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Boy survives 100ft Grand Canyon fall after dodging tourist photo
A 13-year-old boy has survived
after slipping and falling nearly 100ft (30m) at
the Grand Canyon
in the US state of
Arizona
.
It took rescue
crews
two hours to pull Wyatt Kauffman to safety
on Tuesday
(
after falling off a
ledge
at the popular
tourist site
's North Rim
)
.
He was flown to hospital
with serious injuries but has since been
discharged
.
Wyatt told a local television station
(
he had fallen
(
while moving out of the way
)
so people could take pictures
)
.
He said
(
he had been
squatting
down and holding onto a rock with one hand
(
when he lost his
grip
and started to
fall back
)
)
.
重点词汇释义:
the Grand Canyon 大峡谷;科罗拉多大峡谷;美国大峡谷
Arizona 亚利桑那;亚利桑那州
crews 全体船员,全体乘务员;全体工作人员;专业团队;技术人员团队;当工作人员;crew的第三人称单数和复数
ledge 壁架,横档;窗台;岩架;悬崖岩石突出部
tourist site 旅游景点;旅游区;旅游胜地
discharged 排出;释放;流出;放出;解雇;离开
squatting 蹲;蹲坐;偷住,擅自占用;squat的现在分词
grip 把手;控制;紧握;了解;理解;紧抓;不打滑;旅行袋;摄影机和照明设备管理人员;抓牢;使激动;使感兴趣;吸引住的注意;对…产生强有力的影响
fall back 撤退,后撤;略微退后;稍稍后
译文:
一男孩为躲避游客拍照从100英尺高的大峡谷坠落后幸存
一名13岁男孩在美国亚利桑那州大峡谷滑倒并坠落近100英尺(30米)后幸存。周二,Wyatt Kauffman从热门旅游景点北缘的岩架上摔下去,救援人员花了两个小时才将他拉到安全地带。他因伤势严重被空运至医院,但已出院。怀亚特告诉当地一家电视台,他是在让开以便人们拍照时摔倒的。他说,当时他正蹲下来,一只手抓住一块石头,突然失去了控制,开始向后倒。 来自美联社(AP News)