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Cruise Ship Hits Two Docked Ships in Storm, Cancelling Voyage

郵輪於風暴中撞上兩艘停泊船隻,航程被迫取消

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A cruise ship has collided with two docked container vessels during strong winds, causing damage that forced the operator to cancel a planned holiday voyage.

forced the operator to cancel= 句型「force [人/機構] to [動詞]」表示因外在情況或損害而「迫使營運商取消」,意指別無選擇只能採取該行動。

No one was injured during the accident. However, the collision caused enough damage to stop the ship from sailing, leaving passengers unable to take their planned trip to the Canary Islands.

stop the ship from sailing= 句型「stop [名詞] from [動詞-ing]」表示「阻止或妨礙某事物做某事」,在此指損壞使該郵輪無法繼續航行。

German police are now investigating the captain of the cruise ship over a possible breach of duty of care. This investigation will examine whether the captain failed to follow proper safety responsibilities and take necessary precautions to protect others during the severe weather.

breach of duty of care= 法律術語,指「違反注意義務」,即未能達到法律要求的合理注意標準以防止可預見的傷害。

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文法整理

句型意思
forced the operator to cancel句型「force [人/機構] to [動詞]」表示因外在情況或損害而「迫使營運商取消」,意指別無選擇只能採取該行動。
stop the ship from sailing句型「stop [名詞] from [動詞-ing]」表示「阻止或妨礙某事物做某事」,在此指損壞使該郵輪無法繼續航行。
breach of duty of care法律術語,指「違反注意義務」,即未能達到法律要求的合理注意標準以防止可預見的傷害。

詞彙整理

單字意思
voyage航行;航海,指搭乘船舶等在水上行進的旅程。
collision兩個或兩個以上的物體相互撞擊或接觸的事件,尤指物理學上物體在短時間內相遇的現象。
investigation調查;針對可疑或不熟悉的活動、事件等進行查明真相的工作。
precautions為了預防可能發生的危險、損害或傷害,而事先採取的措施。

延伸學習

  • •在航運術語中,「vessel」是用於指代各類大型船隻(尤其是商業貨櫃船等)的正式與專業用詞,比一般的「ship」或「boat」更具技術性。
  • •「duty of care(注意義務)」是海事法與民事/刑事法律中的核心概念,指行為人負有採取合理預防措施以避免對他人造成可預見損害的法律責任。

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測試你剛學到的內容。

  1. No one was injured during the accident. However, the   caused enough damage to stop the ship from sailing, leaving passengers unable to take their planned trip to the Canary Islands.

  2. Why are the German police investigating the captain of the cruise ship?

Source: Al Jazeera