The Hindenburg was a huge German airship — a flying ship filled with gas — that caught fire as it came in to land in New Jersey, USA, in 1937, after crossing the Atlantic. The disaster was filmed, and a radio cry of shock made it famous around the world.

The Hindenburg was a huge German airshipThe Hindenburg是一艘巨大的德國飛船 — a flying ship filled with gas一艘裝滿氣體、會飛的船 — that caught fire as it came in to land in New Jersey, USA, in 1937在1937年準備降落在美國紐澤西時起火燃燒, after crossing the Atlantic那時它才剛橫越大西洋. The disaster was filmed這場災難被拍了下來, and a radio cry of shock made it famous around the world一句廣播裡驚恐的驚呼讓它舉世聞名

Though actually, a tidy line that says every passenger and crew member died is not true: many people were killed, but a number on board survived.

Though actually不過其實, a tidy line that says every passenger and crew member died is not true那種說「每個乘客和機組人員都死了」的整齊說法並不是真的: many people were killed很多人確實喪生, but a number on board survived但船上也有一些人活了下來

After this, businesses largely stopped using airships to carry people in that grand way. The ship was named after Paul von Hindenburg, a German general and president, but when English speakers say “the Hindenburg,” they almost always mean this airship, not the man.

After this這次事件之後, businesses largely stopped using airships to carry people in that grand way業界大致上就不再用飛船那樣風光地載人了. The ship was named after Paul von Hindenburg這艘船是以Paul von Hindenburg為名, a German general and president一位德國將軍兼總統, but when English speakers say “the Hindenburg,” they almost always mean this airship, not the man但英語使用者說「the Hindenburg」時，幾乎都是指這艘飛船，不是指那個人