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土耳其发生热气球相撞事故三人丧生

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-05-21 09:05 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Three Brazilian tourists have been killed and more than 20 other people injured after two hot-air balloons collided in Turkey, officials say.

土耳其发生两个热气球相撞事故，三名巴西游客丧生、另有20多人受伤。

One ascending¹ balloon was torn open as it hit the basket of another, and then plunged² to the ground, witnesses said.

The accident happened in Cappadocia, a region popular with tourists for its spectacular volcanic³ rock formations.

A tourist who was in another balloon said: "It was quite horrific. We looked up and it was falling out of the sky."

Joanne Rowley, an Australian on holiday in Turkey with her husband, added: "It fell straight down to the ground. It was just horrendous⁴.

"You could see that people weren't going to survive. I still feel quite shaken from the experience."

Turkey's civil aviation agency says it has launched an inquiry⁵.

Among the questions expected to be considered is whether too many balloons are taking to the skies in Cappadocia, some 300 kilometres (190 miles) from the Turkish capital, Ankara.

One tourist, E Wayne Ross, said the skies were crowded, and about 100 balloons had taken off early on Monday morning.

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1 ascending
adj.上升的，向上的
参考例句：
Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。

2 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

3 volcanic
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。 Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 horrendous
adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的
参考例句：
He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。 The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。

5 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。 The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

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