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At Least 68 Dead After Two Fast Trains Crash in Spain

スペインで高速列車2本が衝突、少なくとも68人が死亡

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Luggage flew through the air and passengers fell to the floor on Wednesday morning when two fast trains crashed in central Spain. At least 68 people died in the disaster, and more than 50 others were taken to hospitals.

fell to the floor= 床に倒れ落ちた(fall の過去形 fell + 移動先)

The crash happened after the first train stopped on the tracks because of a computer problem. A control center then told a second train to move along the same track without slowing down. The moving train struck the stopped train from behind.

without slowing down= 速度を落とさずに(前置詞 without + 動名詞)

The strong hit pushed several train cars off the track, and one car caught fire. Trapped passengers broke windows to escape the smoke and broken metal. One survivor said that people flew in the air for several seconds during the crash.

caught fire= 火がついた、燃え始めた(出火を表す表現)

Rescue workers and helicopters quickly arrived to help the injured. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced three days of national mourning for the victims. Officials are now investigating why the control center sent the second train down the blocked track.

the injured= 負傷者たち(the + 形容詞で特定の人々のグループを表す)

学習ノート

表現パターン

パターン意味
fell to the floor床に倒れ落ちた(fall の過去形 fell + 移動先)
without slowing down速度を落とさずに(前置詞 without + 動名詞)
caught fire火がついた、燃え始めた(出火を表す表現)
the injured負傷者たち(the + 形容詞で特定の人々のグループを表す)

語彙

語意味
disaster大きな被害や不幸をもたらす災害。不慮の事故や自然現象などによって、社会や人々の生活に深刻な損害が生じること。
struck労働条件の改善や賃上げなどを要求して、労働者が一斉に仕事を休むこと、ストライキ
escape逃げること。危険や不快な状況から逃れること。
survivor病気や事故、災害などの困難な状況を切り抜けて生き残った人。
victims事故・災害・病気などによって被害を受けた人;犠牲者
investigating調査すること。特に、物事を詳しく系統立てて調べること。

言語メモ

  • •英語のニュースの見出し(ヘッドライン)では、簡潔さと緊急性を出すために be 動詞('68 Dead' の前の are など)や冠詞がしばしば省略されます。
  • •「the injured」のように「the + 形容詞」の形を使うと、「負傷者たち」のようにその状態にある人々全体を集合的に表すことができます(例: the rich, the elderly)。

練習

読んだ内容を確認しましょう。

  1. At least 68 people died in the  , and more than 50 others were taken to hospitals.

  2. Why did the first train stop on the tracks?

Source: BBC, NPR