one might have thought this would serve as a lesson to other public officials dealing with the poor in the misery of johannesburg's winter.
人们可能会认为此举将有助于其他政府职员在饱受约翰内斯堡严冬考验下学会在同贫民打交道上学点教训。
「tragedy happens everywhere」 but i think if this nightmare will occur again (god forbid) anywhere especially here in the philippines, it would serve as a lesson for authorities.
「悲剧到处都在发生」,但是我认为如果这个噩梦再次在任何地方发生(但愿不要),尤其在这里,在菲律宾,对当权者来说是个教训。
in this whole process existed some jarring notes, which should certainly serve as a lesson for us to learn and reflect on.
但救灾过程中也有不和谐因素存在,当为后世之鑒。