美洲峰会在严密安保中开幕

 　　PANAMA CITY, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The seventh Summit of the Americas, with the attendance of more than 30 heads of state, will be opened here amid tightened¹ security Friday night.

　　Official data show that over 5,000 armed forces have been deployed² to guarantee the safety of the Summit.

　　The Summit's convention center and accommodation hotels are equipped with scanners and radio-active material detectors³ made in China.

　　"NucTech is proud to be the provider of these securities accessories for such an event that convenes⁴ over 30 heads of state, including U.S. President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro," said Zhao Liang, the manufacturer's regional head.

　　Summit of Americas to open amid tightened security

　　The police force is equipped with hand-held explosives detectors made by NucTech.

　　Also, 30 sets of X-ray image-gathering facilities have been installed at the convention sites and the hotels where the heads of state would be accommodated, while two more would be used for mobile operations and two sets of radio-active material detectors were adopted for national banquets, according to Zhao.

　　"It has been the second time that NucTech participated in the security work of large-scale events in overseas countries after the World Cup," said Zhao Liang.

　　NucTech won the right via bidding to provide Brazil with hundreds of scanners to equip nine stadiums of the World Cup tournaments held there last year.

　　NucTech, a Chinese company originating from the elite⁵ Tsinghua University, which is specialized⁶ in development and production of security devices, has fitted out customs and port officers with high-tech⁷ equipment for container scanning and other security checks since it entered the Panama market in 2008. The company's products have been sold to more than 100 countries, including the United States, Russia and some European Union nations.

1 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

2 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

3 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技

4 convenes   

召开( convene的第三人称单数 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The Premier convenes and presides over the executive meetings and plenary meetings of the State Council. 总理召集和主持国务院常务会议和国务院全体会议。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
• Chinese woman tenth the National People Congress convenes grandly today in Beijing. 中国妇女第十次全国代表大会今天在北京隆重召开。

5 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

6 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

7 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。