VOA慢速英语：泰国学校失火至少18名女学生死亡

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[00:00.00]At least 18 young girls are dead after a fire at a boarding school in northern Thailand. [00:07.10]Officials told the Associated Press that the victims were between five and 12 years old. [00:15.72]The fire started late Sunday in a wooden, two-floor dormitory. [00:22.03]News reports said a total of 38 students lived in the building. [00:28.97]It is part of a private Christian school near the city of Chiang Rai, [00:34.88]about 800 kilometers north of Bangkok. [00:38.57]About 400 day students and boarders attend the school. [00:44.85]Most of the students are said to be ethnic minorities. [00:51.17]An official from the school said the fire started on the lower level of the dormitory. [00:58.83]That floor was used for activities. [01:02.95]The second floor was used as the sleeping area. [01:07.90]Officials say five girls were injured. [01:12.82]Two of them were reported to have suffered serious injury. [01:17.92]The Reuters news service said 15 girls escaped without injury. [01:24.31]One girl said, “We remembered some lessons [01:29.24]from Girl Scouts to tie cloth together to make a long rope. [01:34.96]We climbed out of the window.” [01:37.66]Firefighters put out the fire in three hours. [01:43.17]Thai officials are investigating the cause of the blaze. [01:49.16]I’m Bryan Lynn.

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Fire in Thailand Kills at Least 18 School Girls

泰国学校失火至少18名女学生死亡

At least 18 young girls are dead after a fire at a boarding school in northern Thailand.

泰国北部的一所寄宿小学失火造成至少18名女学生死亡。

Officials told the Associated Press that the victims were between five and 12 years old.

官方对美联社记者表示，受害者都为5至12岁的孩子。

泰国学校失火

The fire started late Sunday in a wooden, two-floor dormitory. News reports said a total of 38 students lived in the building. It is part of a private Christian school near the city of Chiang Rai, about 800 kilometers north of Bangkok.

上周日一幢两层木建筑宿舍失火。媒体报道共有38名学生居住在该建筑内。该宿舍属于清莱附近的一所私立基督教学校。清莱位于曼谷北部约800千米。

About 400 day students and boarders attend the school. Most of the students are said to be ethnic minorities.

学生会在学校生活约400天。据说，该校大多数学生是少数民族。

An official from the school said the fire started on the lower level of the dormitory. That floor was used for activities. The second floor was used as the sleeping area.

该校领导表示起火点在宿舍一层。学生们在第一层活动，在第二层睡觉。

Officials say five girls were injured. Two of them were reported to have suffered serious injury. The Reuters news service said 15 girls escaped without injury.

领导表示有5名女学生受伤，其中2人伤情严重。路透社报道称15名女学生安全逃离了火灾现场。

One girl said, “We remembered some lessons from Girl Scouts to tie cloth together to make a long rope. We climbed out of the window.”

一个女学生说：“我们记得军训时候学到的急救知识，将衣服连在一起做一个很长的绳子，然后我们从窗户中爬出来。”

Firefighters put out the fire in three hours. Thai officials are investigating the cause of the blaze.

消防员用了三个小时扑灭了大火。事故原因仍在调查中。

I’m Bryan Lynn.

我是布莱恩·林恩。