VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：緬甸玉礦滑坡死亡人數(shù)上升

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[00:00.00]At least 100 bodies have been recovered [00:03.42]and 100 are still missing following a landslide [00:08.42]near a jade mine in northern Myanmar Saturday. [00:12.38]Rescue workers continued to pull bodies from the landslide on Monday. [00:17.90]They recovered 113 bodies [00:21.45]when the search was suspended Monday night in Myanmar, [00:25.35]also known as Burma. [00:27.53]Two of the bodies recovered were women, Reuters said. [00:32.26]One official said he is not sure [00:35.63]"how many people exactly were buried [00:39.24]since we don't have any data on people living there. [00:43.44]The workers were living in tents." [00:46.51]Officials explained a man-made mountain of debris [00:51.62]from the mine collapsed at a dump site. [00:54.85]The debris buried a settlement near a mine [00:58.72]controlled by the Triple One Jade Mining Company. [01:02.28]The military worked with local residents in rescue [01:06.51]and recovery missions. Heavy equipment was used. [01:11.18]Ko Sai is a miner at a neighboring camp. [01:15.21]He said the landslide hit around 3 a.m., [01:19.64]when many miners were sleeping. [01:22.17]The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper [01:26.52]reported the man-made mountain of rubble was 60 meters high. [01:31.79]Only five tents were not buried. [01:35.96]The area produces some of the highest quality of jade in the world. [01:42.22]Much of the jade mined in northern Kachin State [01:46.99]is believed to be smuggled to China. [01:49.83]The value of jade mined in Myanmar [01:53.55]reached close to a value of $31 billion in 2014. [01:59.87]But the mining has turned Myanmar's topography into a "wasteland," [02:06.00]says environmental group Global Witness. [02:09.83]While Myanmar is known worldwide for its jade mining, [02:14.65]70 percent of the country's 54 million people [02:19.59]make their living from agriculture. [02:22.58]I'm George Grow.

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At least 100 bodies have been recovered and 100 are still missing following a landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar Saturday.

周六，緬甸北部克欽邦境內(nèi)一處玉石礦發(fā)生山體滑坡，導(dǎo)致至少100人死亡，100人仍然失蹤。

Rescue workers continued to pull bodies from the landslide on Monday. They recovered 113 bodies when the search was suspended Monday night in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Two of the bodies recovered were women, Reuters said.

周一，救援人員陸續(xù)從泥土砂石中挖出遇難者尸體。據(jù)路透社報(bào)道，周一晚上，在緬甸停止搜救時(shí)，他們已發(fā)現(xiàn)113具遇難者尸體，其中兩具尸體為女性。

Soldiers carry the bodies of miners killed by a landslide in a jade mining area in Hpakhant, in Myanmar's Kachin state on November 22, 2015.

One official said he is not sure "how many people exactly were buried since we don't have any data on people living there. The workers were living in tents."

一位官員表示：“對(duì)于多少人居住在這里并無(wú)任何統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)，因此他也不確定有多少人被掩埋。工人們都居住在帳篷里。”

Officials explained a man-made mountain ofdebris from the mine collapsed at a dump site. The debris buried a settlement near a mine controlled by the Triple One Jade Mining Company.

官員們解釋道，在一個(gè)垃圾場(chǎng)，一處玉石礦坍塌，形成一座碎石土人造山。這些碎石土埋葬一座位于玉石礦附近的住宅區(qū)，該玉礦受控于三一玉礦公司。

The military worked with local residents in rescue and recovery missions. Heavy equipment was used.

軍方與當(dāng)?shù)鼐用褚黄饏⑴c救援并進(jìn)行災(zāi)后恢復(fù)工作，并且調(diào)動(dòng)重型設(shè)備。

Ko Sai is a miner at a neighboring camp. He said the landslide hit around 3 a.m., when many miners were sleeping.

Ko Sai是相鄰帳篷的一名礦工。他說(shuō)當(dāng)天凌晨3時(shí)發(fā)生山體滑坡，許多礦工大都在睡覺。

The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported the man-made mountain of rubble was 60 meters high. Only five tents were not buried.

全球《緬甸新光報(bào)》報(bào)道，碎石人造山高達(dá)60米，只有5個(gè)帳篷未被掩埋。

The area produces some of the highest quality of jade in the world.

該地區(qū)生產(chǎn)一些世界上最高品質(zhì)的玉。

Much of the jade mined in northern Kachin Stateis believed to be smuggled to China.

據(jù)信，緬甸北部克欽邦境內(nèi)的大部分玉石開采被走私到中國(guó)。

The value of jade mined in Myanmar reached close to a value of $31 billion in 2014. But the mining has turned Myanmar's topography into a "wasteland," says environmental group Global Witness. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

2014年緬甸玉石開采創(chuàng)造的價(jià)值接近310億美元。但環(huán)境組織“全球觀察”表示，玉石礦開采已將緬甸地形變?yōu)?ldquo;荒地”。

While Myanmar is known worldwide for its jade mining, 70 percent of the country's 54 million people make their living from agriculture.

盡管緬甸因玉石礦而聞名于世，但該國(guó)70%的人口——5400萬(wàn)人，以農(nóng)業(yè)生。

I'm George Grow.

我是喬治格羅。

Jim Dresbach adapted this story for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

jade– n. a usually green stone that is used for jewelry

debris– n. the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed

dump– n. a place where waste is taken and left

rubble– n. broken pieces of stone or brick

smuggle– v. to move someone or something from one country into another illegally and secretly