第04讲themake-upofanaccident答题.pptVIP

3 The Make-up of an Accident ——事故的形成 词汇 fatalities 灾祸；惨死；宿命；命数 debris n.碎片, 残骸 statistics n.统计，统计数字; 统计学 evacuation n.撤离 mishap n.灾祸 mitigate v.减轻 cryogenic adj.低温学的 propagate v.繁殖, 传播, 宣传 ameliorate v.改善, 改进 rupture v.破裂 Translation －paragraph 13 In most cases, out of necessity—an unacceptable number of deaths, accidents, and loss of revenue—engineers have been forced to take a more serious approach to designing safety into both systems and products. 在大多数事例中，由于必须的情况，如造成了不可接受的死亡人数、事故和税收损失，工程师们经常被迫采取更加严格的方法来保证系统和产品的设计安全。 Translation －paragraph 1 We may all say accidents happen. However, their occurrence may not only take human lives, destroy millions of dollars in property and lost business, they may also cost us our jobs and reputations. 我们可能都会说事故发生了。然而，它们的发生可能不仅夺取了人们的生命、造成了数百万的财产损失和失去生意，甚至还会使我们丢掉工作和名誉。 Translation －paragraph 1 The Bhopal, India, accident in 1984 released methyl isocyanate and caused over 2,500. 1984年印度博帕尔事件导致甲基异氰酸盐泄露，导致2500多人死亡。 In 1986, the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated in flight in front of millions of television viewers and killed seven astronauts, brought NASA to a standstill for two years, and cost the agency billions of dollars. 1986年美国国家航天和宇宙飞行局挑战者号航天飞机在百万电视观众面前于飞行中爆炸成碎片，造成7名航天员全部遇难；这一事件，花费国家航天和宇宙飞行局大量的财力，还使得其工作停滞了两年。 Translation －paragraph 1 A petroleum refinery blew up in Houston, Texas, in 1989, killing 23 workers, damaging property totaling US ＄750 million, and spewing debris from the explosion over an area of 9km. 1989年，位于得克萨斯州休斯敦市的一家炼油厂爆炸，死亡23人，造成的财产损失总计达到7.5亿美元，爆炸喷出的碎片覆盖了方圆9km 的范围。 Many thought that after the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear power plant disasters we would finally get a handle on how to prevent accidents. 很多人认为在发生了美国三厘岛核电站和切尔诺贝利核电站的灾难之后，我们应该最终掌握了怎样预防事故的方法。 Translation －paragraph 1 U.S. government statistics indicate that more than 350 chemical accidents a year result in death, injury, or evacuation. 据美国政府统计数据显示每年有350多起化学事