NBC晚间新闻 过山车死亡事件引热议

Roller coaster death prompts questions about safety oversight¹

过山车死亡事件引起人们对安全监督的讨论

Witnesses say the woman who was killed after being thrown from a roller coaster in Texas was concerned her lap restraint did not work. NBC’s Charles Hadlock reports.

目击者称乘坐过山车被甩出车体死亡的女子在过山车运行前担心其安全带坏了。NBC的Charles Hadlock报道。

We turn to Texas now and questions of whether concerns were raised about the famous roller coaster at the six flags amusement park in Arlington right before a mother was thrown to her death. NBC's Charles Hadlock is there with more investigations³ tonight. Charles, good evening.

reporter: It was her first visit to six flags over Texas . On facebook postings, her family says she was having a good time until she got on the texas giant, the amusement park's star attraction featuring dramatic plangents and hairpin⁴ turns. While boarding the ride, according to witnesses, she concerned that her lap restraint was not working. She asked an attendant to check it. And an interview with darlasnews.com Carman Brown describes what she saw.

He was going through like this, doing this. and He was like --

Witnesses say she was in a panicked state as the ride took off, soaring four-storey above the park. On the first turn, tragedy struck.

The guy that was sitting right behind the lady said that right when they came down off the first bump and hit that first turn she flew out.

reporter: Six flags says it's conducting an investigation² and issued a statement saying we are committed to determining the cause of this tragic⁵ accident and will utilize⁶ every resource throughout this process. But the process will apparently⁷ not involve government regulators. Texas is one of 21 states without oversight to investigate amusement park accidents .

There's absolutely no federal oversight, no state investigative oversight or any local investigative oversight.

Massachusetts' congressman⁸ now senator Ed Markey has introduced legislation every session since 1999 to establish federal regulation of amusement rides-- but the measure has repeatedly failed. Late today senator Markey renewed his call for federal regulation. Six flags is open tonight but the Texas giant remains⁹ closed as the company continues its own investigation. Lester?

Charles Hadlock, thank you.

1 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

4 hairpin   

n.簪,束发夹，夹发针

参考例句：

• She stuck a small flower onto the front of her hairpin.她在发簪的前端粘了一朵小花。
• She has no hairpin because her hair is short.因为她头发短，所以没有束发夹。

5 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

6 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。

7 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

8 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。