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Hong Kong’s explosive disposal unit has successfully defused a World War II-era bomb found at a construction site in the city’s center, police said.
香港警方指出，市中心發現一枚二戰時期的未爆彈，所幸防爆小組已成功拆除炸彈。
explosive disposal unit 炸彈拆除小組defuse(v.)拆除(炸彈的)引信construction site建築工地
It was the second unexploded device to be unearthed in the Chinese territory in less than a week.
這是不到一個星期內在香港挖出的第二枚未爆彈。
unexploded(adj.)未爆炸的unearth(v.)挖掘;挖出=dig up
The new explosive was found in the Wan Chan district, where there is a construction site for the Wan Chai Exhibition Centre Station of the MTR Shatin-Central Link project.
最新的炸彈在灣仔港鐵沙田至中環線會展站工地發現。
explosive(n.)爆裂裝置(adj.)容易爆炸的MTR=Mass Transit Railway香港地鐵
The bomb was successfully removed after a 24-hour operation.
歷經24小時後順利完成拆彈程序。
operation(n.)行動
The discovery of the unexploded ordnance brought traffic to a standstill in the bustling Wan Chai neighborhood, with shops closed and nearby walkways cleared as disposal experts examined the device.
熱鬧的灣仔地區因發現炸彈而道路封鎖，當拆彈專家在檢視炸彈時，附近商家關門，鄰近人行道也被清空。
ordnance(n.)火砲;大砲bring… to a standstill使…陷入停擺bustling(adj.)熙熙攘攘的;熱鬧的
Police said around 4,000 people were evacuated from the immediate area during the operation.
警方表示，拆彈行動期間，周遭區域約有4千人被撤離。
evacuate(v.)撤離、撤出、疏散
Bomb disposal officer Alick McWhirter said the second bomb was of US design.
拆彈專家馬偉德表示，第二枚炸彈是美國設計的炸彈。
He explained that although the two bombs were of similar size and model, the latest to be discovered was more unstable as its detonating device had been seriously damaged.
馬偉德解釋道，雖然兩顆炸彈的大小和型號差不多，但最新發現的炸彈因為引爆裝置遭嚴重破壞，所以較不穩定。
unstable(adj.)不穩定的detonate(v.)引爆fuse(n.)炸彈引信
The bomb is believed to have been dropped by the US army as part of the air raids on imperial Japanese troops that occupied the region during the war.
據信炸彈是二戰期間，美國軍方對佔領香港的日本軍隊空襲時投下。
air raid空襲occupy(v.)佔領
So Yiu-kwan, a civil and structural engineer, suggested that the MTR suspend construction work for the SCL completely because it is possible that they might unearth more bombs from under the ground.
土木及結構工程師蘇耀坤指出，因為地底可能還有可能挖掘出更多的炸彈，港鐵應全面停工。
suggest that S (should) RV建議某人應該…suspend(v.)暫時中止;暫停
It is speculated that more wartime explosives could be found in the area, which used to be part of a beach where Japanese warships anchored during the war.
現時沙中線工地所在位置是二戰時日本戰艦停泊處之一，不排除埋有更多炸彈。
speculate(v.)猜測;揣測used to RV過去曾經anchor(n.)錨(v.)拋錨;下錨