导读:近日，河北一男童因在家中帮忙干活不慎落入一口枯井,四日后被救出，遗憾的是却已死亡。
A Chinese boy trapped down an abandoned well has been found dead, after a huge four-day rescue operation.
中国的一名男孩坠入了枯井中，历时4天后被救出，但已无生命体征。
The six-year-old fell into the 80m-deep well in Hebei province while harvesting vegetables on Sunday, state media Xinhua reported.
据官方媒体新华网报道，11月6日，这名河北省6岁的小男孩在收白菜时，掉进了80米深的井中。
More than 500 rescuers and 100 excavators were involved after a call for help on Chinese social media by the boy’s father.
小男孩的爸爸在社交媒体上发出求助信息后，500余名救援人员和100辆挖掘机来到现场参与救援。
Rescue efforts were hampered by soft soil which was prone to collapse.
由于泥土较软容易坍塌，救援工作严重受阻。
Earlier reports had put the well at a depth of 40m.
早先报道称，这口井深约40米。
The boy was found without signs of life after the search that took over 100 hours, according to a rescue official cited by the global Times.
环球时报援引一名救援人员的话称，在进行了大约100小时的救援后，这名男孩被救起，但已无生命体征。
The 30cm-diameter well, which was too narrow for an adult to enter, was widened by rescuers who also pumped in oxygen.
井口直径约30厘米，成年人难以下去，救援人员背着氧气泵向下挖掘以拓宽井口。
The well had been left unused for five years and there were no warning signs.
这口井已经有五年未被使用了，但是却没有警告标志。
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