4男子被困车顶 Men stranded in river

A truck(卡车) was washed(冲) into a 120-meter wide(宽的) river(河) as it crossed(穿过) a dam's bridge(桥) last week in Hainan Province. Four men in the truck had no way but to climb(攀爬) out onto the top(顶) of the vehicle(机动车), waiting for rescue. Five hours after being stranded(困住), the four were saved(被救) by local firemen.

词汇 Words:

[chōng] 冲 wash
[chuān guò] 穿过 cross
[pān pá] 攀爬 climb
[kùn zhù] 困住 strand
[hé] 河 river
[qiáo] 桥 bridge
[kǎ chē] 卡车 truck
[jī dòng chē] 机动车 vehicle
[dǐng] 顶 top

重点词汇 Key word:

困

• <动词 v.> be stranded; be hard pressed
  E.g. Tā men bèi kùn zài chē lǐ le。
  他们被困在车里了。
  They were stranded in the car.

• <动词 v.> surround; besiege; encircle
  E.g. Wǒ men yào bèi kùn zài zhèr duō jiǔ?
  我们要被困在这儿多久?
  How long are we going to stay cooped up in here?

• <形容词 adj.> sleepy
  E.g. Wǒ kùn de lián yǎn jīng dōu zhēng bù kāi le。
  我困得连眼睛都睁不开了。
  My eyes were sealed with sleep.