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| With the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa at the background, two boys play soccer in front of their house at the old part of Al Wasl district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
閱讀難度：
A man threw himself off the world's tallest building in Dubai Tuesday, plummeting to his death in the first suicide from Burj Khalifa tower, MSNBC reports.
Local reports quoted security officials as saying the worker fell from the 147th floor of the 828-meter-tall tower and landed on a deck on the 108th floor.
Local media believed the man jumped following a dispute with his company.
Police said statements from co-workers indicated that his vacation request had been turned down. （點(diǎn)擊MSNBC網(wǎng)站查看原文）
世界最高樓首現(xiàn)自殺
???????據(jù)MSNBC網(wǎng)站消息，周二，一男子從世界最高建筑迪拜塔跳樓自殺，成為該建筑物上的首例跳樓事件。
???????當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w援引安保人員的話表示，這名工人從828米高的迪拜塔第147層跳下，墜亡于第108層的露臺(tái)。
???????當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w確信該男子系對(duì)公司不滿(mǎn)而跳樓。
???????警方也從該男子同事中獲悉，他的休假請(qǐng)求被拒。
(China.org.cn May 12, 2011) |
