巴基斯坦被困人员利用手机求助

AS IT IS 2015-11-06 Pakistan Victims Call for Help from Rubble¹ Using Mobile Phones 巴基斯坦被困人员利用手机求助

Workers at a collapsed³ Pakistani factory begged for rescue and called for help on mobile phones Thursday.

One of the trapped workers told a Pakistani television station the roof collapsed. Many workers were trapped in the basement, while others shouted for help through the fallen brick. Some used mobile phones to contact family and friends.

The collapse² killed at least 20 people, and 80 were hurt.

Rescue officials said they believe 150 people were inside the multi-level factory. The top floor of the factory was under construction.

It was difficult to determine who was inside because factory supervisors⁴ were among those trapped.

The cause of the collapse is unknown. Some Pakistani officials believe the earthquake two weeks ago weakened the structure.

Rescue and recovery machinery⁵ arrived for the rescue. Family members stood next to the machines and waited for trapped relatives to be found.

At least 24 people were killed in September 2014 when a mosque⁶ collapsed.  A factory collapsed in February 2012 that killed 17 people, including children.

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mobile – adj. able to be moved, in this case, a phone not connected by wires that is held by hand

basement – n. the part of a building that is entirely⁷ or partly below the ground

mosque – n. a place of religious worship by Muslims

1 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 supervisors   

n.监督者，管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
• Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句

5 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

6 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。