7月,短短1週內,全球發生3起重大空難:馬來西亞航班在烏克蘭東部遭導彈擊落,復興航空、阿爾及利亞班機的墜機則疑似惡劣天氣影響能見度,導致人為判斷失誤所致。引發公眾不安的重大意外尚有高雄的氣爆事件,300多人傷亡的歷史紀錄,敲響公共安全警鐘。
【公共安全淺聊】
civil aviation 民航飛行
A:July 2014 will be remembered as the worst month ever in civil aviation history.
(2014年7月將是民航史上最慘痛的1個月。)
B:Sad, isn't it?Five hundred people lost their lives.
(真令人難過,竟有500人喪生。)
human errors 人為疏失
A:Human errors are reportedly the major cause of the public safety accidents.
(據說,人為疏失常是公安事故最主要的肇禍源頭。)
B:True, the impossible tragedy in Kaohsiung was triggered by neglect.
(沒錯,發生在高雄的悲劇就是怠忽職守造成的。)
casualty and death toll 傷亡人數
A:Did you follow the latest reports on the casualties and death toll?I am worried now.
(你有追蹤傷亡人數的最新報導嗎?我很擔心。)
B:Don't be. Why not take action to ensure tragedies like this never happen again?
(別擔心。不如起身行動,預防類似悲劇再度發生。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. inclement weather:惡劣天氣,也是影響飛安的重要因素之一。
2. wreckage / debris:殘骸,空難現場,必是殘骸滿地,滿目瘡痍,時常會用到這兩個字。
3. compensation:賠償,這是災難後須立即處理的問題。
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