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　　信號忙(陳繼龍 編譯)

　　Jun 8th 2006

　　From The Economist print edition

　　LONDON responded to terrorist attack on July 7th ______① true Blitz1 style: rescuers were heroic, and ordinary citizens showed compassion and fortitude. (1)Or so the politically correct version goes. A report this week from the London Assembly2 takes a sterner line. In fact, radios failed to work, medical supplies were lacking, some ambulances arrived inexplicably[1] late and traumatised people were left to wander off.

　　倫敦方面應對7月7日恐怖襲擊時的情景跟當年遭遇德軍閃電般空襲時如出一轍：救援人員英勇無比，平民百姓富有同情心而且不屈不撓。從政治角度來看，這么做大概無可非議。不過，倫敦議會本周發(fā)表的一份報告則較為苛刻地指出了其中存在的問題，比如無線電通訊不暢，醫(yī)療支援不足，有的救護車還莫名其妙地姍姍來遲，以至于受傷群眾無人過問。