A prison riot at a police station in Venezuela has left 68 people dead. The high death toll in the city of Valencia is being attributed to a fire which started after inmates ignited mattresses as they tried to break out.
单词:
riot 英 ['raɪət] 美 ['raɪət] n. 暴乱;放纵;蔓延 vi. 骚乱;放荡 vt. 浪费,挥霍 n. (Riot)人名;(法)里奥;(西)里奥特
Venezuela 美 [,vɛnɪ'zwelə] n. 委内瑞拉
toll 英 [təʊl] 美 [tol] n. 通行费;代价;钟声;伤亡人数 vt. 征收;敲钟 vi. 鸣钟;征税
Valencia 美 [və'lɛnʃɪə] n. 巴伦西亚(西班牙城市)
inmate 英 ['ɪnmeɪt] 美 ['ɪnmet] n. (尤指)同院病人;同狱犯人;同被(收容所)收容者