VOA慢速英語：美國發(fā)生游船事故造成17人遇難

Duck Boat Accident Kills 17

美國發(fā)生游船事故造成17人遇難

Seventeen people have died after a "duck boat" overturned and sank in a lake in the Midwestern American state of Missouri.

一艘“鴨子游船”在美國中西部的密蘇里州的一個湖中傾覆并沉沒，造成17人遇難。

The boat was carrying 29 tourists and two crew members. The accident happened on Table Rock Lake in Branson, a tourist area famous for country music shows and other entertainment.

這艘船載有29名游客和2名船員。事故發(fā)生在布蘭森鎮(zhèn)的桌巖湖，這是一處以鄉(xiāng)村音樂表演等娛樂而著稱的旅游區(qū)。

Officials blamed the accident on stormy weather. Winds at the time were blowing as hard as 105 kilometers per hour.

有關(guān)官員將這起事故歸咎于暴風(fēng)雨天氣，當(dāng)時的風(fēng)速最高達(dá)到了每小時105公里。

Missouri state police said fourteen people survived, including seven who were injured when the boat sank.

密蘇里州警方表示，有14人幸存者，其中7人在游船沉沒時受傷。

The boats were first designed for the United States military to transport troops and supplies during World War II. They have the ability to travel on land and in water.

這些船只最初是為二戰(zhàn)期間美國軍隊(duì)運(yùn)送部隊(duì)和物資而設(shè)計(jì)的，它們具備水陸兩棲能力。

The boats were later changed to be used as sightseeing vehicles and renamed "duck boats."

這些船只后來被改作觀光船，并更名為“鴨子船”。

The Missouri accident is the latest in a series of accidents involving duck boats. More than 30 people have died in such incidents in the last 20 years.

密蘇里州這起事故是涉及“鴨子船”的一系列事故中最新的一起。過去20年里，有30多人在這類事故中遇難。

Thirteen people died after a duck boat sank near Hot Springs in the state of Arkansas in 1999.

1999年，一艘“鴨子船”在阿肯色州的溫泉國家公園沉沒，造成13人遇難。

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two Hungarian tourists were killed in 2010 when a barge hit a disabled duck boat in the Delaware River. Five years later, a woman was struck and killed by a duck boat while crossing a Philadelphia street.

2010年，賓夕法尼亞州費(fèi)城市的一艘駁船撞上了特拉華河中一艘失去動力的鴨子船，造成2名匈牙利游客遇難。5年之后，一名婦女在穿越費(fèi)城街道時被“鴨子船”撞死。

In 2015, five college students were killed and 69 others were injured when a duck boat hit a bus in Seattle, Washington.

2015年，華盛頓州西雅圖市的一艘“鴨子船”撞上了公交汽車，造成5名大學(xué)生死亡，69人受傷。

And in 2016, a duck boat ran over a scooter in Boston, Massachusetts. One woman died and another person was seriously injured.

2016年，馬薩諸塞州波士頓市的一艘鴨子船從摩托車上碾過，造成一名婦女遇難，另有1人重傷。

Andrew Duffy works for the law firm that represented the duck boat accident victims in Philadelphia. He called duck boats "death traps." He told the Associated Press, "They're not fit for water or land because they are half car and half boat."

Andrew Duffy就職于一家代表鴨子船事故受害者的律師事務(wù)所。他稱“鴨子船”是“死亡陷阱”。他對美聯(lián)社表示：“它們不適合在水面或陸地上行駛，因?yàn)樗鼈兪前胲嚢氪?rdquo;

Suzanne Smagala is with Ripley Entertainment, which runs the duck boat operation in Branson. She said this was the area's only duck boat accident in more than 40 years of operation.

Suzanne Smagala就職于Ripley Entertainment公司，這家公司在布蘭森鎮(zhèn)經(jīng)營鴨子船。她說，這是該地區(qū)40多年來發(fā)生的唯一一起“鴨子船”事故。

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Branson on Friday to examine the accident.

美國國家運(yùn)輸安全委員會的調(diào)查人員周五抵達(dá)了布蘭森鎮(zhèn)，對這起事故進(jìn)行調(diào)查。

U.S. President Donald Trump extended his sympathies to the victims and their families. He wrote Friday on Twitter, "Such a tragedy, such a great loss. May God be with you all!"

美國總統(tǒng)川普向受害者及其家屬表達(dá)了慰問。他周五在推特上寫道：“天大的悲劇，慘痛的損失。愿上帝保佑你們!”

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