CCTV9英语新闻：480,000 affected by poisoned water system in W. Virginia
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：CCTV9英语新闻2014年01月
Up to 480 thousand residents in the American state of West Virginia have been affected 1 by a chemical spill that leaked into the state’s water supply. At least one fourth of the population has been affected by the spill.
The president of a West Virginia company at the center of the accident said they are still not sure how much of the chemical escaped from a leaking tank. Meanwhile, all of the material that was left at the site has been removed to another facility.
"We worked through the night, last night to remove all the material from our sight. The material is no longer here, it’s sitting at another remote location that we have. We’ll do a mass balance on what we collected. We know what was in the tank when we started and we’ll be able to tell you basically what material was either taken with dirt or went out of the facility. We don’t have that data yet," said Gary Southern, president of Freedom Industries.
Freedom Industries is a Charleston company producing speciality chemicals for the mining, steel and cement industries. The chemical known as Crude MCHM is used in the coal industry. It on Thursday got into the Elk 2 River in Charleston, the state’s capital and largest city.
Schools and businesses in Charleston were forced to close and over 700 people in the state have reported concerns or symptoms related to the spill. A water company spokesperson said the chemical could be harmful if swallowed and could cause skin and eye irritation 3. State Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for nine counties on Friday.
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affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
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elk
n.麋鹿
参考例句：
I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。
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irritation
n.激怒，恼怒，生气
参考例句：
He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
- The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。
- He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
- Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。