Chernobyl is a town in Ukraine. In 1986 it was still part of the Soviet Union. That year a reactor at the nuclear power station there exploded.

Chernobyl is a town in UkraineChernobyl（車諾比）是烏克蘭的一座小鎮。In 1986一九八六年 it was still part of the Soviet Union它當時還是蘇聯的一部分。That year那一年 a reactor at the nuclear power station there exploded當地核電廠的一座反應爐爆炸了。

In the first days, a few dozen people died from the blast and from a huge amount of radiation — the dangerous energy that comes out of nuclear material. Radioactive dust rose into the air and travelled across many countries. A wide area around the plant had to be emptied, and many more people became ill in the years after.

In the first days最初那幾天 a few dozen people died from the blast and from a huge amount of radiation有幾十個人死於爆炸本身和大量的輻射 the dangerous energy that comes out of nuclear material也就是核物質釋放出來的危險能量。Radioactive dust rose into the air放射性塵埃升到空中 and travelled across many countries飄散到了許多國家。A wide area around the plant had to be emptied電廠周圍很大一片地區必須淨空撤離 and many more people became ill in the years after而在那之後的幾年裡，還有更多人生病了。

Scholars do not all agree how many later deaths to count, and the tidy first number is tidier than the whole story.

Scholars do not all agree how many later deaths to count學者對後續要算多少死亡人數並沒有一致的看法 and the tidy first number is tidier than the whole story而那個一開始整齊的數字，比整個事件的真相要乾淨得多。

When people argue about nuclear power, they sometimes say they do not want “another Chernobyl.” They are using the place as a warning.

When people argue about nuclear power當人們在爭論核能的時候 they sometimes say they do not want "another Chernobyl."有時候會說他們不想要「another Chernobyl（再一次車諾比）」。They are using the place as a warning他們是把這個地名當成一種警告在用。

Though actually, the name is older than the disaster: it comes from a Russian word for a plant, mugwort or wormwood, that grew there. The Ukrainian form is often written Chornobyl; you will see both.

Though actually不過事實上 the name is older than the disaster這個名字比這場災難還要古老 it comes from a Russian word for a plant它來自俄文裡一種植物的名字 mugwort or wormwood, that grew there艾草或苦艾，就是當地長的那種植物。The Ukrainian form is often written Chornobyl烏克蘭文常寫作 Chornobyl you will see both這兩種寫法你都會看到。

It is a real place and a real tragedy, not a metaphor to throw around lightly.

It is a real place and a real tragedy它是一個真實的地方，一場真實的悲劇 not a metaphor to throw around lightly不是一個可以隨便拿來用的比喻。