An accident is just one inattentive moment or lapse in judgement away.

事故往往就是在一时的疏忽或者判断失误时发生的。

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In his case, Corrections Corporation of America had an offer to not only forgive Lappin for his lapse in judgement for driving drunk, but also to bring him out of retirement.

FORBES: Former Bureau of Prisons Director Comes Out of Retirement For Private Prison