facade 復習
オレゴン州ポートランドでガス爆発が起き、少なくとも5人が怪我を負いました。
At Least 5 Injured in Oregon Gas Explosion
A gas-related explosion blew apart a building in northwestern Portland, shaking the ground, according to reports. The blast injured five people and knocked out what looked like the entire facade of a nearby structure, according to Portland Fire and Rescue.
The fire department said that two firefighters and two civilians were injured. Structural engineers have been dispatched to assess the building's integrity.
Lt. Rich Chatman, a spokesman for Portland Fire and Rescue, told The Associated Press that there were no fatalities and that the extent of the injuries was not presently clear. An earlier tweet from the fire department said three firefighters were injured.
According to the AP, the local utility company got a call that construction workers had inadvertently hit a gas line. Officials from the company and Portland Fire and Rescue decided to evacuate the building before the blast.
Chatman told the AP that members of his department were still gathering information about the cause.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/injured-portland-oregon-gas-explosion/story?id=42913836
取り上げる単語は"facade" /fəsάːd/です。
『ジーニアス英和辞典』第4版の大修館)で確認してみると、「(建物の)正面、前面、ファサード(front)、外見」などの意味があり、フランス語から来ているそうです。
LDOCEで調べると、"front of a building, especially a large and important one"とありました。
ここでは、「建物前面の全体が破壊された」となります。(Akim)
