河南一车翻下悬崖致20死13伤

 　　20 dead, 13 hurt as coach falls off cliff in Henan

　　河南一车翻下悬崖致20死13伤

　　A bus accident in Central China has killed 20 people and injured 13 others. The bus plunged¹ from a cliff in Linzhou county, Henan Province, early on Tuesday morning. According to the local authority, the bus was carrying a local opera troupe², who were renting the vehicle. An investigation³ into the accident is under way.

　　中国中部地区一辆公共汽车发生事故共造成20人死亡13人受伤。周二早上该公共汽车从河南省林州县的一个悬崖跌落。据当地政府报道，车上载着一个租用该车的地方剧团。有关事故原因的调查正在进行中。

1 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

2 troupe   

n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团

参考例句：

• The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
• The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。