ABC (2010-4) (6회)

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ABC 시사영어 숙달 (LESSON 6, APRIL, 2010)                                             INSTRUCTOR KIM SOO-YEON

STORY13. SAFER AMERICA: SAFER THAN EVER

DIANE SAWYER: (OC) 안녕하십니까. 우리 나라 고속도로의 안전성에 대한 좋은 소식입니다. 작년 차량 사고로 인한 사망자가 줄었다고 합니다. 사실, 이미 전해드렸다시피, 지난 50년 동안 고속도로의 안전성이 이렇게 높게 나타난 적이 없습니다. 

(VO) 국내 고속도로 사고로 인한 사망자는 여전히 3만4천 명으로 높은 편이지만, 보시다시피, 전년도에 비해서는 크게 낮아졌습니다. David Wright이 직접 주간 고속도로와 고가도로로 직접 나가서 그 이유를 알려드립니다. 데이비드?

DAVID WRIGHT: (OC) 안녕하십니까. 상황이 너무 호전되서 오늘 이 곳 워싱턴에서는 교통부 관계자들이 거의 설명을 하지 못할 정도로 당황스러운 상태였습니다.

(VO) (교통 관련 소식은) 대개는 음울한 소식이었습니다.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: (OC) 휴대폰 사용과 운전.

REPORTER (FEMALE): 죽음을 슬퍼하고 있으며… 사망 당시….

REPORTER (MALE): 교통 사고 사망자 수가 이렇게 많습니다.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) 하지만 오늘은 (교통 사고 관련) 집계 결과가 놀라웠습니다. 차량 사고 사망자 수가 2008년에 비해 거의 9%, 2005년도와 비교해서는 22%가 감소했습니다. 그 이유는? 장기적으로는 차량 안전성과 법규 강화가 분명히 일조 했습니다. 일반을 대상으로 한 의식 계몽 캠페인들도 일부 도움이 되었습니다. 

RAY LAHOOD (SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION): 안전 관련 조치들이 효과가 있었고, 그런 프로그램들을 통해 음주 운전자들이 운전대를 잡지 못하도록 했고 안전 벨트 사용을 의무화 했는데 사람들이 잘 따라 줬죠.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) 최근 사망 사고가 줄어든 또 다른 요인은 돈과 상관이 있다는 것이 관계 당국의 설명입니다.

ANNE MCCARTT (INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY): 경기 침체로 인해 운전하는 사람이 줄어든 것이 직접적이고 강력한 영향을 끼쳤습니다. 운전을 적게 하다보니 충돌사고도 줄고 사망자도 줄어든 것이죠.

ACTOR (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT): 브리트니, 브리트니, 시간 여행이 정말 가능해.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) 한 가지 점점 우려가 되는 것은 운전 중 부주의이다.  

NARRATOR (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT): 하지만 휴대폰 약정시 포함되지 않는 것이 한 가지 있습니다.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) 운전 중 휴대 전화를 사용하는 경우 법적으로 가능한 음주 운전자에 비해 반응 시간이 느린 것으로 여러 연구 결과 나타났습니다.

(VO) 2008년, 운전 부주의로 인한 사고로 거의 6천 명이 사망하고, 51만5천 명이 부상했습니다. (이와 관련) 바로 지난 주에도 AT&T사가 대대적인 새 캠페인에 나섰습니다.

NARRATOR: 이게 바로 우리 아들이 탈선 사고를 내고 두개골 파열로 죽을 때 하던 미처 마치지 못한 문자 메시지입니다.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) 십대들과 부모들의 인식을 고취시키는 것….

(OC) 이런 유형의 캠페인들 덕분에 사람들이 안전 벨트를 매고 운전에 집중하게 됨으로써 실제로 수 많은 생명을 구하게 되었다는 많은 증거가 있다고 관계자들은 말한다. 그래서 관계 당국에서는 이 모든 휴대용 기기들에 초점을 맞추게 되어 쓸데없이 생명이 희생되는 일이 없게 되기를 바라고 있다. 다이앤?   

DIANE SAWYER: (OC) 잘 알겠습니다. 데이비드 기자, 수고하셨습니다.

STORY12. WHALE DU JOUR: WHALE STING

DIANE SAWYER:

(OC) So, how is this?  You win the Oscar and go right back on the job.  The owners and chef of one of America's trendiest restaurants are facing federal charges tonight.  All because of what they put on customer's plate.  An endangered species.  And behind the undercover sting?  Some movie makers fresh off that big award who, as we said, went right back to work.  Lisa Fletcher reports from Santa Monica, California.

ANNOUNCER (ACADEMY AWARDS): And the winner is - "The Cove."

LISA FLETCHER: (VO) For this group of filmmakers, it was a night they'd never forget.

(VO) An Oscar for their film that exposed the brutal slaughter of thousands of dolphins each year in a small fishing village in Japan.

(VO) But while most Academy Award winners spent Oscar week as guests of honor at Hollywood parties, this team was still at work.  Gathering evidence that would bring federal charges against this restaurant, a place that caters to Hollywood's elite for what it had on the menu.

MALE (UNDERCOVER VIDEO): I asked him, I said, what kind of - what is it, and he said, it's whale.

LISA FLETCHER: (VO) That's right, whale.  Federal officials confirm‎ the restaurant was selling endangered whale.  These majestic creatures are the third largest in the world, and were part of a $600 plus chef's special dinner.

(OC) The charges, filed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, carry a stiff penalty.  A year in jail and a $200,000 fine.

CHARLES HAMBLETON (ASSOCIATE PRODUCER): When you hear about that, you have to act on it.

LISA FLETCHER: (VO) "The Cove's" associate producer did what he does best.  Get it on camera.

CHARLES HAMBLETON: It's an endangered species, so it was unbelievable on many levels.

LISA FLETCHER: (VO) Louie Psihoyos, the director of "The Cove" says the issue is much bigger than this one restaurant.

LOUIE PSIHOYOS (DIRECTOR): That's really trying to call attention to this bigger issue.  You know, you declare open season on these animals again, you're going to find this whale meat all over the world then.

LISA FLETCHER: (VO) The restaurant admits to the crime uncovered by the filmmakers.  Undoubtedly the last group of diners a restaurant serving up endangered would ever want to run into.

LOUIE PSIHOYOS: It was actually more exciting busting this restaurant than winning the Oscar.

LISA FLETCHER: (VO) Lisa Fletcher, ABC News, Santa Monica.

STORY13. SAFER AMERICA: SAFER THAN EVER

DIANE SAWYER: (OC) Good evening.  And good news about safety on America's highways.  Word tonight that fewer people died in car accidents last year.  In fact, as we said, the highways were safer than they've been in half a century.

(VO) We still lost 34,000 Americans in highway accidents, but as you can see, it was a dramatic drop from the year before.

(OC) And David Wright made his way to an interstate and the overpass to tell us the reasons.  David?

DAVID WRIGHT: (OC) Good evening, Diane.  It is such a remarkable turnaround that today here in Washington, transportation officials were almost at a loss to explain it.

(VO) It's usually a grim piece of accounting.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: (OC) Cell phones and driving.

REPORTER (FEMALE): Mourning the loss of...

Were killed when their...

REPORTER (MALE): That's how many people have died on the roads.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) But today, the numbers are astonishing.  Motor vehicle fatalities down nearly 9% from 2008, down 22% from 2005.  The number of driving deaths now at its lowest point since 1954, when they started keeping records.  The reasons?  Over the long-term, safer vehicles, and stricter laws, have definitely saved lives.  Intense public awareness campaigns have helped, too.

RAY LAHOOD (SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION): These safety programs have worked, and they've taken drunk drivers off the road and they've required people to use their seat belts and people get it.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) Officials say another factor in the recent drop-off has to do with money.

ANNE MCCARTT (INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY): A recession has a direct and a strong effect on how much people are driving.  And a reduction in driving leads to fewer crashes and fewer deaths.

ACTOR (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT): Brittany, Brittany, time travel is totally possible.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) One area of growing concern, distracted driving.

NARRATOR (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT): But there's one thing not included in any calling plan.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) Studies have shown that drivers using cell phones have slower response times than people who are legally drunk.

(VO) In 2008, nearly 6,000 people were killed, 515,000 injured, in accidents caused by distracted drivers.  Just this week, AT&T launched a tough new campaign.

NARRATOR: This is the unfinished text message that my son was typing when he drove off the road and died of a massive skull fracture.

DAVID WRIGHT: (VO) Raising awareness among teenagers and their parents.

(OC) Officials say there is ample evidence that these types of campaigns have literally saved thousands of lives, by getting people to buckle up and sober up.  So, officials are hoping that the focus on all these mobile gadgets will save lives, too.  Diane?

DIANE SAWYER: (OC) Okay David, thanks to you.

STORY14. PRETEEN DRUGS: CHILDHOOD DANGERS

DIANE SAWYER: (OC) And also in Washington today, a new report on a 12-year-old child, in fact, a number of children in this country, who are sniffing hairspray and spray paint before moving onto drugs like marijuana.  Here's Pierre Thomas.

PIERRE THOMAS: (VO) 17-year-old Ashley Upchurch started inhaling dangerous substances at age 11.  She was addicted for four years.  We took her to a pharmacy, where it was all available.

(OC) Ashley, what kind of inhalants are kids using?

ASHLEY UPCHURCH (TEENAGER): Air duster, freon, hairspray, glue, markers, I mean, the list goes on.

PIERRE THOMAS: (OC) And why do they use those kinds of things?

ASHLEY UPCHURCH: It's free.  It's easy.  You can steal it.  You can take it from your parents.  It's instant and it's intense.

PIERRE THOMAS: (VO) Children are huffing inhalants, and it can be deadly.

KEVIN TALLEY (FATHER) : And like many other parents, we set high expectations.

PIERRE THOMAS: (VO) Kevin Talley's 17-year-old daughter, an honor student, died last year after huffing a range of inhalants.

KEVIN TALLEY: Her lifeless body was found near an air conditioner with a garbage bag flapping over her face and a screwdriver by her side.  She had been huffing Freon from air conditioners with friends for about six months.

PIERRE THOMAS: (VO) In the last five years, more than 500 children have died from huffing.  In the first three months of this year, there's been a spike.  77 deaths.  Researchers say there's a disturbing trend.  Fewer teenagers see a great risk in this behavior.  Parents need to be more aware.  Pierre Thomas, ABC News, Washington.