準備復工卻招災
Last week, a gas leak at a chemical plant in southern India killed at least 11 people and injured hundreds more.
上週，南印度一座化學廠發生毒氣外洩事件，造成至少11人死亡，數百人受傷。
chemical(adj.)化學的(n.)化學物質a chemical plant化學工廠at least至少at most至多injure(v.)使…受傷injured(adj.)受傷的
In the early hours of Thursday morning, toxic gas rose from an LG Polymers plant on the outskirts of the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
星期四凌晨，韓國樂金聚合物（LG Polymers）公司位於安得拉邦維沙卡帕特南市郊的一座化學廠冒出毒氣，
toxic(adj.)有毒的;引起中毒的toxic waste 有毒廢棄物toxic chemicals有毒化學物質rise-rose-risen上升;升起in or on the outskirts of…在…的市郊
Hundreds of people near the site fled from the poisonous gas, many carrying the injured and unconscious over their shoulders.
毒氣使得附近數百人連忙逃離，有許多人肩上背負著傷者和失去意識的人。
site(n.)建築工地;(某事發生的)地點;現場the site of the accident事故現場flee-fled-fled逃離;逃跑escape-escaped-escaped逃離;逃跑poisonous(adj.)有毒的;有害的poisonous mushrooms有毒的香菇edible mushrooms可食用的香菇the injured=injured people受傷的人;傷者unconscious(adj.)昏迷的、不省人事的
At least 11 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds more have been hospitalized.
至少有11人確認死亡，還有數百人入院治療。
have been V.pp 現在完成被動式hospitalize(v.)送…住院治療=take…to hospital
Most of the dead were driving cars, standing outside their houses or sleeping in bed. Three of them were children.
大多數死者遇難時正開車、站在屋外或在床上睡覺。其中三人是孩童。
The cause of the leak is not immediately clear. However, a senior local official said the gas leak occurred when the plant was preparing to reopen after coronavirus lockdown.
目前尚不清楚毒氣外洩的原因，不過有位高階地方官員指出，毒氣外洩發生時，化學廠正準備在新冠疫情封城後復工。
cause(n.)(尤指不好的事發生的)起因、原因(v.)造成occur(v.)發生lockdown(n.) (建築或地區)因緊急情況而被封鎖