时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2011年3月


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  The number of governments that have banned Japanese food imports due to fears of radiation contamination is growing. On Friday, China joined Singapore and the U.S. in halting some imported foods from radiation-affected 1 areas of Japan. Other governments are expected to take similar precautionary measures as Japan struggles to contain the damage from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

由于担心核辐射扩散,越来越多的国家下令禁止进口来自日本的食品,这对日本地震灾区的经济来说真是雪上加霜。

The situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant remains 2 precarious 3 after several workers there suffered radiation burns while attempting to cool one of the damaged reactors 4.

福岛核电站的情况仍然不稳定,在几位日本工人试图冷却受损反应堆而受到核辐射灼伤之后,已经有好几个国家监测到来自日本的放射性物质。

Although the extent of contamination remains unclear, the damage to farms and livelihoods 5 is spreading. At one of Japan's busiest fish markets, Yasumichi Tanaka said the daily catch is dwindling 6. "Fish supplies from the radiation contaminated regions have been totally halted."

尽管这次核污染的范围和程度目前还不明朗,但是日本农业和水产业受到的打击却在扩大。一个鱼贩说:“来自核辐射污染地区的鱼类供应已经完全停止了。”

Produce markets also have taken a hit. Retailers 7 say some customers are avoiding all vegetables, not just those likely to be contaminated.

International orders have suffered, as well.

蔬菜市场也在劫难逃。零售商们说,有些顾客干脆什么蔬菜都不买,并不仅仅是那些可能受到污染的东西。

On Friday, China joined the growing list of countries that have halted food imports from affected regions. State TV reported the banned items included milk products, fruit, vegetables and seafood 8.

In Singapore, where some Japanese foods already are banned, restaurant manager Connie Hon said her customers are worried. "Consumer confidence is yes, somewhat shaken, I would say, amongst some of the Singapore populace, but that can't be helped, I think."

在新加坡,餐馆经理康妮洪说,顾客们都感到担忧。“在新加坡民众当中,顾客的信心的确受到了一些打击,实在是没办法。”

And at another popular restaurant, manager Nakakita Yoshihiko said the menu has changed. "First of all, they want to know the food comes from where and is it safe or not? These are two major questions and it's very easy to answer. It does not come from Fukushima, and Singapore is able to check all the items to make sure the food is safe."

在另外一家日本料理餐馆,经理中北吉彦说,他们已经把菜单更改了。他说:“首先,顾客都想知道食品来自哪里,是否安全?这是他们提出的两个主要问题,也非常容易回答。没有一样东西来自福岛,新加坡可以检查所有东西以确保食品安全。”

Canada, Australia and Russia have adopted similar bans on Japanese foods. Health and security researcher Bill Durodie said more countries are likely to follow. "The reality is the United States made the decision a few days ago and it's almost inevitable 9 that once a country that size has decided 10 to act in that way, others will follow suit."

卫生安全专家比尔·杜罗迪说,如果福岛核辐射不能很快得到控制,更多的国家会采取措施限制进口日本食品。他说:“实际情况是,美国几天前做出了决定,不可避免的是,这么大的一个国家都决定采取行动了,其他国家肯定会跟着做。”

But an expert on the politics of energy said the danger of radiation-contaminated foods is greatly exaggerated. Charles Ebinger at the Brookings Institution told VOA that an average adult would have to drink a quart of contaminated milk each day for one year to receive the same radiation as one CAT scan.

然而能源专家说,核辐射污染食物的危险被过份夸大了。查尔斯·艾秉格是华盛顿智囊团布鲁金斯学会能源安全项目主任。他告诉美国之音,一个成年人如果每天喝一升受到污染的牛奶,那么他得喝一年才能受到等同于一次CAT扫描给人体带来的辐射量。

Ebinger said the one certainty is the economic damage to Japan's northeast. "That particular part of Japan is deeply dependent on agriculture and fish, so I think inside the Japanese economy, we'll see pockets of areas that have been exposed to contamination, see their economy hurt very much."

可是现在一个又一个国家开始限制日本食品的进口,日本东北部受到经济损失将是确定无疑了。艾秉格说:“日本东北地区特别依赖农业和渔业。所以,在日本经济中,我们将看到那些受到核污染地区的经济遭受重创。”

Many European countries have yet to announce bans on Japanese food imports. Germany and France have started screening food samples. They say there will be no restrictions 11 on Japanese food imports, however, until the test results are back.

很多欧洲国家还没有宣布禁止进口日本食品。只有德国和法国开始对来自日本的食品加强抽样检查,不过他们说,在得出检测结果之前,不会限制日本食品的进口。



1 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • 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。
2 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 precarious
adj.不安定的,靠不住的;根据不足的
  • Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
  • He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家,他过得是朝不保夕的生活。
4 reactors
起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 ); 反应装置; 原子炉; 核反应堆
  • The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
  • The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆,必须使用普通铀作为燃料。
5 livelihoods
生计,谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )
  • First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者,他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小,他们的传统生计受到了威胁。
6 dwindling
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
  • The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
7 retailers
零售商,零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
  • High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
  • Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
8 seafood
n.海产食品,海味,海鲜
  • There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
  • Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。
9 inevitable
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
10 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
11 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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al-amarah
antilabour
Araka
asamblea
autosuggestive
bang head against
Belg
blade with stepped root
bottom inner casing
bronnert process
buttillaries
calsey
Christia obcordata
coincidence factor
cone-apex angle
control of nematode
crude-copper
crustal disturbance
cultivated grassland
curry muncher
cyberbanks
digitalia
discharage
dredging equipment
drying hopper
dzhou
earthing installation
eclipse end
ecocritical
electronic punch
Eugaimardia
film scribing
fornicate
frances elizabeth caroline willards
Fugo
Garnet-jade
gear-stocking cutter
grade compensation
guttae argenti nitratis
Honeywell file access system
Hubble Atlas
hyalitis punctata
improper installation
infrared-guided missile
inter specified index
islet cell transplantation
Jackson's candle turbidimeter
Jerichoite
kidney tubules
Kwania, L.
leached
low-ceilinged
machinery classification certificate
make perfect
mononuclear leukocyte
moving coordinate
mucoraceaes
oil-gas anticlinal deposit
oner
oriente
output register empty
parlier
parroket, parroquet
periodograms
perturbant
pig-run
plasma lemma(seifriz 1928)'plasma membrane
polar code
polyvinyl acetate resin adhesive
Primula epilithica
pseudoglaucoma
psoralea esculentas
pyrolytic gas chromatography
relman
Rhododendron pemakoense
rough-terrain truck
SAP97
Scaliger, Joseph Justus
schwedler
seeming
show ankle
sialis lutarias
Staroye Maksimkino
str/n mouse
submitting entity
subroutine analyzer
supporting block for location
swing link guide
thermal chemical vapor deposition
thermocople junction
three-point attitude
threw her weight around
transposition type
triophosphoramide
turbocompressors
utility tape processor
vestigital sideband
water proofing of basement
wavelength resolution
way-going crop
wheat consumption
yellow tail