12月26日,南亞海嘯滿10週年。當年,威力巨大的海嘯衝擊14個國家,奪走20多萬人生命,不僅創下天災史上前所未見紀錄,對人類社會造成的創痛至今仍未散盡。耶誕節起,印尼政府在重災區印尼班達亞齊舉行一連4天紀念會,回顧重建與災難教育的進程。
trauma 創傷 A:The collective trauma that resulted from the Indian Ocean Tsunami ten years ago will be forever etched onto mankind. (10年前南亞海嘯帶來的集體傷痛,將永誌在人類史上。) B:And I think the aftermath and painful memories will continue to haunt those who survived. 我想,劫餘痛苦的回憶還會纏繞倖存者,難以散去。) catastrophe 巨災 A:Where were you when the catastrophe hit? (巨災發生當天,你在哪裡?) B:Believe it or not, I was in it! I survived by clinging to a tree for eight hours. (信不信由你,我就在現場!攀在樹上8小時才逃過一劫。) restore infrastructure 重建基礎設施 A:You are lucky!Did that experience change your life? (你太幸運了!這個經驗有沒有改變你的生活?) B:Yes, it did. As a civil engineer, I'll devote the rest of my life to restoring the infrastructure of that devastated land. (有的,我是個土木工程師,將奉獻餘生致力重建那片幾成廢墟的基礎設施。)
【延伸關鍵字】 1. commemoration:特殊事件紀念會 2. disaster-prone areas:易受災地區,由於地理條件的特殊,某些地方總比其他地方更易受天災襲擊 3. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System:印度洋海嘯警報系統 (TOEIC900 工作團隊獨家授權)