Bereaved families pack for US

时间：2009-06-25 07:01:01

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Family members of some of the Chinese tourists killed or injured in a bus accident in Arizona on Friday are expected to leave for the United States tomorrow armed with a lawyer and a doctor.

They will be accompanied by members of local government and travel agencies, said Cheng Meihong, deputy director of the Shanghai Tourism Administration.

The accident caused the death of seven people: Six were Chinese nationals, including one from the Hong Kong Special Administrative1 Region, and the seventh was a Chinese tour guide with a US passport, a spokesman with the administration said, quoting the list provided by the Chinese Consulate2 General in Los Angeles.

Eight other Chinese nationals were injured when the tour bus crashed just south of the Hoover Dam following a visit to the Grand Canyon3, an optional trip not included in the basic tour package. Five members of the group skipped the trip.

The collision occurred when the group's bus veered4 to the right of the northbound lanes of Highway 93, overcorrected, and darted5 across the desert median before hitting oncoming traffic, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Shanghai has set up a task force headed by Vice-Mayor Zhao Wen to handle the investigation6 into the accident, in collaboration7 with the Consulate General in Los Angeles.

"The passports will be issued Tuesday and the airline has reserved seats for them," Cheng said.

The China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd (CPIC) has paid 1.85 million yuan ($270,000) to families of the six dead from the mainland and Hong Kong, according to the CPIC Shanghai Branch.


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1 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
2 consulate COwzC     
n.领事馆
参考例句：
  • The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
  • The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
3 canyon 4TYya     
n.峡谷，溪谷
参考例句：
  • The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
  • The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。
4 veered 941849b60caa30f716cec7da35f9176d     
v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 )；（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变；（指风） （在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向；风向顺时针转
参考例句：
  • The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road. 公共汽车突然驶入了逆行道。
  • The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree. 卡车突然驶离公路撞上了一棵树。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔
参考例句：
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
7 collaboration bW7yD     
n.合作，协作；勾结
参考例句：
  • The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
  • He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

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