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This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Victor, who is from Brazil.
在本周的名师答疑节目中，我们回答了来自巴西的维克多的问题。
Hello, my name is Victor,
你好，我是维克多。
Can you talk about the use of the words security and safety? What's the difference between these two words? Best regards
你能谈谈security和safety这两个词的用法吗?这两个词有什么区别?
Dear Victor, Thank you for your email.
亲爱的维克多，感谢你的邮件。
While the words "security" and "safety" are nouns with similar meanings, they are used differently.
虽然 "security"和"safety"是具有相似含义的名词，但它们的用法不同。
"Security" often has to do with a group's efforts to protect its members from harm.
"Security"通常指一个群体保护其成员免受伤害的努力。
"Safety" most often relates to a personal feeling of being free from harm or danger.
"Safety"最常指个人感觉免受伤害或危险。
Security seems to define efforts and measures that are outside of an individual, while safety is closer to an inner feeling.
Security似乎定义了个人以外的努力和措施，而safety更接近于一种内心的感觉。
Here is a simple discussion to show the difference:
下面是一个简单的讨论来说明区别:
Did you think about safety when you moved to that neighborhood?
你搬到那个社区的时候考虑过安全问题吗?
Yes, I did. Luckily, there is a security guard at the front door of the apartment.
是的，我考虑了。幸运的是，公司前门有一个保安。
In English, you may hear the word "security" used to describe people with the job of protecting a place.
在英语中，你可能会听到“security”这个词用来形容从事保护某地工作的人。
It is also used to describe efforts to protect the country.
它也被用来描述保护国家的努力。
The U.S. has the Department of Homeland Security so that its citizens can feel safe.
美国有国土安全部，让公民感到安全。
You may see some government buildings with "high-security" measures to stop people from entering.
你可能会看到一些政府大楼采取了“高度安全”措施，阻止人们进入。
Individuals, organizations, and governments value "cybersecurity" to stop people from causing harm to computers and equipment through the internet.
个人、组织和政府都重视“网络安全”，以阻止人们通过互联网对计算机和设备造成伤害。
Here is one example:
下面是一个例子：
Cybersecurity helps stop enemies from stealing private information.
网络安全有助于阻止敌人窃取私人信息。
We would not say "cybersafety" when talking about measures to protect the nation's computer systems.
在谈到保护国家计算机系统的措施时，我们不会说“cybersafety”。
Cybersecurity, instead, describes the effort to stop others from attacking.
而是用“Cybersecurity”，来描述阻止他人攻击的努力。
Here is another example. In factories or workshops, workers need to wear face coverings or other protection like safety glasses for their eyes.
下面请看另一个例子。在工厂或车间，工人需要戴口罩或其他保护措施，如保护眼睛的安全眼镜。
But, such glasses are not called "security glasses."
但是这类眼镜不叫做“security glasses”。
That is because they relate to one's personal safety: They protect you from dangers like dust, viruses, flying objects or chemicals.
这是因为它们关系到一个人的人身安全：它们保护你免受灰尘、病毒、飞行物或化学品等危险。
I need to wear a face covering for my safety, to avoid breathing in these chemicals.
为了我的安全，我需要戴上面罩，避免吸入这些化学物质。
This person wants to be free from harm, so she used her safety mask. As a result, she follows job safety measures.
这个人想要免受伤害，所以她戴上了安全面具。因此，她采取了工作安全措施。
Thank you again for the question, Victor.
维克多感谢你的提问。
And that's Ask a Teacher!
以上就是本期名师答疑的全部内容。
I'm Armen Kassabian.
我是阿门·卡萨比恩。
