韩国G20峰会用金鱼监测水质

    为了保证参加二十国集团峰会各国领导人的安全，韩国首尔会展中心宣布将用金鱼来监测会议场地卫生间的水质，确保用水安全。据悉，该会展中心将会在水质监测处养六条金鱼，每天会多次利用会场洗手间的水更换金鱼水缸里的水，如果金鱼有任何异常，就可以对工作人员产生警示作用。据介绍，首尔会展中心与邻近的一个购物中心共享同一个供水系统，其卫生间一直使用中水回收处理过的水，每年节省的开支超过32万美元。用金鱼来监测卫生间用水同时也显示回收处理后的水质与自来水并无差别。
    The team safeguarding world leaders at the upcoming G20 summit has received some unlikely new members – in the form of six goldfish.
    Managers at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Seoul, South Korea, have enlisted¹ the help of the aquatic² security guards to check the water purity in the venue's bathrooms, and hope they will be able to alert staff to any fishy³ goings on.
    Oh Su-Young, PR manager at the centre, told AFP that the goldfish are simply being used as part of the inspection⁴ process ahead of the impending⁵ arrival of the G20 leaders, adding: 'The fish also symbolize⁶ an eco-friendly water policy, which recycles used water for the restrooms.'
    The centre, which shares its water supply with a neighbouring shopping mall and trade centre, recycles nearly 150,000 tons of water a year at an annual saving of 360 million won (322,436 dollars).
    This isn't the first time this year that organizers of a major event have enlisted members of the animal kingdom to boost security.
    During the Commonwealth⁷ Games in Delhi, India, police drafted in trained monkeys to patrol the athletes' village and major venues⁸ where events were held.
    The slender long-tailed Langurs were intended to protect both athletes and spectators from the Common Indian Bonnet⁹ monkey, which is known to attack humans.

1 enlisted   

adj.应募入伍的v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
• He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 aquatic   

adj.水生的，水栖的

参考例句：

• Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
• We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。

3 fishy   

adj. 值得怀疑的

参考例句：

• It all sounds very fishy to me.所有这些在我听起来都很可疑。
• There was definitely something fishy going on.肯定当时有可疑的事情在进行中。

4 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

5 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

6 symbolize   

vt.作为...的象征，用符号代表

参考例句：

• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
• Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。

7 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

8 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

9 bonnet   

n.无边女帽；童帽

参考例句：

• The baby's bonnet keeps the sun out of her eyes.婴孩的帽子遮住阳光，使之不刺眼。
• She wore a faded black bonnet garnished with faded artificial flowers.她戴着一顶褪了色的黑色无边帽，帽上缀着褪了色的假花。