No one wants to be in a plane crash, but there’s always a chance that it could occur. On the off chance that a tragedy happens, evacuating passengers and crew quickly and efficiently becomes the priority. On average, a passenger plane carries 300 people. Getting that many people off a crashed plane is no simple task, but it has to be done as quickly as possible. Post-crash fires are the greatest hazard if the plane has managed to crash-land with the fuselage still in one piece.
没有人愿意遇到飞机失事,但这种情况总是有可能发生。尽管机率很小,但万一悲剧发生,迅速且有效率地疏散乘客和机组人员成为首要之务。平均而言,一架客机载有三百人。要让这么多人撤离失事的飞机并非简单的事,但还是必须尽快完成。如果飞机能够在紧急迫降时保持机身完整,飞机失事后发生的火灾会是最大的危险。
生活必备字词:
tragedy n. 悲剧性事件,惨剧
priority n. 优先事项
as + 形容词∕副词 + as possible 尽可能地……
◆免费线上听外师朗读 https://ivyforfree.pse.is/3jks97
本文节录自《常春藤生活英语》杂志,完整内容请见七月号。
![點擊閱讀下一則新聞](https://static.nextapple.tw/web/layout/img/clicktonext.png)