文解释为“the areas that form the edge of a town or city”举个🌰：The factory is in/on the outskirts of New Delhi. 这家工厂在新德里郊区。

More than 500 rescuers from the police as well as emergency and other departments were deployed. The local traffic police sealed the expressway off from traffic in both directions.

事故发生后，公安、应急等部门投入约500多人参与现场救援。当地交警已将该高速公路路段双向封闭。

deploy /dɪˈplɔɪ/ 1）表示“利用，调动（尤指想法、论据等）；有效运用；发挥…的作用”，英文解释为“to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc”如：a job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed 要用到多项专业技术的工作。

2）表示“部署，调度”，英文解释为“to organize or move soldiers, military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be used”如：NATO's decision to deploy cruise missiles 北约要部署巡航导弹的决定。

表示“封锁，隔离”，英文解释为“to prevent people from entering an area or building, often because it is dangerous”举个🌰：Two more bombs have been discovered since they sealed off the area. 他们将这个地区封锁后，又发现了两枚炸弹。

Much of the northeastern corner of Guangdong, where the accident occurred, is rugged country with hilly terrain. Another section of the same expressway was briefly closed in April last year after a landslide covered the road with mud. No death or injuries were reported then.

事故发生地点位于广东省东北部，大部分地区地势崎岖、多为丘陵。去年4月，该高速公路的另一段也曾因山体滑坡泥土覆盖而短暂封闭，幸无死伤报告。

rugged /ˈrʌɡɪd/ 表示“崎岖多岩的”，英文解释为“A rugged area of land is uneven and covered with rocks, with few trees or plants.”举个🌰：We left the rough track and bumped our way over a rugged mountainous terrain. 我们驶离坎坷的小道，又颠簸过了崎岖多岩的山地。

country /ˈkʌn.tri/ 熟词僻义，表示“（尤指具有某种自然特征、适于某目的或与某种人有关的）地区，区域”，英文解释为“an area of land considered in relation to a particular feature”如：open/wooded, etc. country 空旷、树木繁茂等的地区。

hilly /ˈhɪl.i/ 表示“多小山的，多丘陵的”，英文解释为“having a lot of hills”如：hilly countryside 多小山的乡村地带。

terrain /təˈreɪn/ 表示“地形，地势；地带”，英文解释为“an area of land, when considering its natural features”举个🌰：The car handles particularly well on rough terrain. 这种汽车特别适宜在崎岖不平的地带行驶。

A continuous accumulation of humid and warm air, coming from the South China Sea to the southwest, has left southern China with a prolonged period of severe weather in the past two months. The Central Meteorological Observatory issued orange warnings seven times in April.

在过去的两个月里，来自中国南海的湿热空气不断向西南方向积聚，中国南方遭受了长时间的恶劣天气。中央气象台在4月份发布了七次橙色预警。

accumulation /əˌkjuː.mjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 表示“积累；积聚；积攒”，英文解释为“an amount of something that has been collected”举个🌰：Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal beaches. 由于海浪的冲击作用，海滩上会堆积沙子。

humid /ˈhjuː.mɪd/ 表示“（空气和天气状况）潮湿的，湿润的”，英文解释为“(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air”举个🌰：New York is very hot and humid in the summer. 纽约的夏天炎热潮湿。

prolonged /prəˈlɒŋd/ 表示“延续很久的，长期的”，英文解释为“continuing for a long time”举个🌰：Prolonged use of the drug is known to have harmful side-effects. 据了解，长期服用此药会产生对人体有害的副作用。

meteorological /ˌmiː.ti.ə.rəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 表示“气象的”，英文解释为“relating to weather conditions”举个🌰：Accurate meteorological records began 100 years ago. 准确的气象记录始于100年前。

On Saturday, a rare tornado and a hailstorm swept neighboring Guangzhou city, a production hub in southern China, killing five and injuring 33. And on Tuesday, Shenzhen Airport issued an orange warning for large-scale flight delays for the first time this year.

周六，一场罕见的龙卷风和冰雹席卷了邻近的广州市——中国南部的生产中心，造成5人死亡，33人受伤。本周二，深圳机场今年首次发布大面积航班延误橙色预警。

📍tornado /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ 表示“龙卷风；旋风”，英文解释为“a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground”；

📍hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən, -keɪn/ 表示“（尤指西大西洋的）飓风”，英文解释为“a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean”；

📍storm表示“风暴；暴风雨”，英文解释为“an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning”；

📍cyclone /ˈsaɪkləʊn/ 表示“旋风；气旋；龙卷风”，英文解释为“a violent tropical storm or wind in which the air moves very fast in a circular direction”；

📍typhoon /taɪˈfuːn/ 表示“（西太平洋面的）台风”，英文解释为“a violent wind that has a circular movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean”；

hailstorm /ˈheɪl.stɔːm/ 表示“雹暴”，英文解释为“a sudden heavy fall of hail”

hub /hʌb/ 一词可以理解为“（某地/活动）中心，枢纽，核心”，如：the commercial hub of the city 城市的商业中心，a hub airport 大型中转机场，举个🌰：The kitchen was the hub of family life. 厨房是家庭生活的中心。

📍郑州挺住，河南加油！文中，路透社（Reuters）介绍河南就说的是：a major logistics hub in central China 中国中部的主要物流中枢，原句：Many train services across Henan, a major logistics hub in central China, have been suspended. Many highways have also been closed and flights delayed or cancelled. 河南是中国中部的一个主要物流中枢，整个河南的许多火车服务已经暂停。许多公路也被关闭，航班被推迟或取消。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）2018年8月一篇提到B站的文章是这么表达的，Bilibili, an online hub for fans of comics and games.

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