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听力文本
Five children are among 11 people who drowned after a migrant boat sank near a Greek island on Wednesday.
The Greek coast guard said a wooden boat with about 50 people on board sank after it left Turkey early in the morning.
Thirteen people are still missing, but 26 were rescued.
The deaths are just the latest in what has turned out to be a dangerous passage between Turkey and the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea this year.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says more than 900,000 migrants made sea crossings into Europe this year from countries in the Middle East and Africa. Thousands more are trying to make the trip.
The IOM reports almost 5,000 migrants were rescued in the first part of December by the Italian coast guard and Navy.
The organization says over 21,000 migrants arrived in Greece by sea this month.
In total, 3,600 migrants died making journeys from their home countries to Europe this year.
On Tuesday, the Associated Press news agency reported six children died after a rubber boat sank shortly after leaving Turkey.
I'm Dan Friedell.
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词汇学习
1.drown v.淹死；淹没；沉没
If you can keep your head above water you won't drown.
如果能让头露出水面，你就不会被淹死。
2.sink v.（使）下沉；渐渐进入；淹没
Wood does not sink in water.
木头不会沉入水中。
3.crossing n.横渡，渡口
There's a crossing down the river. 点击发音
河的下游处有一个渡口。
内容解析
1.The deaths are just the latest in what has turned out to be a dangerous passage between Turkey and the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea this year.
turn out to be结果是，原来是，证明是
The result will definitely turn out to be just the opposite of their wish.
其结果必然不会像他们所一厢情愿的那样，而只能适得其反。
2.In total, 3,600 migrants died making journeys from their home countries to Europe this year.
In total总共，整个
His plan ended in total failure.
他的计划以彻底失败告终。
参考翻译
周三，一艘移民船只在希腊一座岛屿附近沉没，造成11人死亡，其中有5名儿童。
希腊海岸警卫队表示，早上早些时候，一艘装载了大约50人的木船离开土耳其，后来沉没。
目前仍有13人失踪，但已有26人获救。
这是今年最新的一起死亡事件。这条道路成为爱琴海上土耳其和希腊岛屿之间一条危险的通道。
国际移民组织表示，今年超过90万名移民从中东和非洲通过海路进入欧洲。仍有成千上万的人准备来这里。
国际移民组织报道称，12月上半个月近5000名移民被意大利海岸警卫队和海军所救。
该组织称，本月，超过2.1万名移民从海上来到希腊。
今年，共有3600名移民离开本土前往欧洲途中遇难。
周二，美联社报道称，一艘橡胶船离开土耳其不久后沉没，6名儿童死亡。
