2007-10-03

Situation Critical 十萬火急

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Situation Critical 十萬火急


by Kevin Lustig

In some jobs, danger can appear at any moment. In the blink of an eye, the routine can become perilous. This month, the National Geographic Channel shows us what happens when a normal situation becomes Situation Critical.

The police try to keep citizens safe, but what happens when the police are in danger? On February 28, 1997, two men with armor and powerful rifles robbed a bank in Hollywood, California. The police's weapons were useless against the criminals', but they knew they had to end the Hollywood Shootout. In Colombia, police tried to arrest Pablo Escobar, the world's most notorious drug dealer. When he fought back with assassinations that killed hundreds, government officials decided their only option was Killing Pablo Escobar.

For soldiers and pilots, too, danger is a way of life. This became a painful truth for American pilot Scott O'Grady in June 1995 when his jet was shot down over Bosnia. O'Grady was able to eject, but he had to avoid the enemy for days as a Downed Pilot. British SAS troops also found themselves in harm's way in Sierra Leone in 2000. There, they planned to recover 11 British soldiers who were being held hostage in a daring SAS Jungle Rescue.

Of course, combat isn't the only way to experience danger. The astronauts of Apollo 13 learned this when an explosion struck their spacecraft. Low on resources, the astronauts and engineers on the ground had to act quickly to save Apollo 13. Back on Earth, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race turned deadly in 1998, with dozens of boats forced to quit and six men lost at sea. That year, the challenging competition turned into Hell on High Water.

There are situations where our decisions can make the difference between life and death, the outcome is never certain, and we are left with our hearts pounding. National Geographic Channel brings us face to face with these dangerous conditions on Situation Critical.

1. Which is the best description of the kind of situations shown on Situation Critical?
(A) Dangerous circumstances that are quickly resolved.
(B) A location that involves war or fighting.
(C) Situations that become dangerous all of a sudden.
(D) Movies that look dangerous.

2. Which situation is NOT described in the article?
(A) A risky airplane landing.
(B) Rescuing hostages.
(C) A tragic boat race.
(D) A bank robbery.

3. The purpose of the article is to ______.
(A) describe a few interesting, dangerous situations
(B) list all of the excitement one might experience
(C) explain which kind of situation is most critical
(D) show how to get out of life-threatening situations

4. Which of the following would be another good title for Situation Critical?
(A) War Stories
(B) Risky Circumstances
(C) Secret Missions
(D) Avoiding Danger
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精解字詞片語    

1. in the blink of an eye  剎那之間
= in a flash
blink n. & vt. 眨(眼)
例: I opened the front door and in the blink of an eye, my dog ran outside.
(打開前門時,一眨眼我的狗就衝了出去。)



2. routine n. 例行公事 & a. 日常的;平淡的
例: In my morning routine, I wake up, take a shower, and then head to school.
(我早晨的例行公事是起床、淋浴,然後去上學。)
例: Jeff had been racing cars for so long that it started to feel routine.
(傑夫已經賽車很長一段時間,因此開始覺得平淡。)



3. in danger  處於危險之中
= in jeopardy
jeopardy n. 危險
例: The mayor was in great danger because there was a time bomb in his car.
(市長的處境非常危險,因為他的車上有枚定時炸彈。)



4. rob vt. 搶奪
注意:
rob 須與介詞 of 並用,此時的 of 即等於 from,表『從中』之意。因此『他搶了我的錢。』不可說 "He robbed my money." (X)。rob 的受詞須為對象,被搶奪之物則與介詞 of 並用,形成下列固定片語:
rob sb of sth  搶奪某人的某物
例: He robbed me of all my money.
(他搶了我所有的錢。)



5. assassination n. 暗殺
assassinate vt. 行刺,暗殺
例: Luckily, the police stopped the plan to assassinate the president.
(幸運的是,警方阻止了那項刺殺總統的計劃。)



6. option n. 選擇
have no option but to V  除了……別無選擇
= have no choice/alternative but to V
例: Since these accidents were my fault, I have no alternative but to quit.
(既然這些意外都是我的錯,除了辭職外我別無選擇。)



7. in harm's way  處於危險之中
= in danger
例: The firemen put themselves in harm's way to save people from the fire.
(為了從火場拯救人命,消防員使自己身陷險境。)



8. recover vt. 重新獲得 & vi. 恢復
recover from...  從……中恢復
= get over...
例: I'm going back to the beach to recover the towel that I left there yesterday.
(我要回去海邊拿我昨天忘在那裡的毛巾。)
例: I'll never recover from the death of my pet dog, Snuffy.
(我永遠無法克服失去愛犬 Snuffy 的傷痛。)



9. be held hostage  被扣為人質
hostage n. 人質
hold sb hostage  將某人扣為人質(此時 hostage 不加 -s)
hold + 數字 + hostage(s)  狹持……(人數)為人質(此時 hostage 可加 -s)
例: They planned to hold the singer hostage until they were paid ten million dollars.
(他們計劃扣留那名歌手作為人質,直到一千萬贖金到手才肯放人。)
例: The news said the robbers inside the bank were holding 10 hostages.
(新聞說銀行裡的搶匪抓了十個人當人質。)



10. explosion n. 爆炸
explode vt. 使爆炸(= blow up...)& vi. 爆炸(= go off)
例: The policemen exploded the bomb in a safe location.
(警察在安全的地方引爆了那枚炸彈。)
例: Everyone left the building before the bomb exploded.
(每個人都在炸彈爆炸前離開了大樓。)



11. competition n. 競爭
in competition with...  與……競爭
compete vi. 競爭(與介詞 with 並用)
例: During the science contest, we'll be in competition with 200 other students.
(科展時,我們將和兩百名學生一決高下。)



12. face to face (with...)  (與……)面對面
例: Why don't you come into my office tomorrow so we can talk face to face?
(你明天何不到我公司和我當面談談呢?)
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單字小舖    

1. critical a. 危急的;批評的
be critical of...  對……吹毛求疵
2. perilous a. 危險的(= dangerous)
3. shootout n. 槍戰
4. notorious a. 惡名昭彰的
5. drug dealer n. 販毒者
drug trafficking n. 毒品交易
6. eject vi.(從飛機、太空船中)彈射出來
7. downed a. 被擊落的
注意:
down 作形容詞時,表『消沉的』,作動詞時表『擊落』,本文用法為過去分詞作形容詞用,表『被擊落的』。
8. combat n. & vt. 戰鬥
9. astronaut n. 太空人
10. strike vt. 襲擊
三態為:strike, struck, struck。
11. high water  漲潮時
low water  退潮時
come hell or high water  無論遭遇什麼困難
注意:
hell 是『地獄』,high water 是『大洪水』,come hell or high water 字面意思是指『無論經歷地獄或大洪水』,暗示某人完成某事的堅定決心。

12. outcome n. 結果(= result)
13. pound vi.(心臟)砰砰地跳
注意:
表『心跳』時動詞可用 beat 或 pound,而不可用 jump 來表示。beat 為表心臟『跳動』的一般說法,而 pound 則表心臟如小鹿亂撞般『砰砰地跳』。

14. circumstance n. 情況(常用複數)
15. resolve vt. 解決(問題等)
16. involve vt. 與……有關
17. risky a. 危險的
18. life-threatening a. 危及生命的
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片語小舖    

1. shoot down...  將……擊落
2. dozens of...  許多的……
3. be forced to V  被迫做……
4. turn into...  轉變為……
5. make the difference between A and B  在 A 與 B 之間造成很大的不同
be different from...  與……不同
6. all of a sudden  突然之間(= suddenly)
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文法一點靈    

Low on resources, the astronauts and engineers...
注意:
形容詞 high/low(高/低的)之後通常與介詞 in 並用,但本句其後有名詞 resources(資源),介詞則必須用 on,表『憑藉……』。
例: Lemons are high/rich in Vitamin C.
(檸檬富含維他命 C。)
例: On such a small amount of gas, I don't think we can get to the amusement park.
(油剩這麼少,我想我們到不了遊樂園。)
例: This car is running on solar energy.
(這輛車藉由太陽能發電。)
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中文翻譯&標準答案    

在某些工作中,危險可能隨時會發生。一眨眼,例行公事也可能危機四伏。這個月,國家地理頻道將帶領觀眾看看平凡無奇的情況如何變成《十萬火急》。

警察設法維護公民的安全,但警察有危險時該怎麼辦呢?1997 年 2 月 28 日,兩名武裝份子帶著火力強大的來福槍搶劫加州好萊塢一家銀行。和罪犯的武器比起來,警方的武器簡直微不足道,但他們知道一定得結束這場 Hollywood Shootout。在哥倫比亞,警察試圖逮捕惡名遠播全球的毒販 Pablo Escobar。當他以暗殺手段報復,殺害上百人後,政府官員決定只有 Killing Pablo Escobar 才是唯一的解決辦法。

軍人與飛行員同樣也與危險共存。這對美籍飛行員 Scott O'Grady 來說變成了殘酷的事實。1995 年 6 月,他的噴射機在波士尼亞被擊落。雖然他從噴射機裡彈射脫困,但連續數天他必須躲避敵軍,成為一位 Downed Pilot。英國空降特勤隊 2000 年在非洲獅子山也同樣身陷險境。在那裡,他們計劃拯救十一名被扣為人質的英軍,一切盡在英勇的 SAS Jungle Rescue。

當然,戰鬥不是體驗危險的唯一方式。阿波羅 13 號的太空員在太空梭爆炸時體會最深。僅依靠少量資源,太空人和地球上的工程師必須快速反應以拯救《阿波羅 13 號》。鏡頭轉回地球,1998 年,往返雪梨與荷巴特的遊艇比賽變成一場致命的競賽,多艘船隻被迫棄賽,六個人在茫茫大海中喪生。那年,充滿挑戰性的比賽成了 Hell on High Water。

許多情況下,我們的生死就在決定一瞬間,結果永遠無法預測,我們只能聽見心臟撲通撲通跳動的聲音。國家地理頻道的系列節目《十萬火急》將帶我們面對這些危機。

1. 下列何者敘述最能形容《十萬火急》展現的狀況?
(A) 能快速解決的危險情況。
(B) 涉及戰爭或戰鬥的地點。
(C) 突如其來的危險狀況。
(D) 看起來很危險的電影。
題解: 本文第一段開頭便指出,危險在某些工作中可能隨時會發生,一眨眼,例行公事也可能危機四伏,可知應選 (C)。

2. 本文未提及下列何者情形?
(A) 危險的飛機著陸。
(B) 拯救人質。
(C) 悲劇性的船賽。
(D) 銀行搶案。
題解: 本文提及的事件有好萊塢銀行搶案、拯救十一名英軍人質、飛行員與太空人遇難及一場致命的船賽,並無飛機著陸的事件,故選 (A)。

3. 本篇文章目的為 _____。
(A) 描述一些耐人尋味又危險的情況
(B) 列出一個人可能經歷的所有危險情況
(C) 解釋何種情況最危急
(D) 展現如何從危脅生命的情況中脫困
題解: 綜觀本文,乃在描述生死一瞬間的情況,節目並呈現人們在其中如何發揮智慧脫困,故選 (A)。

4. 下列何者亦適合當作本文的標題?
(A) 《戰爭故事》
(B) 《危急情況》
(C) 《秘密任務》
(D) 《遠離危險》
題解: 本文探討危險在一剎那降臨、各種十萬火急的情況,可知 (B) 為合適的標題。

標準答案: 1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B)
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