The idea is for hospitals to send a clear message that there is no reason not to report this kind of accident.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

In other words, this was not meant to be a record to be left for the future. It was an accident.

换句话说,这些并不是刻意为将来,留下的记录,只是个意外而已

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They might be,for example,in an accident, and come close to being killed,but walk away without a scratch.

比如说在事故中幸存，差点送命，但结果毫发无伤。

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He promised a full investigation of the disaster, and said that petroleum giant BP will be held responsible for the accident.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

to be killed in a plane accident this weekend and there was a guest lecturer for you on Tuesday there'll be somebody alive lecturing to you.

我周末死于空难,而下星期二又有客座教授的话,就会有人活着给你们上课。

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Following that accident, a Moscow businessman,Andrei Hartley, refused to move for a black BMW carrying an aide to President Dmitri Medvedev.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"Reaching for a cell phone when it's going off, you're nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24