英闻天下——279 Israeli Schools, Kindergartens Hold Rocket Strike Drill

 　　At Yeshivat Netivot school in Jerusalem, students were evacuated¹ to a safe place and police, ambulances and fire trucks arrived soon after the alarm sounded.

 

　　Chen Livni, Commander of Jerusalem District in the Home Front Command, says the exercise helps students prepare for rocket strikes.

 

　　"They need to be in the safe place. They have about a minute and half to do so, and we train them to do it in the right time and go to the right place, and also train all the first responders how to reach the school and what to do in the school in the state of emergency. We do such exercise every year at all the schools in Israel, because we have to be prepared, because this is the situation now in Israel."

 

　　The security issue has become even more important to Israelis especially after Operation Pillar of Defense² last November when Hamas fired long-range rockets for the first time toward Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

 

　　Noam Yuonisi, a 15-year-old student at Yeshivat Netivot school, says many kids here live in fear. He recalls what happened when the air-raid siren blared across Jerusalem for the first time in decades.

 

　　"Actually, I was right here on the basketball court. I ran as fast as I could upstairs. I was scared. I was shocked. I mean in Jerusalem you don't get used to that kind of stuff all the time more like on the coast. I didn't hear the sirens like very much, so I was scared. I was terrified, but I ran up as quickly as I could. I did whatever I could do."

 

　　Compared with drills held in the past, this year's exercise has involved more participants. The cooperation between local authorities and education establishments with the Home Front Command, emergency organizations and volunteers has been highlighted.

 

　　For the first time, a strong emphasis has been placed on the rapid movement of children from schools and kindergartens to the nearest secure areas. And it has really helped students like Yuonisi learn how to do everything effectively during rocket strikes.

 

　　"We have the signs of running to the shelters. We stay there for something like 10 minutes. Then we come back outside, making sure everybody is safe. That's basically what we can do. I just do what the principal tells us to do. Just run in orders, what they tell us to do."

 

　　Several drills have been held recently in different educational institutions where Home Front Command instructors³ gave instructions to students.

 

　　Such drills will be held regularly in all educational establishments in Israel to contend with issues that may arise during emergencies.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 instructors   

指导者，教师( instructor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
• He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。