(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Three children were killed and several of their relatives were injured early Friday morning when a fire erupted within a house in Texas.
周五清晨，德克萨斯一所房屋发生火灾，造成三名儿童死亡，几名亲属受伤。
The blaze was reported near Conroe, which is located about 40 miles north of Houston.
据报道，大火发生在康罗附近，位于休斯敦以北大约40英里。
Flames and heat initially drove away emergency responders who attempted to enter the home.
最初，火焰和热量使那些试图进入房间的急救人员不敢靠近。
The fire quickly spread to two nearby residences, which sustained minor damage.
大火很快蔓延到附近的两处住宅，造成轻微破坏。
According to CBS, three children,who ranged in age from 6 to 11,were reported missing despite their family's efforts to remove everyone from the home.
据哥伦比亚广播公司报道，三名年龄在6岁到11岁之间的孩子失踪，尽管他们的家人试图把所有的人都从家里转移出去。
The children were pronounced dead at the scene after authorities located their bodies amid the debris of the residence.
当局在住宅残骸中发现尸体，孩子们在现场被宣布死亡。
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
起火原因仍在调查中。
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词汇解析
1、initial
开始的;最初的
The initial reaction has been excellent.
初期的反应非常好。
The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。
用姓名的首字母签名于
Would you mind initialing this voucher?
请在凭单上用首字母签名。
The agreement was initialled in June.
这份协议是6月份草签的。
2、sustain
使持续;保持
But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.
而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。
The parameters within which life can be sustained on Earth are extraordinarily narrow.
地球上生命可以存活下来的地域范围是非常狭小的。
经受;遭受;蒙受
Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage.
那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。
A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.
一位 17 岁的游客在昨天的炸弹爆炸中受伤并于当天深夜身亡。
