【校园汉语阅读十四】上海液氨泄漏事故原因初步认定为管路管帽脱落 Shanghai Liquid Ammonia Leak Caused by Detached Pipe Cap

初步调查表明：已初步认定事故直接原因系公司生产厂房内液氨管路系统管帽脱落，引起液氨泄漏，导致15名企业操作人员死亡。

Initial investigations are showing that the liquid ammonia leak which killed 15 in Shanghai was caused by a detached pipe cap.

在星期六早上，液氨管路系统管帽脱落释放出了液氨。

A cap on a pipe carrying liquid ammonia reportedly fell off, releasing the chemical Saturday morning.

25名伤者在医院接受治疗，据悉条件稳定。

All of the 25 injured are receiving hospital treatment and are said to be in a stable condition.

当地政府已派环境监测车辆测试泄露的影响。

Local authorities have sent environmental monitoring vehicles to test the impact of the leak.

直到周日并没有检测到污染。

No pollution was detected as of Sunday.

由温岭籍老板翁文斌创办的上海翁牌冷藏实业有限公司发生液氨泄漏事故。

The liquid ammonia was used in food refrigeration units at Shanghai Weng's Cold Storage Industrial Company Limited.

对于事故的调查正在进行中。

Further investigations into the accident is under way.

重点词汇：

1.初步调查chū bù diào chá
  initial investigation

2.液氨yè ān
  liquid ammonia

3.管帽guǎn mào
  pipe cap

4.条件稳定tiáo jiàn wěn dìng
  a stable condition

5.当地政府dāng dì zhèng fǔ
  local authorities

6.事故的调查正在进行中shì gù de diào chá zhèng zài jìn xíng zhōng
  further investigations into the accident is under way