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perish in the line of duty 因公殉职

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Of the 66 identified victims, five perished in the line of duty, according to the Information Office of the municipal government.

北京市政府新闻办通报,已经确认身份的66名遇难者中有5人为因公殉职。

上文中perish in the line of duty就是“因公殉职”的英文表达,perish是比较正式的词,一般情况下可以直接用die来替代;另外,也可以用be killed in the line of duty来表示,如:The police officer was killed in the line of duty during a criminal investigation.(那名警官在进行一宗刑事案件调查时因公殉职。)

其他61位遇难者的死亡原因有:溺水(drowned),电击(electric shock),房屋倒塌(collapsed buildings),泥石流(flood debris),创伤性休克(trauma-induced shock),高空坠物(falling objects)以及雷击(lightning)。

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