1人奇蹟生還
Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12, killing at least 290 people.
2025年6月12日，印度航空171號班機在印度阿美達巴德起飛後不久即墜毀，至少造成290人罹難。
shortly after...在～之後不久=soon after...=immediately after...takeoff(n.)起飛take off(v.phr)起飛
The death toll includes 241 passengers from India, England, Canada and Portugal, flight crew and numerous people inside the BJ Medical College hostel, into which the plane crashed.
罹難者包括來自印度、英國、加拿大和葡萄牙的241名乘客、機組人員，以及飛機墜毀地點──BJ醫學院宿舍內的多人。
toll(n.)傷亡人數death toll死亡人數crew members機組人員dormitory(n.)宿舍(=dorm)
A single passenger survived the deadly crash.
在這起致命空難中，僅一名乘客奇蹟生還。
survive(v.)倖存、活下來survival(n.)生還、存活survival of the fittest適者生存chance of survival存活機會
The plane — a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — departed Ahmedabad International Airport for London Gatwick Airport at 1:38 p.m. local time.
這架波音787-8夢幻客機於當地時間下午1點38分自阿美達巴德國際機場起飛，原定飛往倫敦蓋特威克機場。
depart for~前往=leave for=set off for=set out forbe bound for~(交通工具)開往～
However, it crashed into the college hostel around 1.5 kilometers away from the runway less than a minute later, after reaching an altitude of around 90 meters.
然而，飛機在起飛不到一分鐘、爬升至約90公尺高度後，隨即墜毀於距離跑道約1.5公里的醫學院宿舍。
crash into~撞上～altitude(n.)海拔高度
Upon crashing, the plane reportedly “broke in half” and caught fire.
據悉，飛機墜地後「斷成兩截」，並起火燃燒。
Upon V-ing..., S V...一～就～=As soon as S’ V’, S V...catch fire(某物)起火燃燒set sth. on fire放火燒～
Despite the magnitude of the tragedy, one passenger miraculously survived the crash.
儘管這場悲劇規模空前，仍有一名乘客奇蹟般地倖存。
magnitude(n.)嚴重性=severitysevere(adj.)嚴重的miracle(n.)奇蹟、miraculous(adj.)奇蹟般的、miraculously(adv.)奇蹟般地
The passenger, a British national named Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, had been sitting in seat 11A when the plane went down.
這名乘客是英國籍的拉梅什，空難發生時坐在11A座位。
national(n.)(某國的)國民;公民
He was seen on video walking away from the crash.
有影片拍到他從墜機現場步行離開。
Experts say it is “incredibly surprising” that Ramesh survived, as his seat was in an emergency row “just in front of the plane’s left wing” toward the front of the aircraft.
專家表示，拉梅什的座位「位於飛機左翼前方」、靠近機頭的緊急出口排，能生還「簡直令人難以置信」。
incredibly(adv.)令人難以置信地=unbelievably
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said that his company would offer its “full support” to the investigation to find the cause of the crash.
這起悲劇發生後，波音公司執行長奧特伯格表示，公司將「全力配合」調查，以查明墜機原因。
in the aftermath of~在～之後
India’s Aircraft Investigation Bureau will lead this probe, with support from American and British experts.
印度航空事故調查局將主導此次調查，並由美國、英國專家支援。
probe(n.)調查、探查=investigationbureau(n.)局
The timeline for knowing the exact cause of the crash could take months to years.
確切查明墜機原因可能耗時數月甚至數年。
if not...甚至...