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A boat carrying hundreds of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea capsized on Wednesday, and Italy's navy was able to rescue at least 500.
周三，一艘载有数百名移民的船在地中海沉没，意大利海军至少救起500人。
According to the navy, there were too many people on board the boat and it became unstable, causing it to capsize. At least seven people died.
据海军消息，船上的人太多了，使其变得不稳从而导致倾覆。至少七人遇难。
Photos show the boat tipping over near Libya's coast, forcing some people in the water while others tried to hold on.
照片显示，该船在利比亚海岸附近倾覆，迫使一些人掉入水里，而其他人试图抓住不放。
It's becoming more common for refugees from the Middle East and Africa to use North African countries — like Libya — as a gateway to Europe.
中东和非洲的难民通过北非国家如利比亚进入欧洲大门变得更为普遍。
And some are predicting Italy will become a main entry point for migrants coming to Europe, as other countries like Greece are increasingly harder to get into.
一些人预测意大利将成为移民进入欧洲的主要入口点，因为像希腊这样的国家越加难以进入。
The Italian navy saved more than 100 migrants in a separate accident later on Wednesday.
周三晚些时候，意大利海军在一次单独事故中挽救了100多名移民。
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词汇解析
1、separate
分开的;单独的;独立的
Each villa has a separate sitting-room.
每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。
They are now making plans to form their own separate party.
他们如今正计划组建自己的独立政党。
不同的;各别的
Use separate chopping boards for raw meats, cooked meats, vegetables and salads.
切生肉、熟肉、蔬菜和拌色拉的青菜时要使用不同的切菜板。
Men and women have separate exercise rooms.
男女有各自的健身房。
(使)分离;(使)分裂;(使)分开
They want to separate teaching from research.
他们想把教学和研究分开。
It's very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country.
很可能我们会目睹一场分裂该国这两个地区的运动。
2、hold on
握住;抓牢
His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup.
他的右臂伸在头的一侧，手里仍紧握着一个咖啡杯。
He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff.
他奋力想要抓住悬崖壁上的一块岩石。
坚持不懈
Juanito scored for the Spaniards with only two minutes left, but the Romanians held on.
华尼托在仅剩两分钟时为西班牙队进了一球，但罗马尼亚队将优势保持到了终场。
This Government deserved to lose power a year ago. It held on.
这届政府一年前就该下台了。可它还在撑着。
稍等;等一下
The manager asked him to hold on while he investigated.
经理让他稍等一会儿，他去调查一下。
Hold on a minute.
稍等片刻。
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