emergency与crisis这两个名词都有“危急”之意。
emergency : 多指突然发生的出乎意料的紧急情况或事故。
- How would disabled people escape in an emergency?
如果发生紧急情况，伤残人士如何逃离？ - Is the emergency exit suitable for wheelchairs?
安全出口适于轮椅通行吗？ - The pilot of the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing on Lake Geneva.
这架飞机的驾驶员不得不在日内瓦湖面上紧急迫降。
crisis : 含义广泛，可指国家存亡、历史、经济或人的生命、疾病等面临危急关头。也可指好的或恶化的转折点。
- The country's leadership is in crisis.
该国的领导层陷入了危机。 - an economic/financial crisis
经济／金融危机 - We have a family crisis on my hands - my 16-year-old sister is pregnant.
我家里出了件大事要我来处理——我16岁的妹妹怀孕了。
