Bangkok under?the state of emergency

??????? 在好萊塢電影里，每逢山崩海嘯、毒氣泄漏或外星人入侵，政府首腦都會用沉重的語氣宣布國家進入“緊急狀態”。那么，你知道怎么用英語表達這個意思嗎？

???????在英語中，“緊急狀態”對應的說法是“state of emergency”。維基百科是這樣定義的：

???????A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government, alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors, or order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. Such declarations usually come during a time of natural disaster, during periods of civil disorder, or following a declaration of war...

?????? “宣布進入緊急狀態”是“proclaim a state of emergency”或“declare a state of emergency”；“處于緊急狀態中”是“under a state of emergency”；“在某范圍內實施緊急狀態”是“impose a state of emergency in...”；而“解除緊急狀態”是“lift the state of emergency”。例如：

???????Guatemala declared a state of emergency on Saturday as heavy rain from Tropical Storm Agatha lashed the Central American nation.

——Excerpt from Storm Agatha sweeps Central America

???????The Thai government has imposed a state of emergency in 24 out of the country's total 76 provinces, including capital Bangkok, to ensure security amid political crisis.

——Excerpt from 24 Thai provinces under state of emergency

???????The state of emergency in Thailand's capital Bangkok and other provinces could not be lifted yet, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsubansaid on Thursday, the Nation online reported.

——Excerpt from State of emergency could not be lifted yet: Thailand

（來源：中國網學英語頻道）