1. 英译汉 Stalled Coaster Strands 20, Some of Them Upside Down By THOMAS J. LUECK Twenty passengers on a roller coaster at a New Jersey amusement park spent 40 uncomfortable minutes stranded 75 feet above the ground -- some of them upside down -- after a lightning bolt cut power to the park yesterday. "The power failed about 3:30 after lightning struck a Jersey Central Power and Light substation outside the park, Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, taking its employees and customers off guard, said Kristin Siebeneicher, a Great Adventure spokeswoman. She said there were no storm clouds or lightning over the park, and that if there had been, the roller coasters would have been closed as a precaution. The stranded passengers were riding Batman and Robin: The Chiller, one of the parks 13 roller coasters, and the only one that operates entirely on electricity instead of a combination of gravity and electricity, Ms. Siebeneicher said. The technology of the Chiller, which opened in 1997, makes it a particularly heart-thumping ride; it goes backward and forward, moves like a corkscrew, reaches 70 miles an hour and climbs with enormous thrust. But with 200 electric motors, it has malfunctioned before; it was shut down for 45 minutes in May because of a smoking motor. When the power went out yesterday, the Chiller was at a distinct disadvantage. While gravity enabled the cars on the parks other roller coasters to continue moving until they were stopped by automatic braking systems, and passengers were able to descend safely on maintenance stairways, the Chiller stopped in its tracks. Ms. Siebeneicher said the riders on the Chiller were about 75 feet up a 200-foot incline. All 20 were fastened securely into their cars, but eight of them were suspended upside down, and the other 12 were sideways. There were no injuries, but it took 40 minutes for park employees to ease the cars clown to a position where the passengers could walk off, Ms. Siebeneicher said. Great Adventure said its other rides resumed normal operations at 4:30 p.m., but the Chiller will remain closed until it is inspected by state officials.
一, 英译汉 20人被困在停转的过山车上,其中一些人被倒挂着 在新泽西的一个游乐园里,突然的一个晴天霹雳,断电,20名游客被困在一架过山车上,其中的一些人被倒挂了起来在距离地面高达75英尺的空中,度过了难熬的40分钟。 抢险队的发言人kristin Siebeneicher说:“断电是从3:30开始的,由于一个闪电把新泽西的电力中心和公园外的一个变电站给打坏了造成的。在杰克逊镇的六大抢险队,已带着他们的雇员和顾客离开了那里”。她说,那里并没有暴风云或闪电经过公园上空。并且如果有的话,作为预警,他们也会关闭过山车。 Siebeneicher女士说,进退两难的乘客们当时正坐着Batman& Robin—— 颤栗机(Chiller)。这是公园里13个过山车中的唯一一个完全用电力代替了万有引力和电力的结合动力来运作的过山车。颤栗机的技术是在1997年开发的',坐上它的时候能够令人心跳加速,它既向后退又向前走,运动起来像个螺丝锥。它能够达到每小时70英里的速度,并且以非常大的冲击力向上攀爬。但是由于只有200个电力发动机,它曾经因此出过故障。在5月份,它就由于发动机冒烟,而停开了45分钟。 当昨天的电力中断时,颤栗机正好处于一个明显不利的地理位子上。然而由于重力的作用,激活了公园里其他的过山车上因此它继续运转,除非有一个自动刹车系统才可以使其停下。由于颤栗机在它的轨道上停了下来,乘客们试图从维修电梯上安全下来。 颤栗机上的乘客们被困在距一个高为200英尺的斜坡还有75英尺高的空中。全部20名乘客都被牢牢地,安全地系在他们的车上,但有8名乘客被 倒挂了起来,其它12名乘客都在两侧面。 “这次事故,没有造成人员伤亡,但这耗费了公园的工作人员40分钟的时间去移动机车到一个可以让每个乘客安全离开下车的地方”,Ms Siebeneicher 说。 据抢险队说,其它的骑乘游乐项目在下午的4:30都重新恢复正常运行,但是颤栗机将始终停开直到政府官员检测过后。 二, 汉译英 How to guide teenagers to use internet properly Internet is now indispensable to teenagers pastime life. According to investigation, among more than 80million Internet users, teenagers have predominated and the number of this group still accelerates. The tendency indicates that one of significant works in enhancing teenagers ethic education is guiding teenagers to use Internet properly. Colorful, splendid and lively as Internet is, there do exist rubbishes, dirts and traps. All of these are harmful to teenagers’ mental health to great degree. First, pornograph on Internet contaminates souls. Although the work of combating against pornograph makes great progress, pornograph websites survive, and may change into new appearance or seek to go back. Second, Internet games mislead the young. it is a commonplace that teenagers are addict to playing games, putting study aside. Third, making friends on line appeals to teenagers. The atmosphere in many chatrooms is disgusting. A number of boys and girls are fascinated with love of Internet and talk about love affairs brassily. Some adults participate and let out their low-level interest. Cyberspace has brought a lot of real damages. Fourth, superstition on line is sinistrous unate-telling and such messy things exert extremely negative effect on teenagers. The qualities of Internet such as openness, swiftness and interactiveness determine complexity, toughness and long-time. We should stick to the principle of developing internet as well as eradicating contamination. We should adhere to the principle of elimination and guidance