No one wants to be in a plane crash, but there’s always a chance that it could occur. On the off chance that a tragedy happens, evacuating passengers and crew quickly and efficiently becomes the priority. On average, a passenger plane carries 300 people. Getting that many people off a crashed plane is no simple task, but it has to be done as quickly as possible. Post-crash fires are the greatest hazard if the plane has managed to crash-land with the fuselage still in one piece.
没有人愿意遇到飞机失事，但这种情况总是有可能发生。尽管机率很小，但万一悲剧发生，迅速且有效率地疏散乘客和机组人员成为首要之务。平均而言，一架客机载有三百人。要让这么多人撤离失事的飞机并非简单的事，但还是必须尽快完成。如果飞机能够在紧急迫降时保持机身完整，飞机失事后发生的火灾会是最大的危险。
生活必备字词：
tragedy n. 悲剧性事件，惨剧
priority n. 优先事项
as + 形容词∕副词 + as possible 尽可能地……
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