2015年CRI 长江倾覆船只搜救受害者细节公布 习近平主席要求全面彻查事故

 

Hundreds of those who took part in the rescue operations, standing¹ along side the grieving relatives of the victims, observed three-minutes of silence in tribute to the over 400 people who lost their lives on Monday.

The solemn ceremony is part of Chinese tradition, which calls for a period of mourning a week after a tragedy takes place.

Following the commemoration, authorities have also taken time to brief the media on the current situation.

Hu Kaihong with the State Council Information Office says they are still in the process of positively² identifying all the victims.

"According to the latest statistics, as of 11am on June 7, 431 bodies have been retrieved³; there are 14 survivors⁴, and 11 still remain missing. We are now matching DNA⁵ samples to positively identify those killed. At the same time, the search for those still missing is continuing."

The Eastern Star was carrying 456 people on an 11-day trip up the Yangtze River from Nanjing to Chongqing when it capsized after reportedly being hit by a water spout⁶, or tornado⁷, during a heavy storm along Jianli county in Hubei on Monday night.

Hu Jianyue, one of only 14 known survivors, says he and another man managed to get off the stricken boat before it completely flipped⁸ over.

"We shouted 'Help', 'Help', 'Help'. Finally some fishermen heard us and turned around their boat to our direction. Local police then arrived and threw a rope around the other man and pulled him on their boat. About 10 minutes later, they came to me."

At the same time, other stories of survival are also emerging.

While many perished inside the boat after it capsized, divers⁹ who rushed to the scene were able to save some from inside the stricken vessel¹⁰.

Diver Guan Dong with the Naval¹¹ University of Engineering managed to pull two survivors from the Eastern Star, 18-hours after the boat capsized.

The recorder in his diving helmet managed to capture the events as he prepared to pull one of the survivors to safety.

"Buddy¹², don't worry, we'll come to you very soon. We must take you out匘on't worry, I'm here. We just saved an old granny. Hold on, hold on."

Local hospitals in Jianli County were all put on alert shortly after the ship capsized.

Ma Guohua with the People's Hospital in Jianli County says virtually all of the hospital's staff were called in after the accident.

"We then called all the staff in our department, doctors, nurses, and drivers, to come to the hospital. We also sent out medical crews to the scene. Three ambulances followed us heading to the Xinzhou deepwater wharf¹³ near the accident scene. "

Chinese vice-Premier Ma Kai remains¹⁴ on-the-scene in Jianli County, meeting with the families of the victims.

He says the central government remains dedicated¹⁵ to finding those still missing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is demanding a full investigation¹⁶ into what led to the tragedy.

The ship's captain is currently under investigation amid questions about why the ship didn't drop anchor after storm alerts reportedly went out just before the accident took place.

For CRI, I'm Qian Shanming.

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

3 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

6 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。

7 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

8 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

9 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

10 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

11 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

12 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

13 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

14 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

15 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

16 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。