韩国首尔发生踩踏事件
A Crash Happened in Seoul, South Korea
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
I’m Stewart Macintosh with the BBC News, hello. Emergency officials in South Korea say about 150 people have died in a crash as teenagers and young adults celebrated Halloween. Dozens more were injured in the incident in the popular entertainment district of Itaewon. The local fire chief said almost all the deaths had occurred in one narrow alley. Jean Mackenzie is in Seoul.
“We are starting to get a better picture of how things unfolded in the alleyway it happened. It’s very narrow. And we know that thousands of people were packed into that space. It’s also got quite a steep hill. And there are reports that people at the top of the hill fell, slipped, and because there was such little room to move, they then pushed people down the alleyway. We know that the area was far too overcrowded. This is such a popular area, Itaewon in Seoul, and Halloween is one of the busiest nights of the year here.”
VOCABULARY
1. crash n. an accident in which a vehicle hits sth., for example, another vehicle, usually causing damage and often injuring or killing the passengers碰撞;相撞
2. unfold v. to be gradually made known; to gradually make sth. known to other people(使)逐渐透露
3. alleyway n. 小巷,胡同
4. pack into sth.: to go somewhere in large numbers so that all available space is filled 使爆满。例如:Over 80,000 fans packed into the stadium to watch the final. 8万多名球迷涌入了体育场观看决赛。
QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
I’m Stewart Macintosh with the BBC News, hello. Emergency officials in South Korea say about (Q1) __________ people have died in a crash as (Q2) __________________________ celebrated Halloween. Dozens more were injured in the (Q3) ____________ in the popular entertainment district of Itaewon. The local (Q4) _________ chief said almost all the deaths had occurred in one narrow alley. Jean Mackenzie is in Seoul.
We are starting to get a better (Q5) ____________ of how things unfolded in the alleyway it happened. It’s very narrow. And we know that (Q6) ___________ of people were packed into that space. It’s also got quite a (Q7) _________ hill. And there are reports that people at the top of the hill fell, (Q8) ______, and because there was such little room to move, they then pushed people down the alleyway. We know that the area was far too (Q9) _______________. This is such a popular area, Itaewon in Seoul, and Halloween is one of the (Q10) ________________ of the year here.
KEY
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
I’m Stewart Macintosh with the BBC News, hello. Emergency officials in South Korea say about (Q1) 150 people have died in a crash as (Q2) teenagers and young adults celebrated Halloween. Dozens more were injured in the (Q3) incident in the popular entertainment district of Itaewon. The local (Q4) fire chief said almost all the deaths had occurred in one narrow alley. Jean Mackenzie is in Seoul.
We are starting to get a better (Q5) picture of how things unfolded in the alleyway it happened. It’s very narrow. And we know that (Q6) thousands of people were packed into that space. It’s also got quite a (Q7) steep hill. And there are reports that people at the top of the hill fell, (Q8) slipped, and because there was such little room to move, they then pushed people down the alleyway. We know that the area was far too (Q9) overcrowded. This is such a popular area, Itaewon in Seoul, and Halloween is one of the (Q10) busiest nights of the year here.
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