Guangzhou fire kills five
By ZHENG CAIXIONG in Guangzhou | chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: May 14, 2023
Five people were killed in a fire which happened in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, in the early morning of Sunday.
According to a statement released by Guangzhou Fire and Rescue Brigade on Sunday, the tragedy took place in civilian housing in Baogangxi Road in the city’s Haizhu district after a fire broke out at 2:48 am.
Firefighters and trucks, plus an ambulance, were immediately sent to the scene to help rescue the victims and control the fire after receiving reports from local residents. The fire was soon controlled, said the statement.
Fire fighters and rescue personnel searched for the five victims but medical staff on-the-scene confirmed that all had been killed.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, it said.
假设你是李华，某校英文报记者，2023年5月14日广州海珠区发生严重火灾，校报要求你针对这起火灾写一篇英文报道，内容包括：
1. 事故时间和地点；
2. 事故救援情况及后果；
3. 评论。
注意： 词数80左右；
必须根据以上新闻报道来改编。
样例：
A Deadly Fire Killing Five
A fatal fire took place at 2: 48 am in the early morning of Sunday, causing five deaths in civilian housing in Baogangxi Road in the city’s Haizhu district, Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, according to a statement released by Guangdong Fire and Rescue Brigade. Firefighters, trucks and an ambulance got involved in the rescue soon after it occurred. Fortunately, the fire was soon controlled but still five were proven dead by the medical staff on -the-scene. The cause unclear, a lesson should be taken from the disastrous fire.
你的习作：
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1. 表达谢意；2. 回顾事件；3. 期待重逢。
注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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内容包括:
1.倡议的目的；
2.倡议的具体内容；
3.提出呼吁。
注意:
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Proposal
Dear fellow students,
Traffic accidents cause many deaths and injuries every year.
In order to
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Students' Union
注意：（1）可适当增加内容（如包扎伤口的操作细节），以使行文流畅；
（2）词数：100个左右。
1. 表明身份；
2. 简述事情经过；
3. 道歉并表示愿意赔偿；
4. 联系方式（Tel:5893671 E-mail:lihua@windmillco.org）。
注意：1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Four teams of mountaineers set out on a race to conquer (征服) an unclimbed mountain peak in the Himalayas. The Canadian team chose a long, but safe route, while the British, Chinese and Russian teams chose a faster but steep and dangerous route up the mountain.
When night fell, the teams made camp on the mountainside. But the next morning, the sun rapidly rose air temperature and the strong wind caused a heavy snowfall, which led to a terrible avalanche. The disaster struck and some members of the British, Chinese and Russian teams were swept away and killed. But the Canadians didn’t know what had happened.
It was an hour after the disaster and there was no hope of finding any survivors. The leaders of the British, Chinese and Russian teams, met to discuss how to successfully keep all the survivors alive.
| Britain | Russia | China | |
| Members | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Tents | 1 two-man | None | 1 four-man |
| Sleeping bags | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Rope | 25 metres | 50 metres | None |
| Food | 1 person for 3 days | 2 people for 4 days | 2 people for 2 days |
| Medicine | None | None | None |
The table above was a summary of what they could collect. The leaders made a final decision that they had to find a way to conquer the mountain and put their flags on the peak.
假设你是领队之一，请你联系加拿大领队David，告知你们的遭遇和决定，并向对方求助。内容包括：1. 你们的遭遇及目前的困难；2. 你们的决定及理由；3. 向对方求助。
Dear David,
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Yours,
Steve
1. 向王明表示歉意
2. 解释未能赴约的原因
3. 约定时间以便再作讨论
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