Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Spain train crash death toll rises to at least 30.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
Hear words from the bulletin about a train collision in Spain.
A bulletin is a short news report or update.
- collision
Hear words from the bulletin about a train collision in Spain.
A collision is an accident in which things hit each other.
- collided
You heard “collided” in the news.
It means two or more things hit each other.
- collided
For example: The two cars collided at the intersection.
Here, the cars hit each other.
- suspended
You heard “suspended” in the news.
Here, it means temporarily stopped.
- suspended
For example: The school suspended classes during the power outage.
The school stopped classes for a time.
- power outage
For example: The school suspended classes during the power outage.
A power outage is a time when electricity is not available.
- cause
You heard “cause” in the news.
Here, it means the reason something happened.
- cause
For example: The cause of the leak was a loose pipe.
It means the reason the leak happened.
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Sources
- Deutsche WelleSpain train crash: At least 30 killed
- RechercheAt least 30 people were killed when two trains collided near Urda in central Spain on Wednesday morning, October 28. The regional spokesperson said the death toll was expected to rise.
- RechercheThe collision follows a January rail disaster near Adamuz in Andalusia in which a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming train, killing 46 people and injuring more than 150. The article says that crash was the deadliest in Spain since the 2013 crash that killed 80.
