西班牙发生列车脱轨事故 77人死亡_时事要闻

西班牙发生列车脱轨事故 77人死亡

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A train has derailed in north-western Spain, killing¹ at least 77 of its 218 passengers and injuring more than 100, officials in the Galicia region say.

一列火车在西班牙西北部地区脱轨，致使77人死亡、100多人受伤。

At least 77 people have been killed and dozens injured after a train derailed in the Galicia region of Spain

All eight carriages of the Madrid to Ferrol train came off the tracks near the city of Santiago de Compostela.

Media reports say the train may have been travelling at more than twice the speed limit around a curve.

Officials have not commented on the cause. Analysts² say it is the worst train accident in Spain in 40 years.

Spain generally has a relatively³ good record in terms of rail safety, says the BBC's Tom Burridge in Madrid.

This is a country which has invested huge amounts of money in its rail network, he says.

Spain's last major rail disaster was in 1972 when 77 people were killed in a derailment in Andalusia in the south.

'A Dante-esque scene'

Railway firm Renfe said the train came off the tracks on a bend about 3 or 4km from Santiago de Compostela station at 20:41 local time.

It was on the express route between Madrid and the ship-building city of Ferrol on the Galician coast.

Renfe says it and the track operating company Adif are collaborating⁴ with a judge appointed to investigate the accident.

Government officials said they believed the crash was an accident, but that no statement would be made regarding the cause without a proper investigation⁵.

"We are moving away from the hypothesis of sabotage⁶ or attack," one unnamed official said.

Rescue workers have continued to search for survivors⁷ in the wreckage⁸.

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1 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 relatively
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。 The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

4 collaborating
合作( collaborate的现在分词 )；勾结叛国
参考例句：
Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。 He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

5 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。

6 sabotage
n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏
参考例句：
They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。 The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

7 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

8 wreckage
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。 New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

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