乘客喷防晒喷雾“逼停”高铁 Passenger's sunscreen spray triggers smoke alarm on high-speed train

A passenger brought one of China's high-speeds trains to a standstill(逼停) in Henan Province on Tuesday after her perfume(香水) set off the train's smoke alarm, reports zynews.cn.

The train from Zhengzhou(郑州) to Anyang(安阳) came to an emergency(紧急的) stop(停止) after a smoke alarm in one of the toilets(卫生间) went off. A train technician rushed to the carriage but found no smoke(烟) and no fire(火). Instead, they found that a female passenger had sprayed(喷) so much perfume in the bathroom that it triggered(引发) the train's sensitive smoke detector.

The incident(事件) brought the train to a stop for three minutes. "For a high speed train, three minutes are very important," said a staff member with the Zhengzhou railway administration. He said that there is only a five-minute interval(间隔) between trains during rush hours(高峰期), and even a short unplanned stop might lead to cascading(接连的) delays(延误).

There have reportedly been a large number of incidents in China where high-speed trains have come to an emergency stop because of passengers spraying perfume, sunscreen spray(防晒喷雾), or floral water(花露水) that sets off a smoke alarm.

词汇 Words:

[tíng zhǐ] 停止 stop
[shì jiàn] 事件 incident
[jiàn gé] 间隔 interval
[yán wù] 延误 delay
[xiāng shuǐ] 香水 perfume
[fángshài pēnwù] 防晒喷雾 sunscreen spray
[huā lù shuǐ] 花露水 floral water
[wèi shēng jiān] 卫生间 toilet
[tíng zhǐ] 停止 stop
[yān] 烟 smoke
[huǒ] 火 fire
[pēn] 喷 spray
[yǐn fā] 引发 trigger

重点词汇 Key word: 

逼 <动词 v.> 

• Press upon; approach; draw near
  E.g. Tā zài zhújiàn bījìn lǐngxiān zhě。
  他在逐渐逼近领先者。
  He was gaining one the leader.

• Force; compel; push; press
  E.g. Zài zhè yīdiǎn shàng bùyào bī wǒ。
  在这一点上不要逼我。
  Don't press me on this point.