英闻天下——603 Scandal-ridden Chicken Raisers under Probe
英语课
China's agriculture authority has shut down poultry 1 farms in east China where animals have been given excessive amounts of antibiotics 2.
Last week, Chinese media reported that some poultry farmers in Shandong had given their chickens excessive amounts of antibiotics, triggering nationwide concern over food safety.
Poultry producers and processors have since been shut down and put under close investigation 3.
The Ministry 4 of Agriculture has dispatched a group of experts to Shandong and ordered local authorities to properly handle the case.
1 poultry
n.家禽，禽肉
- There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
- What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
2 antibiotics
n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )
- the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
- The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。
3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。