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21 August 2011

A year on, Chile miners' future hopes are unfulfilled
生還した33人の辿った軌跡、ほんと唖然します!

Chilean miners' anniversary


Summary
22 August 2011

The 33 miners who were rescued from underground in Chile last year are marking the first anniversary of the day that they were found alive.

Many of them have said that August the 22nd was the most memorable day of their whole ordeal.


Vocabulary

etched on the national conscience:forever remembered by the country

given them up for dead:believed that they were already dead or that they were alive but could not be rescued and would certainly die

the shelter:a place designed to be safe in times of emergency or accident

sparked:caused, started (爺)スパークして火をつける=>誘引する、だね

to mark the occasion:to do something special to remember and celebrate what happened

marred by:spoiled by, ruined by (爺)mar: 〈…を〉ひどく傷つける,そこなう,台なしにする

soured:turned from good to bad

launched:started

negligence:failing to provide correct and necessary safety systems 怠慢,手抜き; 不注意,手抜かり

to line their own pockets:to make money for themselves in a selfish way 私腹を肥やす


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ordeal:過酷な試練