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Friday, April 25, 1986. A beautiful spring day for the 43,000 inhabitants of Pripyat, in the Ukraine.
1986年4月25日星期五 這是烏克蘭普里皮亞季市 4萬3千名居民的美麗春日
A day that will remain forever engraved in their memory.
這一天將永遠烙印在眾人記憶里
3 kilometers from the city- the Vladimir llitch Lenin nuclear power plant where several thousand people go to work each day Tonight,
離此城3公里外是列寧核能發電廠 每天有數千人在此工作
the 176 employees of block 4 have been ordered to carry out a test on a self-fueling system of the reactor. Something that could save energy.
今晚第4區的176名員工 受命測試反應爐的自我供電系統 這套系統可以節省能源
At 1: 23 a.m., the security systems are deactivated and the experiment begins. A series of detonations go off in the core of the reactor.
凌晨1點23分 安全系統撤除實驗展開 反應爐核心發生一連串爆炸
While Pripyat sleeps peacefully the floor of the plant begins to tremble. The 1200 ton cover of the reactor suddenly blasts into the air.
普里皮亞季全城陷入沉睡 但此時核電廠地板開始顫動 反應爐1200噸的頂蓋瞬間噴入高空
An ultra-powerful stream of radioactive vapor releases uranium and graphite over hundreds of meters around the plant.
一股超強輻射氣流蒸發 在核電廠方圓幾百公尺釋放鈾與石墨
From the gaping hole, a spray of fire charged with radioactive particles in fusion shoots a thousand meters into the sky.
火花從裂開的缺口噴濺 攜帶熔解的輻射粒子 噴向幾千公尺的高空
There were a lot of colors and they were really bright: Orange, red, sky blue. Colors like blood. A rainbow. It was beautiful.
天空色彩繽紛 非常明亮: 有橘色紅色天空藍 鮮血般的紅色 有如彩虹非常美麗
The most serious nuclear accident in history has just taken place.
這是史上最嚴重的核子事故
During the night, early in the morning. I got the call around 5 AM. I was told there'd been some accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.
那天晚上 凌晨時分 我大概清晨5點接到電話 我被告知切爾諾貝利核電廠發生事故
The first firemen on the scene battle the fire without the adequate protective gear. They pour tons of water this strange fire.
第一批趕往現場的消防員 在缺乏適當保護的情況下與火搏斗 他們噴灑無數噸的水想撲滅這場怪火
But nothing seems capable of putting out. They are all exposed to lethal doses of radiation.
但卻無法減緩火勢 他們全都暴露于致命輻射值當中
