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A breathtaking ride over Egypt's historic Valley of the Kings turned deadly when a balloon packed with sightseers plunged to the ground, February 26, killing 19 tourists. |
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一趟飛越埃及古老帝王谷的美景之行,在一顆載滿觀光客的熱氣球墜地後以死亡收場。該起意外發生在二月二十六日,造成十九名遊客死亡。 |
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The view from above southern Egypt is stunning. |
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Tourists soak in the breathtaking panoramas by hiring hot air balloons that have large baskets to carry passengers hundreds of feet above the countryside. |
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As one of the balloons prepared to land, the sound of an explosion pierced the air, followed by a spreading billow of smoke. |
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從南埃及上空俯瞰的景色震懾人心,觀光客租用熱氣球飽覽壯麗的全景,熱氣球有巨大吊籃可以承載乘客上升至鄉間上空數百英尺處。正當其中一個熱氣球準備落地時,巨大的爆炸聲劃破天際,接著是一陣濃煙蔓延開來。 |
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"My first thought was that it was sugar cane that was burning," said Christopher Michel, a photographer who was a passenger in another balloon at the time. |
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「我的第一個念頭是甘蔗在燃燒,」克里斯多夫.米歇爾說,他是當時搭乘著另一顆熱氣球的一名攝影師。 |
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Smoke from the crash painted the ancient city of Luxor below with an eerie haziness. |
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墜落中產生的煙霧使下方的路克索古城籠罩在一片令人毛骨悚然的朦朧中。 |
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But the concern shown by the balloon pilot and the blaring sirens from emergency vehicles told Michel that something was wrong. |
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He could not imagine the extent: One of the balloons had exploded, and its 21 passengers and operators plummeted about 1,000 feet (300 meters) to the ground. |
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熱氣球駕駛員顯露的擔憂和救護車刺耳的鳴笛聲,讓米歇爾得知出事了。他無法想像事情竟是如此嚴重:有顆熱氣球爆炸了,上面的乘客及操作員共二十一人從一千英尺(三百公尺)的高空墜地。 |
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By Tuesday afternoon, the number of dead had climbed to 19, making it the world's deadliest hot air balloon accident in at least 20 years. |
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Two people -- a Briton and the pilot -- remain hospitalized. |
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截至週二下午,死亡人數已攀升至十九人,使這起事件成為至少二十年來全世界死傷最為慘重的熱氣球意外,其中有兩人,一名英國人和駕駛員,仍在住院治療。 |
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The crash prompted Governor Izzat Saad of Luxor province to ban all hot air balloon flights until further notice. |
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The last hot air balloon accident in Luxor occurred in 2009, when 16 foreign tourists were injured after a balloon struck a cell phone transmission tower. |
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這起墜落事件促使路克索省省長伊薩.撒德禁止所有的熱氣球航行,直到得到進一步通知。前一次路克索的熱氣球意外發生在二00九年,當時有十六名外國遊客因一顆熱氣球撞上了行動電話通信塔而受傷。 |