記取教訓、重起爐灶
If you are a Taiwanese and you were born post 90s, you might not know “Wei Er Kang”.
台灣的8、9年級生恐怕沒人知道「衛爾康」。
In 1995, the second most serious fire accident occurred in Taichung, Taiwan: A huge fire broke out in the restaurant Wei Er Kang; it took sixty-four lives and left eleven people injured.
1995年，西餐廳衛爾康發生大火，導致 64死11傷。是台灣史上第二嚴重的火災事故。
serious(adj.)嚴重的accident(n.)意外occur(v.)發生break out爆發injure(v.)受傷
At the time the accident caused a massive public outcry which urged the government to develop new laws and regulations.
此事件造成全台輿論譁然，政府因而制訂相關法規。
accident(n.)意外massive(adj.)大量的outcry(n.)抗議urge(v.)促使develop(v.)發展regulation(n.)規範
The accident in Wei Er Kang was the turning point for better public safety in Taiwan.
衛爾康事件是台灣重視公共安全的轉捩點。
accident(n.)意外turning point轉捩點safety(n.)安全
The owner of Wei Er Kang, Yung-Jin Chen, sold all his properties and paid around 24 million New Taiwan Dollars to the victims’ families as compensation and served a jail term.
當時衛爾康老闆陳永津賣掉所有財產，賠償2,400多萬給受害者家屬，並入獄服刑。
owner(n.)擁有者、老闆property(n.)財產victim(n.)受害者compensation(n.)補償serve(v.)服刑jail(n.)監獄term(n.)期
Once released from prison, he tried to open a teashop and be a farmer back in his hometown but neither of them worked out for him.
出獄後，他開過紅茶店、回家鄉當過農夫，但皆無成果。
release(v.)釋放prison監獄work out發展
Recently, Yung-Jin Chen started his new restaurant with his old partner, and they have decided to keep the famous dish of Wei Er Kang, teppanyaki tenderloin steak on their menu, for sentimental reasons.
近日，他和昔日夥伴合開餐廳，並決定保留衛爾康當時的名菜鐵板菲力，因為這道菜對陳永津來說有深刻的意義。
tenderloin(n.)牛或豬的嫩腰肉steak(n.)牛排sentimental(adj.)善感的、感情用事的
With safety as his priority, Mr. Chen has placed more than ten fire extinguishers in the restaurant and all the dining tables have been fireproofed.
餐廳裡放置10幾支滅火器，桌子也全採用防火材質。經過那場事故，現在陳永津最重視的就是防火問題。
safety(n.)安全priority(n.)優先考慮的事place(v.)放置fire extinguisher滅火器fireproofed(adj.)防火的
He said, ”I have lost it all. Now I am going to learn from my mistakes and start over again.”
他說：「我曾失去所有，現在要記取教訓，重起爐灶。」
mistake(n.)錯誤