高级听力面向着高阶的英语学习者，其中，VOA新闻作为英语母语者的常用广播，其语速、语法、词汇等都有一定难度，适合资深学习者学习，大大提升听力水平。下面结合MP3和下方的原文及翻译，一起来挑战一下吧！

听力原文及翻译

The authorities say people who were either in cars or trucks traveling over the bridge at the time of the accident, or work crews who reportedly were repairing some of the roadway on the bridge at the time of the disaster, will have been swept into the icy water of the river below. And of course, the authorities are struggling to find out just how they can determine how many people were caught up in all of this, given the rapidity with which the disaster occurred. The governor of Maryland has declared a state of emergency. There are enormous questions for the pilots, the staff, and the crew on board that cargo vessel.

当局称，事故发生时，乘坐汽车或卡车经过大桥的人，或据报道在灾难发生时正在修复大桥部分道路的施工队，都将被冲入冰冷的河水中。当然，鉴于灾难发生的速度如此之快，当局正在努力找出究竟有多少人被卷入其中。马里兰州州长已宣布进入紧急状态。对于这艘货船的飞行员、工作人员和船员来说，存在着许多问题。

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