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At least seven people are dead after a six-story building collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya.

肯尼亚内罗毕一六层建筑倒塌，至少造成7人遇难。

Videos from the scene show rescuers frantically digging through rubble to reach those still trapped inside and, in one case, rescue a baby.

现场的视频显示，救援人员在废墟中疯狂地挖掘，寻找仍被困在里面的人，一个案例中营救了一名婴儿。

Reports indicate more than 120 people have been pulled from the debris, and officials are hopeful more will be rescued.

报告显示，120多人被从废墟中拉出，官员希望更多的人获救。

Officials still haven't said what caused the collapse, but it came in the middle of heavy rainfall and flooding. The county's deputy governor insisted officials never approved the construction of the building and said it's "too close to a river, and there is no way the county could approve it."

官员仍没有说什么原因导致坍塌，但此时正值暴雨和洪水之际。该县副县长坚称官员从未批准该楼房的建造，表示“太靠近河道，没办法批准。”

Flooding, crowds of people and narrow streets reportedly kept firefighters from quickly getting to the scene, which the Red Cross described as "chaotic."

据报道，洪水、拥挤的人群和狭窄的街道阻碍了消防队员迅速到达现场，红十字会称为“混乱”。

Police say at least 14 people have died in the flooding, including those from the building collapse. Kenya's Red Cross says more than 1,000 homes were affected by flooding.

警方称至少有14人死于洪水，包括建筑倒塌的遇难者。肯尼亚红十字会表示，1,000多个家庭受到洪水的影响。

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词汇解析

1、collapse

倒塌;塌下

A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.

海湾大桥有一段垮塌了

The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble.

屋顶轰隆一声塌了下来，碎石瓦砾落了一地。

(体系或机构)崩溃，瓦解，突然失败

His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.

他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。

This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled.

这一体系在其占统治地位的大多数国家都失败了。

(因生病或虚弱)突然倒下，昏倒

He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home.

在家剧烈运动了一阵后他突然昏倒了。

It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.

在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。

2、insist

坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求)

My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight.

家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。

She insisted on being present at all the interviews.

她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。

坚称;坚持说

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.

总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。

'It's not that difficult,' she insists.

“并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。

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