tonight an international armada of ships and planes are forming: 形成一支国际舰队
rocks explode, submesibles implode, they crush down on themselves like a toothpaste tube: (在这一深度)岩石爆炸，潜艇像牙膏管一样内爆
coordinating a grid search: 网格搜索
but time is of the essence: 但本质是时间问题
blasting it as a slap on the wrist: 认为是轻微的惩罚
my client gets on with his life: 我的客户可以继续生活
hospice: 临终安养院
to pay the tab: 付款
length of stay is central to their business: 住院时间对他们的生意至关重要(central)
breaking many boundaries, crossing many lines: 越界了，过分了
I have no words, I just want to walk up to him and punch him right in his face: 不想说话，只想上前给他一拳
we are not dollar sign, we are human beings: 我们不是钱数，我们是人
incentive compensation: 激励性报酬（compensation: 报酬）
lithium ion battery锂(离子)电池
ground level repair shop: 修理店一层
EMT: 医疗急救人员
a child who barely escapes: 一个小孩差点没有躲过爆炸
the chief fire marshal says the repair shop was cited for safety violations: 消防长官说涉事修理店去年因安全违规被传唤(cite: implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge: ~d to answer the charge of drunken driving.) |
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