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) 检查事故现场是否安全;
(2) 看到有人严重受伤,应立即叫救护车;
(3) 急救的简单措施。
注意:
(1) 词数80左右;
(2) 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
(3) 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
Last Friday, our school invited Doctor Lin Hai to give us a lecture on how to give first aid in case an accident happens.
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I wish you all the best.
Yours,
Li Hua