Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
巴尔的摩弗朗西斯∙斯科特∙基大桥倒塌
Around local time 01:30 on 27thMarch, acontainer ship crashed into the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge near the UScity of Baltimore, causing most of it to collapse.
3月27日当地时间凌晨1点30分左右，一艘集装箱船撞上美国巴尔的摩市附近的地标性建筑弗朗西斯·斯科特基大桥，导致大桥大部分倒塌。
Several vehicles on the bridge at the time plunged into thewaters of the River Patapsco. Hours later, the Coast Guard said at least sixpeople were presumed dead.
当时桥上的几辆车坠入帕塔普斯科河的水中。 几小时后，海岸警卫队称至少有六人死亡。
The Port of Baltimore remains closed to ships and PresidentJoe Biden vowed the federal government will cover "the entire cost"of rebuilding the bridge.
巴尔的摩港仍对船舶关闭，总统乔·拜登誓言联邦政府将承担重建大桥的“全部费用”。
On Wednesday, investigators boarded the stricken ship andrecovered its data recorder which they hope may explain the catastrophic powerfailure that caused it to go off course.
周三，调查人员登上了受损的船只并找到了其数据记录器，他们希望这可以解释导致其偏离航线的灾难性电力故障。
The Baltimore bridge, known more simply as the Key Bridge,was opened in 1977 in honour of Francis Scott Key, a 19th Century Maryland poetwho wrote the words for the US national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.
巴尔的摩大桥，简称为“基桥”，于1977 年启用，是为了纪念19 世纪马里兰州诗人弗朗西斯·斯科特·基(Francis Scott Key)。他是美国国歌《星条旗永不落》的歌词作者。
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