导读：台湾长荣海运（Evergreen Marine Corporation）所属的超大型货柜轮“长赐号”（Ever Given）23日发生意外，卡在苏伊士运河无法动弹，尽管曾多次尝试调转脱离，但却仍然无果，导致连接欧亚南北双向水运的苏伊士运河交通严重阻塞。

 

A massive container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the important waterway for more than a day. The Suez Canal Authority said the 400-meter-long ship, called Ever Given, got stuck on Tuesday morning after facing high winds and a dust storm. Experts said that had never happened before in the canal’s 150-year history. By mid-afternoon on Wednesday, Reuters reported that officials were still working to free the ship. The news agency got the information from GAC, a Dubai-based shipping services company.

Pictures published on social media appeared to show the ship positioned across the full width of the canal. Others from the canal authority showed digging equipment on the shore removing dirt and rock that blocked the ship’s path.

The Panama-registered ship transports goods between Asia and Europe. Evergreen Marine Corporation is a major Taiwan-based shipping company that operates the ship. It said in a statement that Ever Given had been hit by strong winds as it entered the canal from the Red Sea, but none of its containers had sunk.

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难句解析

• container [kənˈteɪnə(r)] n. 集装箱
  例句：The container could be transported on a ship, a train or a big lorry. 这种集装箱可以用船舶、火车或大卡车来运输。
• canal [kəˈnæl] n. 运河
  例句：The canal is open to shipping. 运河可以通航了。
• Evergreen Marine Corporation is a major Taiwan-based shipping company that operates the ship.
  长荣海运公司是一家主要的台湾航运公司，经营这艘船。that引导定语从句，修饰先行词company。
• It said in a statement that Ever Given had been hit by strong winds as it entered the canal from the Red Sea, but none of its containers had sunk.
  它在一份声明中说，长赐号从红海进入运河时遭遇强风，但没有一个集装箱沉没。that引导同位语从句，修饰statement；as引导时间状语从句。

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