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新聞短播(20150629)八仙塵爆新聞英語1

1)Color party 2)injured count rises to 524—Courtesy of the China Post
Monday, June 29, 2015
By Yuan-Ming Chiao ,The China Post

As the number of injured in yesterday's 3)colored powder fire 4)disaster in New Taipei rose to 524, government officials 5)banned the event organizer from leaving the country and focused on 6)determining the cause of the disaster. According to health officials, more than 200 are 7)suffering from 8)severe injuries.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. Saturday in New Taipei's Bali District, where a fire 9)broke out among a packed crowd of hundreds, many of them young students and teachers. The immediate cause of the disaster is still under investigation.

1)color party n. 彩色派對
2)injure v 受傷；名詞為injury
3)colored powder n. 粉塵
4)disaster n. 災難
5)ban v 禁止。注意過去式是banned；同義詞：forbid/inhibit/prohibit
6)determine v 決定
7)suffering from v 蒙受，常用在疾病，為什麼病所苦。suffer from asthma 為氣喘所苦
8)severe injuries. adj/ n. 嚴重的傷勢
a fire 9)break out v. 突然發生/爆發

新聞短播(20150629)八仙塵爆新聞英語2

Water Park 10)Inferno: 11)Emergency 12)declared after 13)blaze—Courtesy of Taipei Times

NEARLY 500 INJURED:：The Shilin District 14)Prosecutors’ Office 15)seized equipment and other evidence, while police questioned five people. New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu said there was no date set for park operations to16) resume

By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter, with CNA
Mon, Jun 29, 2015 - Page 1

17)The Ministry of Health and Welfare has activated its emergency response 18)mechanism following the nation’s worst 19)amusement park disaster, in which a fire broke out atNew Taipei City’s 20)Formosa Fun Coast (八仙海岸) water park on Saturday night, leaving nearly 500 people injured.

10)inferno n. 火燒如地獄
11)emergency n. 緊急
12)declare v. 宣布
13)blaze n. 火災
14)prosecutor n. 檢察官
15)seized equipment 扣押設備
there was no date set for park operations to16) resume v resume是恢復。此句講的是不知何時可恢復營業(operation)。中文會翻成無限期停業
17)The Ministry of Health and Welfare n. 衛福部
18)mechanism n. 機制
19)amusement park n. 樂園主題樂園叫做theme park
20)Formosa Fun Coast water park n. 八仙樂園的英文名稱