【读新闻学英语】3岁男孩玩捉迷藏躲进洗衣机，窒息死亡父母可能被控过失杀人

A three-year-old boy has tragically suffocated to death after locking himself inside a washing machine while playing hide and seek.

一名三岁的男孩在玩捉迷藏游戏时把自己锁在了洗衣机内，不幸窒息而死。

tragically：悲惨的

hide and seek：捉迷藏

The young boy named Marcel, from Poland, was playing with his five-year-old sister while their parents were taking a nap on June 18.The boy climbed into the washing machine inside the bathroom and managed to lock himself inside, local media reported.

据当地媒体报道，6月18日，来自波兰名为Marcel的男孩趁着父母午睡时，和5岁的姐姐玩起了捉迷藏游戏。他爬进了浴室里的洗衣机，并设法将自己锁在了里面。

taking a nap：午睡

climbed into：爬进

His parents began to frantically search for him when they could no longer hear him playing. Marcel's dad soon discovered his son and immediately called an ambulance.

当没有听到他们玩耍的声音时，Marcel的父母开始疯狂地寻找他。之后Marcel的父亲在洗衣机内发现了他，并立即叫了救护车。

frantically：疯狂地

ambulance：救护车

When paramedics arrived the toddler was in a critical condition and died just hours later.His parents and medics performed CPR on the Marcel for more than an hour before he arrived at hospital.

当医护人员抵达时，Marcel已经处于生命垂危状况，几个小时之后他就去世了。在他抵达医院之前，父母以及医护人员已经对他进行了一个多小时的心肺复苏抢救。

paramedics：医护人员

critical：危急的

An autopsy revealed that the little boy had died from suffocation due to lack of oxygen in the washing machine.According to local media, public prosecution has begun an investigation into the incident and his parents could be accused of involuntary manslaughter.

尸检显示，这名小男孩因为在洗衣机内缺氧而窒息死亡。根据当地媒体报道，公诉机关已经开始对事件进行调查，他的父母可能会被指控过失杀人。

autopsy：验尸

involuntary manslaughter：过失杀人

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