拆房拆到殺死人
A five-story building that was being demolished in the city of Gwangju of South Korea collapsed on June 9, falling onto a busy street and crushing a bus filled with passengers. At least nine people were killed and eight more were seriously injured.
6月9日，韓國光州市一棟五層樓的建築正在進行拆除作業，不料突然倒塌，倒向一旁繁忙的街道上，壓垮一輛載滿乘客的巴士，造成至少9人死亡，另有8人受重傷。
stor(e)y(n.)樓層;層a three-stor(e)y house三層高的房子demolish(v.)拆除;拆毀=knock down=pull down=tear downcrush(v.)壓扁;壓壞;壓碎
Footage showed debris falling on the bus and engulfing the street in a huge cloud of dust when the disaster occurred.
影片顯示，災難發生時，建築物的碎片殘骸落在公車上，街道被一片飛揚的塵土給吞沒。
footage(n.)(尤指表現一個事件的)一段影片;片段debris(n.)碎片、殘駭engulf(v.)包圍、吞沒、淹沒
Following the calamity, a video showed rescue workers searching for survivors, while excavators hacked at a huge mountain of crumbled concrete and bent steel beams scattered over the motorway.
另一段顯示，災難發生後，救難人員在尋找生還者，同時挖土機在散落路旁的巨大碎混凝土與彎曲鋼樑堆上挖掘。
calamity(n.)災難=disasterrescue workers搜救人員excavator(n.)挖土機excavate(v.)挖掘hack(v.)砍;切;劈
The building was part of an old apartment complex with a total area of 126,000 square meters.
這棟建築物位於一座舊式公寓住宅區中，住宅區總面積12.6萬平方公尺。
complex(adj.)錯綜複雜的(n.)綜合大樓;建築群a complex issue複雜的問題a complex plot複雜的情節square meters平方公尺
Tendered by the Hyundai Development Company, the entire district will be demolished and re-developed into a new town with 19 high-rise buildings, enough to accommodate 23,000 households.
由南韓「現代產業開發集團」標得，預計全面拆除完成整地後，啟動全新造鎮計畫，將原本的舊式公寓群，改建為19棟、總戶數多達2萬3千戶的高樓大廈。
tender(v.)投標re-develop(v.)再開發=develop again
While the police are still investigating the cause of the disaster, it is reported that the company carrying out the work, HDC and its subcontractor Hansol Corporation, disregarded legal and safety procedures in the demolition process.
雖然警方仍在調查事故原因，但據報導，負責拆除作業的「現代產業開發集團」與其分包商韓松公司在拆除過程中無視法律及安全程序，
while(conj.)雖然it is reported that…據報導…subcontractor(n.)分包商;轉包商;小包商disregard(v.)(n.)忽視、漠視、無視=pay no attention to=ignore=turn a blind eye to
The leveling of the building began with the removal of lower floors instead of the top floor.
拆除作業從較低的樓層開始，而不是頂樓。
level(v.)將…夷爲平地;徹底摧毀instead of…而不是=rather than…
The work was also done without taking into consideration the strength of structural supports.
也沒有將結構支撐強度納入考量。
without(prep.)沒有take~into consideration 將～納入考量=take…into account
The city government also failed to take necessary safety measures.
市政府也沒有採取必要的安全措施。
fail to do sth. 未能、沒能做某事情take measures採取措施
According to law, a safety zone needs to be designated around a building that is to be torn down.
南韓法律規定，拆除建築物的周圍需要劃定安全區。
zone(n.)(尤指有不同特徵或用途的)地帶;地區time zones時區a danger zone危險地帶a war zone戰區comfort zone舒適圈designate(v.)指定;劃定tear down拆出(tear-tore-torn)=pull down=knock down
A safety supervisor is also required on-site to oversee the work.
現場還需要有一名安全監督員來監督作業，
supervisor(n.)主管、監督人員on-site(adj.)在工地的;在現場的oversee(v.)監督=supervise=monitor
However, the supervisor was allegedly not on the scene when the building collapsed.
然而，據說當建物倒塌時，監督員並不在現場。
allegedly(adv.)據稱;據說=reportedlyon the scene在(案發)現場
The disaster once again highlights South Korea’s poor infrastructure safety records.
這場災難再次突顯韓國糟糕的基礎設施安全記錄。
highlight(v.)使引起注意、突顯出=underscore=underline
Similar accidents have occurred in recent years, including in 2019, when a building being pulled down in Seoul’s Seocho District collapsed onto a street, leaving one person dead and three others injured.
近年來也曾發生過類似事故，包括在2019年，首爾瑞草區一棟建築物在進行拆除作業時，倒落街上，造成1人死亡，3人受傷。
a building being pulled down…=a building that was being pulled down…leaving…使得=which left…