英国一架民用直升机夜间坠毁 机上4人全部遇难

 　　英国一架民用直升机夜间坠毁 机上4人全部遇难

LONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A civilian¹ helicopter crashed in eastern England late Thursday, with four people aboard believed to have died, local media reported.

　　The accident occurred in Norfolk in what local residents said very foggy weather.

　　The East of England Ambulance Service said in a statement: "Sadly, it is believed that four people in the helicopter died in the crash."

　　The identity of the dead will be released after their next of kin² have been informed.

　　Last November, 10 people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a crowded bar in Scotland's second city of Glasgow.

1 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。

2 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。