【美国人物志】保罗•尼尔•阿代尔 (9/11)

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保罗•尼尔•阿代尔Red Adair——著名的消防员，行走于全世界，每每出现在如地狱一般炎热的火场，去扑灭熊熊燃烧的大火。他的公司在伊拉克军队被击退时,曾奉召扑灭科威特的油田大火,他对这个重要的真理可是一点也不陌生。他是这样说的:人生不是把事情做好,而是努力把事情做好。

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the Gulf of MexicoThe Red Adair Company capped more than 100 wells. His crews were among 27 teams from 16 countries called in to fight the fires. The crews' efforts put out about 700 Kuwaiti fires. Their efforts saved millions of barrels of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy.
The job had been expected to take three to five years. However, it was completed in just eight months. In a ceremony, the Emir of Kuwait extinguished the last burning well on November sixth, 1991.
In addition to Kuwait, Adair and his men carried out 16 other jobs that year. They worked in India, Venezuela, Nigeria, the Gulf of Mexico and the United States.