「There is no birth of consciousness without pain.」
– Carl Jung, Psychologist
「沒有傷痛，就不會有醒覺。」
- 卡爾·榮格 (心理學家)
Mexico which has been hit by the strongest hurricane in its recorded history, parts of the coastal town were completely flattened. Residents returning to see what’s left of their homes have to tread carefully among fallen trees, electric poles and debris. Local police and federal emergency services are providing aid. Rescuers are still searching for survivors. We have four canines with us. And we also then have to be prepared to take any victims that the rescue personnel locate in a collapse. Mexico Beach Police Chief Anthony Kelly says, officers know a lot of residents personally. So for the officers because we are a closed town, it’s emotional to them. He says members of his staff and other emergency services have gone out of their way to help.
墨西哥遭受了有史以來火力最強的一次颶風，部分沿海城鎮已經被夷為平地。當地的一些居民折返回來，想要看看家裡還剩什麼，但卻只能小心翼翼地在折倒的樹木、電線桿、殘骸之間穿梭。當地警方和聯邦應急服務機構也在提供援助。救援人員依然在搜尋倖存者。我們有4隻警犬。此外，我們還得時刻準備好救治救援人員在廢墟中確定的受害者。墨西哥海灘警察局長安東尼·凱利表示，很多救援人員跟當地的居民是熟識。所以對於這些工作人員來說，我們是緊密的一體，他們很難不抱有感情。他表示，其下屬和其他應急服務機構也竭盡全力幫忙。
I had one officer from the fire department walked here, he walked about ten or twelve miles coming back in to help Mexico Beach. I had several other officers coming down from 386 right after the impact of the storm, digging their way in just to get help to the community. The most pressing issue currently is a shortage of clean water supply and a broken-down sewage system. But with the help, people have to be careful about is drinking water because the water is gonna be contaminated, so there’s going to be some hygiene issues and public health issues for a while till they get the sewage system and the water system up and going. And that may take some time. Survivors of previous hurricanes in Florida say the rebuilding of devastated communities took many years.
消防隊的一位工作人員徒步來此，走了10-12英裡回來，想要為墨西哥海灘盡點兒力。風暴侵襲後，我派幾位工作人員從帕拉特卡趕來，排除艱難萬阻，為社群貢獻一份力。目前，最緊迫的問題就是清潔水供應短缺、汙水處理系統出現故障。但有了大家的幫助，大家必須謹慎飲水，因為水資源可能受到汙染。因此，一段時間裡會出現一些衛生問題和公共衛生問題，除非排水系統和供水系統能得到建立和運行。這需要一段時間。佛州之前發生過幾次颶風，其倖存者表示，社群支離破碎，其重建工作需要很多年才能完成。
Having lived through Hurricane Andrew in South Florida, it’s going to take a while because it’s just... it, it’s one day at a time. It.... it looks overwhelming to start, but you know, one day at a time, it’s gonna take years to get things back and up and running. When Hurricane Andrew struck in 1992, it was the most destructive storm to hit Florida until it was surpassed 25 years later by Hurricane Emma. Michael is the third most powerful hurricane to hit the continental United States.
在南佛羅裡達經歷了安德魯颶風之後，還需要一段時日才可以，因為這件事無法一蹴而就。萬事開頭難，但大家都懂積少成多的道理，需要很多年才能恢復重建。1992年安德魯颶風來襲，這是佛州歷史上破壞力最強的風暴。其後25年出現的颶風艾瑪更勝一籌 。而麥可則堪稱美國大陸歷史上第三強的颶風。
Larisa Hoch VOA News Washington.
感謝收聽拉麗·莎霍奇從華盛頓發回的報導。
vic‧tim /ˈvɪktɪm/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 1 someone who has been attacked, robbed, or murdered 〔襲擊事件、搶劫事件或兇殺案的〕受害者The victim received head injuries from which she died a week later.
受害人頭部受傷，一周後死亡。
a credit card fraud ring that stole millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims
從毫無戒心的受害者手中盜取數百萬美元的信用卡詐騙團夥
rape/murder etc victim
Most homicide victims are under 30.
大多數兇殺案的受害者不足30歲。
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victims of crime
犯罪活動的受害者
2 someone who suffers because of something bad that happens or because of an illness〔惡劣情況的〕受害者；〔疾病的〕患者
He was the victim of an administrative error.
他是行政疏失的受害人。
a massive aid programme for the famine victims
對饑荒災民的大規模援助計劃
AIDS victims and other patients who are terminally ill
愛滋病患者和其他患不治之症的病人
All these people are innocent victims.
所有這些人都是無辜受害者。
He was used to being in charge, not being the victim of circumstance.
他習慣於掌控一切，而不是受制於環境。
Saying that the unemployed 『don’t want to work』 is a classic case of blaming the victim.
說失業者「不想工作」是典型的歸咎於受害人的做法。
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victims of age discrimination
年齡歧視的受害者
3 fall victim to sb/sth
1) to be attacked, killed etc by someone, or to get a particular illness, especially one that kills 被某人加害；罹患某疾病；成為某事物的犧牲品
One theory is that the hostages fell victim to bandits.
一種說法是人質落到了土匪手裡。
2) to be badly affected or destroyed by a situation 受到…的損害
Many small businesses have fallen victim to the recession.
許多小企業成為經濟衰退的受害者。
4 be/become a victim of its own success
to be badly affected by some unexpected results of being very successful 因成功而反受其害
There are now so many tourists that the area has become a victim of its own success.
現在來了這麼多遊客，使該地區因成功而反受其害。
5 sacrificial victim
a person or animal that is killed and offered as a sacrifice(= gift ) to a god 獻祭用的人[牲畜]；犧牲
6 fashion/style victim
someone who always wears the most fashionable clothes even if they do not look good in them 時尚犧牲品〔指不管是否適合自己總是身著最時髦服裝的人〕
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你聽懂了一句語音；
你明白了一個單詞；
你發現了一個錯誤；
……，……。
我們期待您的收穫、點評、建議和分享，謝謝！
1、本期名言欄目取自卡爾·榮格 (1875-1961) 是瑞士心理學家、精神科醫師、「分析心理學」的創始者，獲牛津大學及哈佛大學頒授榮譽博士學位，曾與心理學家弗洛伊德密切合作過。
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