CCTV9英语新闻：Key facts on accident, rescue operation

On May 27th, 458 people boarded the ship, starting their cruise tour from Nanjing to Chongqing. After six days of voyage, at around 9:30 pm on Monday night, the ship capsized during a storm in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River.

 

More than three hours later, search and rescue authorities along the Yangtze River learned of the accident and began the rescue operation. By Tuesday morning, 10 people had been saved. 

 

At noon, a 65-year-old woman was rescued by divers¹. This afternoon, rescuers cut open part of the ship and took out three more people. And the search for survivors² continues as we speak. 

 

The ill-fated ship is called the "Eastern Star". It's been in service for nearly 20 years and can carry up to 534 people. It's one of five luxury vessels³ operated by the Chongqing Eastern Shipping⁴ Corporation.

1 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。

2 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

3 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。