英語閱讀：香港巨型漂浮餐廳—珍寶海鮮舫在南海西沙群島附近沉沒

Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 01:00

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Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is towed away.

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday.

香港标志性的巨型漂浮餐廳—珍寶海鮮舫在被拖離香港不到一周後在中國南海傾覆，其母公司周一表示。

The restaurant encountered “adverse conditions” on Saturday as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea, and water entered the vessel and it began to tip, according to Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises Ltd.

據香港仔餐飲企業有限公司稱，周六，該餐廳在經過南海西沙群島時遭遇了“不利條件”，水進入船隻，船隻開始傾斜。

the Paracel Islands：西沙群島

The company said no one was injured, but that efforts to save the vessel failed and it capsized on Sunday.

該公司說，沒有人受傷，但營救工作失敗，船于周日傾覆。

Capsize：（船）翻，傾覆

“As the water depth at the scene is over 1,000 metres, (it makes it) extremely difficult to carry out salvage works,” it said in a statement.

該公司在一份聲明中表示:“由于現場水深超過1000米，進行打撈工作極為困難。”

salvage /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ N 1.（對财物等的）搶救•a salvage company/operation/team 打撈公司；打撈行動；搶救隊。2.救出的财物•an exhibition of the salvage from the wreck 沉船打撈物品展覽. V 1.~ sth (from sth) 打撈，營救（失事船舶等）；搶救（失事船舶、火災等中的财物）•The wreck was salvaged by a team from the RAF. 失事船隻被英國皇家空軍救援小組打撈起來。 2. 挽救；挽回 •What can I do to salvage my reputation? (= get a good reputation again) 我怎樣才能挽回我的名聲呢？

The Jumbo Floating Restaurant, almost 80 metres (260 feet) in length, had been a landmark in Hong Kong for over four decades, serving Cantonese cuisine to over 3 million guests including Queen Elizabeth II and actor Tom Cruise.

珍寶海鮮舫長近80米(260英尺)，40多年來一直是香港的地标，為300多萬名賓客提供粵菜，其中包括英國女王伊麗莎白二世和演員湯姆·克魯斯。

It closed in 2020 due to the pandemic and laid off all its staff. Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said the restaurant became a financial burden to its shareholders, with millions of Hong Kong dollars spent on its inspection and maintenance even though it was not in operation.

該公司于2020年因疫情關閉，并解雇了所有員工。香港仔餐飲企業表示，該餐廳成為股東的經濟負擔，盡管它沒有營運，但在檢查和維護上花費了數百萬港元。

The restaurant was towed away last Tuesday. The company said it planned to move it to a lower-cost site where maintenance could be carried out.

這家餐廳上周二被拖走了。該公司表示，計劃将其轉移到成本較低的地點，以便進行維護。

英語連結：http://www.dailynews.lk/2022/06/22/world/281392/hong-kong%E2%80%99s-jumbo-floating-restaurant-capsizes-sea