时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:美国英语听力80篇


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[00:05.43]Last month, a deadly accident took place at a gold mining operation in northern Romania.

[00:13.69]Cyanide poison accidentally overflowed 2 a dam and flowed into streams leading to two major rivers in Hungary and Yugoslavia.

[00:25.89]Millions of fish have died in the Tisza and Danube rivers.

[00:32.16]And drinking water in the area is not safe.

[00:36.52]International officials say the spill will cost millions of dollars and take many years to clean up.

[00:44.96]The accident happened at a gold mine in the Romanian town of Baia Mare,near the border with Hungary.

[00:53.79]The mine is jointly 3 owned by Romania and the Australian Esmeralda mining company.

[01:01.83]The cyanide spilled when heavy snow and rain caused a holding container at the mine to overflow 1.

[01:10.50]The poison entered the Szamos River in Romania, and flowed to the Tisza, Hungary's second longest river.

[01:20.04]From there, it moved across the Yugoslav border and entered the much larger Danube River.

[01:27.56]International experts say they believe about 100 tons of cyanide flowed into the Tisza.

[01:36.26]Environmental officials say the cyanide destroyed all life in a 400 kilometer area of the Tisza.

[01:45.74]Cyanide is used in mining all over the world.

[01:50.45]It helps separate gold from crushed rock.

[01:54.63]However, it is an extremely deadly poison and must be carefully controlled.

[02:01.55]Experts are also concerned that lead, zinc 4 and other heavy metals also might have entered the water.

[02:11.24]Hungarian officials fear the deadly pollution threatens all plants and animals in the area for years to come.

[02:20.59]They have called the cyanide spill Europe's most serious environmental disaster since the nuclear accident at Chernobyl,Ukraine in 1986.

[02:33.63]The cyanide spill has led to a dispute among thethree countries.

[02:39.74]Hungary and Yugoslavia say Romania and the Australian mining company are responsible for the damage and should have to pay.

[02:51.13]But Romania says it will not pay because it also suffered damages.

[02:57.87]The European Union has promised to help Hungary and Romania clean up the cyanide spill.

[03:06.49]It has not promised aid for Yugoslavia, which is facing international restrictions 5.



1 overflow
v.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出
  • The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
  • After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后,河水可能溢出岸来。
2 overflowed
溢出的
  • Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。
  • A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors. 一大群人坐满剧院并且还有人涌到了走廊上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 jointly
ad.联合地,共同地
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
4 zinc
n.锌;vt.在...上镀锌
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
  • Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。
5 restrictions
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
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