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新闻词汇连载 | 39人死亡!英国货车疑云重重

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39人死亡!英国货车疑云重重

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新闻背景

当地时间10月23日凌晨1:40分，英国当地警方在埃塞克斯郡（Essex）工业区，一辆货车的冷藏集装箱内，发现了39具尸体。BBC报道称，车厢中的遇难者包括31名男性和8名女性，均为成年人。据越南每日快讯26日最新消息称，26日，7户来自河静省的家庭和5户来自乂安省的家庭向当地人民委员会报案，称家庭成员疑似在英国失踪。目前已有14个越南家庭报案，但死者国籍仍未有定论。
说文解字
①Eight women and 31 men were found dead inside a refrigerated container lorry in Essex, England. At least six victims could be from Vietnam, BBC reported. All of the dead will undergo a coroner's examination to establish the cause of death. The Vietnamese authorities are working closely with the UK in the investigation, according to reports.
container n.
A container is something such as a box or bottle that is used to hold or store things in. 容器
A container is a very large metal or wooden box used for transporting goods so that they can be loaded easily onto ships and trucks. 集装箱
coroner n.
A coroner is an official who is responsible for investigating the deaths of people who have died in a sudden, violent, or unusual way. 验尸官
②A total of 14 families have reported to Vietnamese authorities that their family members are possibly missing in the UK amid fears that they might be among the 39 people found dead. The PM assigned the country's ministry of public security to investigate, and uncover, cases of Vietnamese citizens leaving illegally and reporting them before November 5, 2019, said the report.
assign v.
If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do. 布置 (任务)
If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use. 分配 (某物)
If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person. 分派
If you assign a particular function or value to someone or something, you say they have it. 赋予 (某功能或价值)
uncover v.
If you uncover something, especially something that has been kept secret, you discover or find out about it. 找出
To uncover something means to remove something that is covering it. 移去 (某物的) 遮盖物

③British police have charged a 25-year-old man with the manslaughter过失杀人 of 39 people after their bodies were discovered inside a refrigerated truck on Wednesday. Maurice Robinson, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, Northern Ireland was arrested shortly after the discovery was made at the Waterglade Retail Park in Grays, Essex, which is east of London. He is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Monday.
charge v.
When the police charge someone, they formally accuse them of having done something illegal. 指控
To charge a battery means to pass an electrical current through it in order to make it more powerful or to make it last longer. 给…充电
If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them. 要价; 收费
④British law enforcement agencies执法机关 are continuing to work on the task of establishing identities of the dead. The police initially believed that the victims were from China, but it now appears that at least some of the victims were from Vietnam. Detective Chief Inspector Martin Pasmore from Essex police, said on Saturday that they could not rule out排除 the presence of other nationalities among the dead, but said his officers had received most contact from Vietnamese people concerned about friends and relatives.
contact n.
Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly. 往来
If you come into contact with someone or something, you meet that person or thing in the course of your work or other activities. (打) 交道
When people or things are in contact, they are touching each other. 接触