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解説は、原則として、使われた単語や表現を「使う」場合の留意点に絞ってあります。原本は「A History of Western Tragedies and Accidents(著者:Nina Wegner:IBCパブリッシング」
(2) Chernobyl
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster occurred in 1986. It is considered the worst nuclear-power accident in history. Chernobyl and the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011 were the only two Level 7 (highest level) nuclear accidents in the world.
Chernobyl, a nuclear power plant, was located in Ukraine, near Belarus. The plant was going through a normal test of its systems on April 26, 1986, when things went terribly wrong. At 1:23 a.m. a sudden power surge at the plant caused nuclear reactor number four to explode. Workers immediately tried to shut down the plant, but the systems to close and contain the radioactive matter did not work. While fires broke out all over reactor number four, great amounts of radioactive matter were released into the air.
Local firefighters rushed to the scene within five minutes, and more arrived until the fires were all put out. They had to work quickly to make sure the fire did not spread to the other reactors. Although the fires were all out by about 6:30 a.m., the radioactive fire inside reactor number four continued to burn for about two weeks. There was nothing anyone could do to stop this.
Some of the firefighters who rushed to the power plant died either from the fire or from radiation sickness. Some said they did not know the fire was radioactive, while others said they knew but they rushed to the scene anyway.
It took more than 500,000 workers to clean up the Chernobyl accident and to contain its dangerous effects. However, the disaster still introduced so much radiation into the surrounding area that the radiation levels in Sweden, over 1,600 kilometers away, were dangerously high. The Soviet government had to move the entire population of 350, 400 people who lived in the city of Pripyat, where the plant was located, to a different city. Those people were never allowed to return home, and the entire city of Pripyat is still blocked off today.
The effects of the Chernobyl accident still continues. The Russian government says that only 31 people died as a direct result of the accident, but many people say the government did not report correct numbers. Ukraine alone reported 5,722 people who died or became sick after the accident. The accident continues to cause serious illness among populations living nearby today.
解説:タイプミスと思われる個所は原文を訂正しました。
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant(ここまでが冠詞+名詞ですが、次のdisasterを修飾する形容詞の役目をしています)disaster(大惨事) occurred in 1986. It is considered the worst nuclear-power(原子力発電による電力) accident in history. Chernobyl and the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011 were the only two Level 7 (highest level) nuclear accidents in the world.
Chernobyl, a nuclear power plant(原子力発電所), was located in Ukraine(当時はソビエト連邦), near Belarus. The plant was going through a normal test of its systems on April 26, 1986, when things went terribly wrong. At 1:23 a.m. a sudden power(電力) surge(急上昇) at the plant caused nuclear reactor(原子炉) number four to explode. Workers immediately tried to shut down the plant, but the systems to close and contain(封じ込める) the radioactive(放射能のある) matter(物質) did not work. While fires broke out all over reactor number four, great amounts of radioactive matter were released into the air.
Local firefighters rushed to the scene within five minutes, and more arrived until the fires were all put out. They had to work quickly to make sure the fire did not spread to the other reactors. Although the fires were all out by about 6:30 a.m., the radioactive fire inside reactor number four continued to burn for about two weeks. There was nothing anyone could do to stop this.
Some of the firefighters who rushed to the power plant died either from the fire or from radiation sickness. Some said they did not know the fire was radioactive, while others said they knew but they rushed to the scene anyway.
It took more than 500,000 workers to clean up the Chernobyl accident and to contain its dangerous effects(動産). However, the disaster still introduced(持ち込んだ) so much radiation into the surrounding area that the radiation levels in Sweden, over 1,600 kilometers away, were dangerously high. The Soviet government had to move the entire population of 350, 400 people who lived in the city of Pripyat, where the plant was located, to a different city. Those people were never allowed to return home, and the entire city of Pripyat is still blocked off today.
The effects(影響) of the Chernobyl accident still continues. The Russian government says that only 31 people died as a direct result of the accident, but many people say the government did not report correct numbers. Ukraine alone reported 5,722 people who died or became sick after the accident. The accident continues to cause serious illness among populations(住民) living nearby today.
参考:事故時を含め、建設以降の正式名称はV・I・レーニン共産主義記念チェルノブイリ原子力発電所。1991年のソ連崩壊後、名称がチェルノブイリ原子力発電所と改称された。
以上で本シリーズは終了します。
解説は、原則として、使われた単語や表現を「使う」場合の留意点に絞ってあります。原本は「A History of Western Tragedies and Accidents(著者:Nina Wegner:IBCパブリッシング」
(2) Chernobyl
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster occurred in 1986. It is considered the worst nuclear-power accident in history. Chernobyl and the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011 were the only two Level 7 (highest level) nuclear accidents in the world.
Chernobyl, a nuclear power plant, was located in Ukraine, near Belarus. The plant was going through a normal test of its systems on April 26, 1986, when things went terribly wrong. At 1:23 a.m. a sudden power surge at the plant caused nuclear reactor number four to explode. Workers immediately tried to shut down the plant, but the systems to close and contain the radioactive matter did not work. While fires broke out all over reactor number four, great amounts of radioactive matter were released into the air.
Local firefighters rushed to the scene within five minutes, and more arrived until the fires were all put out. They had to work quickly to make sure the fire did not spread to the other reactors. Although the fires were all out by about 6:30 a.m., the radioactive fire inside reactor number four continued to burn for about two weeks. There was nothing anyone could do to stop this.
Some of the firefighters who rushed to the power plant died either from the fire or from radiation sickness. Some said they did not know the fire was radioactive, while others said they knew but they rushed to the scene anyway.
It took more than 500,000 workers to clean up the Chernobyl accident and to contain its dangerous effects. However, the disaster still introduced so much radiation into the surrounding area that the radiation levels in Sweden, over 1,600 kilometers away, were dangerously high. The Soviet government had to move the entire population of 350, 400 people who lived in the city of Pripyat, where the plant was located, to a different city. Those people were never allowed to return home, and the entire city of Pripyat is still blocked off today.
The effects of the Chernobyl accident still continues. The Russian government says that only 31 people died as a direct result of the accident, but many people say the government did not report correct numbers. Ukraine alone reported 5,722 people who died or became sick after the accident. The accident continues to cause serious illness among populations living nearby today.
解説:タイプミスと思われる個所は原文を訂正しました。
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant(ここまでが冠詞+名詞ですが、次のdisasterを修飾する形容詞の役目をしています)disaster(大惨事) occurred in 1986. It is considered the worst nuclear-power(原子力発電による電力) accident in history. Chernobyl and the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011 were the only two Level 7 (highest level) nuclear accidents in the world.
Chernobyl, a nuclear power plant(原子力発電所), was located in Ukraine(当時はソビエト連邦), near Belarus. The plant was going through a normal test of its systems on April 26, 1986, when things went terribly wrong. At 1:23 a.m. a sudden power(電力) surge(急上昇) at the plant caused nuclear reactor(原子炉) number four to explode. Workers immediately tried to shut down the plant, but the systems to close and contain(封じ込める) the radioactive(放射能のある) matter(物質) did not work. While fires broke out all over reactor number four, great amounts of radioactive matter were released into the air.
Local firefighters rushed to the scene within five minutes, and more arrived until the fires were all put out. They had to work quickly to make sure the fire did not spread to the other reactors. Although the fires were all out by about 6:30 a.m., the radioactive fire inside reactor number four continued to burn for about two weeks. There was nothing anyone could do to stop this.
Some of the firefighters who rushed to the power plant died either from the fire or from radiation sickness. Some said they did not know the fire was radioactive, while others said they knew but they rushed to the scene anyway.
It took more than 500,000 workers to clean up the Chernobyl accident and to contain its dangerous effects(動産). However, the disaster still introduced(持ち込んだ) so much radiation into the surrounding area that the radiation levels in Sweden, over 1,600 kilometers away, were dangerously high. The Soviet government had to move the entire population of 350, 400 people who lived in the city of Pripyat, where the plant was located, to a different city. Those people were never allowed to return home, and the entire city of Pripyat is still blocked off today.
The effects(影響) of the Chernobyl accident still continues. The Russian government says that only 31 people died as a direct result of the accident, but many people say the government did not report correct numbers. Ukraine alone reported 5,722 people who died or became sick after the accident. The accident continues to cause serious illness among populations(住民) living nearby today.
参考:事故時を含め、建設以降の正式名称はV・I・レーニン共産主義記念チェルノブイリ原子力発電所。1991年のソ連崩壊後、名称がチェルノブイリ原子力発電所と改称された。
以上で本シリーズは終了します。