至于当年未曾发现埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号航线错误的海岸警卫队，现在也拥有了先进的卫星跟踪系统，保障海峡内外的运输安全。
The Coast Guard, which failed to watch the errant course of the Exxon Valdez, now has a sophisticated satellite tracking system for maritime traffic past the straits.
这是美国海域上发生的最严重的石油泄漏事故。20年后的今天，从埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号船体喷涌而出的石油仍然影响着当地环境。
Today, 20 years after the largest spill in U.S. waters, the oil that gushed from the hull of the Exxon Valdez is still having effects.
虽然埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号油轮漏油事件被认为是美国历史上是最严重的人为生态灾难，但墨西哥海湾漏油事件的严重程度可能会最终超过它。
While the Exxon Valdez oil leak is considered to be the largest man-made environmental disaster in U.S. history, the Gulf of Mexico spill may eventually surpass it in severity.
1989年，埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号油轮触礁搁浅(注2)，所载原油倾泄于阿拉斯加水域，致使大量美丽生物死亡，其后清理工作耗资数十亿美元。
WHEN the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989 and dumped its oily cargo into Alaskan waters, it killed hordes of beautiful creatures and cost billions to clean up.
能源开采的历史一向以一系列推动变化的灾难为里程碑：帕玻尔·阿尔法钻井平台爆炸、三里岛核事故、切尔诺贝利核泄漏事故，以及埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号溢油事故。
The history of energy extraction has been marked by a number of disasters that have driven change: Piper Alpha, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and the Exxon Valdez to name but a few.
“我们可不希望另一场埃克森·瓦尔迪兹式的灾难降临到这片海岸，”科塔索赛赛斯族（Kitasoo/Xai'xais）的野外向导和海洋规划专家道格·涅斯洛斯（DougNeasloss）说。
"We don't want another Exxon Valdez on our shores, " said Doug Neasloss, a Kitasoo/Xai'xais wildlife guide and marine planner.
“这绝对没有亲眼看到海鸟身上沾满了从埃克森瓦尔迪兹号油轮泄漏出来的石油那样直观和震撼”他说。
"It does not have the direct visual or emotive impact of seeing seabirds covered in oil from the Exxon Valdez oil spill," he said.
至少有官方估计的埃克森公司在阿拉斯加瓦尔迪兹造成的灾害那么大。
That's at least as large as the official estimate of the Exxon Valdez disaster "in Alaska, he told the Associated Press."
毕竟，1989年发生在阿拉斯加附近海域的“埃克森瓦尔迪兹号”泄露事件，美国的最高法院用了差不多20年做出惩罚性损害赔偿的判决。
The Supreme Court, after all, took almost 20 years to settle the punitive damages arising from the Exxon Valdez spill off Alaska in 1989.
据官方估计，石油泄露和蔓延的速度达到每天6万桶，远远超过BP做出的估计，相当于每四天就达到一次埃克森-瓦尔迪兹号的泄漏量。
The authorities reckon that the oil may be flowing at a rate of 60, 000 barrels a day—far more than the company estimated, and the equivalent of an Exxon Valdez every four days.
这与1989年埃克森美孚(当时还是埃克森公司)“埃克森•瓦尔·迪兹”号(Exxon Valdez)油轮泄漏后的几个星期内的股价走势形成了鲜明对比。
This contrasts with the price of ExxonMobil's stock in the weeks following the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 (when the company was plain Exxon).
埃克森瓦尔迪兹号漏油事件是一个生态灾难。
The oil leak from the Exxon Valdez was an ecological disaster.
双船体由新的法规要求也不会阻止大量的石油损失从埃克森公司瓦尔迪兹，虽然它可能有一定的限制的损失。
The double hull required by the new regulations would not have prevented extensive loss of oil from the Exxon Valdez, though it might have somewhat limited the losses.
双船体由新的法规要求也不会阻止大量的石油损失从埃克森公司瓦尔迪兹，虽然它可能有一定的限制的损失。
The double hull required by the new regulations would not have prevented extensive loss of oil from the Exxon Valdez, though it might have somewhat limited the losses.
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