Six students killed in stampede in E.China

时间：2006-11-20 01:04:45

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Nov.19 - Six middle school students were killed and 39 others were injured in a trampling1 accident that happened in east China's Jiangxi Province on weekend, local government sources confirmed on Sunday.

 

At around 8:30 p. m. Saturday, after an evening class, first-grade students of Tutang Middle School in Duchang County swarmed2 into a staircase. They pushed and squeezed, resulting in the accident, according to sources with the Duchang government.

 

Six students died on their way to a local hospital.

 

The 39 students are receiving treatment or medical observation at the Duchang People's Hospital and the Duchang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

 

One injured student is in critical condition, hospital sources said.

 

When the stampede took place, teachers of the school were correcting students' mid-term exam papers in office.

 

Local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

 
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1 trampling 7aa68e356548d4d30fa83dc97298265a     
踩( trample的现在分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯
参考例句：
  • Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. 外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。
  • They don't want people trampling the grass, pitching tents or building fires. 他们不希望人们踩踏草坪、支帐篷或生火。
2 swarmed 3f3ff8c8e0f4188f5aa0b8df54637368     
密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
参考例句：
  • When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
  • When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。

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