新西兰英语 122 Outdoor Pursuits Centre Fined by Court

　　Yesterday the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OPC) was fined by a court for unsafe practices which caused the death of seven people last year. See January 22nd 2009 Six students and a teacher from Elim Christian¹ College were killed while river canyoning in the central North Island. The instructor² from the OPC managed to save four other students. The judge ordered the centre to pay $60,000 to each family who lost someone and $5,000 to the survivors³.
The OPC also has to pay a $40,000 fine for breaking the law on safety. In total, the OPC has to pay nearly half a million dollars.
Some of the families say they do not want money, nor do they want the OPC to close. They say that money will not make their grief go away. The OPC says it has changed many of their practices to make them safer.

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者