評論
打印
Last-chance Lifeline
最后的生命線
Nearly 6 million visitors each year come to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge - most for the scenery, some for the fall: 220 ft. straight down to the water.
每年有將近六百萬游客來到舊金山的金門大橋—大多數為了一睹美景，一些人是去跳橋自殺：220英尺高，垂直跳向水面。
A total of 973 people are known to have leapt to their deaths here.
已知總共有973人從這里跳向了他們生命的終點。
Soon those who get as far as the rail might discover they have one last chance to call for help - on a handy bridge-side telephone directly connected to a suicide prevention center.
最近那些已經站到圍欄旁邊的人們會發現他們還有最后一次尋求幫助的機會—一部安裝在橋邊直通自殺防治中心的電話。
Supporters note that while a telephone line won't stop anyone from jumping
支持者解釋說盡管一條電話線并不能阻止任何人跳下去
a compassionate voice on the other end might.
但另一邊一個富于同情心的聲音可能會挽救他的生命。
