【读新闻学英语】突发！新西兰一市政大楼着火了！

By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2019年10月10日 01:03

An iconic Whangarei building is engulfed in flames.
旺加雷一栋标志性的建筑被大火吞噬。

iconic：标志性的；偶像的，图符的；
engulf：吞没；吞食

Fire and Emergency have confirmed firefighters were called to the Municipal Building at about 12:45pm on Thursday. There are no reports of any injuries.
消防和紧急服务人员已经证实，消防队员在周四下午12点45分被叫到市政大楼。目前尚无人员伤亡报告。

Municipal Building：市政大楼

A witness told Newshub that they could see flames coming out the top of the building and the heat from the fire was intense.
一名目击者告诉媒体Newshub，他们可以看到火焰从建筑顶部冒出来，烈火熊熊。

intense：强烈的；紧张的；非常的；热情的

"Windows were blown out and the top of the tower, the clock, has started smoking and then flames started coming out."
“窗户被炸开，塔顶的钟开始冒烟，然后火焰开始冒出。”

blow out：吹熄；爆裂

"The heat is pretty intense, you can feel it from across the road."
“火烧起来很热，隔着马路都能感觉到。”

One person on Twitter said that they could see black smoke from a distance.
一名推特用户表示，他们从远处就能看到黑烟。

from a distance：从远处；隔开一段距离

"With binoculars, I can see flames on what I think is the old town hall," the user said.
“用双筒望远镜，我可以看到旧市政厅着火了，”该名用户说。

binoculars：双筒望远镜

On the Whangarei District Council's Facebook page, it says the Old Municipal Building received a makeover in 2017.
在旺加雷区议会的Facebook页面上，写着旧市政大楼在2017年得到了改造。

makeover：翻新；改善