Passageiros são resgatadossite do esporte da sortemontanha-russa:site do esporte da sorte

15 agosto 2014

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Too many site do esporte da sorte thrills - even for a rollercoaster.

More than 20 people had to be rescued by fire-fighters when the ride in the US state of Maryland site do esporte da sorte malfunctioned.

They were site do esporte da sorte stranded for several hours about 20 metres above the ground and were given umbrellas to protect them from the site do esporte da sorte blistering sun.

No site do esporte da sorte injuries were reported. Well, as they say, life is full of ups and downs…

Transcriçãosite do esporte da sorteportuguês

Um montesite do esporte da sorteemoções - mesmo para uma montanha-russa.

Maissite do esporte da sorte20 pessoas tiveram que ser resgatadas por bombeiros após uma panesite do esporte da sorteum passeiosite do esporte da sorteum parque no Estado americanosite do esporte da sorteMaryland.

Eles ficaram parados por várias horas a 20 metros do chão e receberam sombrinhas para se proteger do sol.

Ninguém ficou ferido. Bem, como se diz por aí, a vida é cheiasite do esporte da sortealtos e baixos...

Vocabulary

site do esporte da sorte thrills - feelings of excitement

site do esporte da sorte malfunctioned - did not work in the way it was supposed to

site do esporte da sorte stranded - stuck in a particular place and unable to leave

site do esporte da sorte blistering - very hot (able to cause blisters due to excessive heat)

site do esporte da sorte injuries - wounds

Exercise

thrills / malfunctioned / stranded / blistering / injuries

1. The __________ heat has also hit parts of Canada, with temperatures in Toronto expected to top 35C on Friday, according to Environment Canada.

2. A Peruvian air force officer has survived a fall of about 1,500 metres (5,000 feet) after his parachute __________ during an exercise.

3. The rain flooded some major roads and subway stations, causing traffic chaos.

Hundreds of passengers were __________ for several hours on a flooded commuter train and had to be evacuated on police boats.

4. A woman in her 60s was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a tree which blew down at Fleet Pond nature reserve in Hampshire. Her __________ are not thought to be life-threatening.

5. "We don't ski and we don't want to ski. Sledging gives us all the __________ we need," said Melanie. "We have our own sledges, and we go on sledging holidays every year."

"We like being in the mountains, and the rush of going down the slopes fast - this is perfect."

Answers

Source: Deadly heatwave settles across US and Canada http://bbc.in/1sQTwCq

2. A Peruvian air force officer has survived a fall of about 1,500 metres (5,000 feet) after his parachute malfunctioned during an exercise.

Source: Peru air force officer survives fall after parachute malfunction http://bbc.in/1g0aVoQ

3. The rain flooded some major roads and subway stations, causing traffic chaos.

Hundreds of passengers were stranded for several hours on a flooded commuter train and had to be evacuated on police boats.

Source: Toronto flooded by record-breaking rainstorm http://bbc.in/XetYDy

4. A woman in her 60s was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a tree which blew down at Fleet Pond nature reserve in Hampshire. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Source: Ex-hurricane Bertha brings high winds and rain across UK http://bbc.in/1sTgSX7

5. "We don't ski and we don't want to ski. Sledging gives us all the thrills we need," said Melanie. "We have our own sledges, and we go on sledging holidays every year."