The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
車諾比禁區
The Chernobyl nuclear meltdown holds a special place in history as one of the worst disasters ever caused by human activity. The nuclear plant at Chernobyl was built to produce electricity for the area, and ran successfully for almost 10 years. In April of 1986, operators made errors while performing a safety test, and one of the nuclear reactors exploded. The authorities immediately tried to keep the event quiet. So, the people of the area were not well-informed about the dangers of the radioactive material that had been released.
車諾比核災在歷史上佔有特別的地位，是人為因素而造成的最嚴重災難之一。車諾比的核電廠是被建來為這個地區生產電力，並且成功運轉了大約10年的時間。在1986年的4月，操作員在執行一次安全測試時犯了錯，其中一個核子反應爐產生爆炸。相關當局立即將這個消息壓下。因此，在那個地區的人們並不徹底了解這個被釋放出來的輻射物質的危險性。
生活必備字詞：
disaster n. 災難
run vi. 運轉
well-informed a. 資訊靈通的
release vt. 釋放，排放
本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見十一月號。
