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A couple from New York is trying to sue the Bronx Zoo for $10 million after being stranded in a gondola for five hours, hanging above dangerous baboons.
紐約一對愛侶正試圖控告布朗克斯動物園，求償一千萬美元，因為他們被困在吊艙內五小時，懸在半空中，下面還有危險的狒狒。
The man and his pregnant fiancé’s lawyer said they did not know whether they would survive the ordeal, the New York Post reported.
這名男子及懷孕未婚妻所聘請的律師說，他們當時不知道是否能逃過此劫，紐約郵報報導說。
Dozens of people were stuck in the cable cars as it shut down on Wednesday and firefighters and police officers used a crane to rescue a family of three from gondola which swung about 30 meters in the air.
由於週三時纜車停住，數十人被困在車廂內，警消人員利用怪手救出困在吊艙內的一家三口，而這個吊艙就在離地約30公尺的半空中擺動。
No injuries were reported but Damien Foster and Nandi Taylor who have filed a law suit said they suffered “psychological trauma” and the incident put her pregnancy at risk.
沒有受傷消息傳出，但已提出告訴的達米安．佛斯特與娜迪．泰勒說，他們遭受「心理創傷」，而且此一事件危及她的身孕。
The Skyfari ride, which passes over the butterfly garden, the baboon habitat and part of the African plains exhibit where lions and gazelles roam, offers visitors a bird’s-eye view of the celebrated zoo and its surroundings.
此趟空中獵奇之旅穿越蝴蝶園、狒狒棲息地及獅子、瞪羚漫步的部分非洲平原展示區，讓遊客鳥瞰這座馳名動物園及其周遭的景觀。
新聞辭典
shut down︰片語，關上、關閉。例句：The factory was shut down.（這間工廠倒閉。）
at risk︰片語，處境危險、遭受風險。例句：The credit crisis put economies at risk.（信用危機讓經濟陷入險境。）
bird’s-eye︰ 形容詞，俯視的、鳥瞰的。例句：Some were brave enough to venture onto the roof for a bird’s-eye view of the Square.（有些人大膽到冒險爬到屋頂，俯視整座廣場。 ）
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