VOA常速英语2021--日本政府决定将核污水排入大海

This VOA news. Via remote I'm Tommy McNeil. Japan's government has decided¹ to start releasing radioactive water from the wrecked² Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea within two years after it's treated. That decision was long speculated but delayed due to safety concerns and protests Cabinet ministers meeting on Tuesday and endorsed³ that release as the best option. The water has been accumulating at the Fukushima nuclear plants since 2011 and the meltdown after the massive earthquake and tsunami⁴. The plants operator says storage capacity there will be full in the fall of 2022.

欢迎收听美国之音新闻。我是汤米·麦克尼尔，为您远程报道。日本政府决定在两年内将摧毁的福岛核电站的放射性污水经过处理后排放到大海。这一决定早有猜测，但由于安全问题以及周二对内阁部长会议的抗议，决定下达被推迟，但日本政府认可排放是最佳选择。自2011年福岛核电站因大地震和海啸发生核熔毁以来，其放射性污水一直在积聚。核电站运营商表示，福岛核电站的储存能力将在2022年秋季达到满额。

And direct talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been thrown into uncertainty⁵ following an attack on Iran's underground Iran's nuclear facility.Although neither Iran nor the USA the incident will crater⁶ the negotiations⁷, the destruction of a significant amount of Iran's uranium enrichment capability⁸ cast the major shadow over the discussions in Vienna. Those talks are set to resume this Tuesday with the aim of bringing both Iran and the US back into compliance⁹ with the deal. Iran has blamed Israel for the destruction and Israeli media have cited intelligence sources as claiming responsibility.

而在伊朗地下核设施遭到袭击后，伊朗和美国就恢复2015年核协议的直接谈判也陷入了不确定性。尽管伊朗和美国都不会因为这一事件而破坏谈判，但伊朗大量铀浓缩能力的破坏给维也纳的讨论蒙上了一层阴影。谈判将于本周二重启，目的是让伊朗和美国重新遵守核协议。伊朗认为以色列是这次破坏的罪魁祸首，以色列媒体援引情报来源的话称对此次破坏负责。

The United Nations chief says the world's failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 has created wide inequalities. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Monday for urgent action, including a wealth tax to help finance the global recovery of the Coronavirus. He says latest reports indicate there has been a $5 trillion surge in the wealth of the world's richest in the past year of the pandemic. There is more at VOAnews.com. This is VOA news.

联合国秘书长表示，世界各国未能团结起来应对新冠肺炎疫情，这造成了广泛的不平等。秘书长古特雷斯·安东尼奥星期一呼吁采取紧急行动，包括征收财富税，以便为全球从新冠肺炎疫情中复苏提供资金。他说，最新报告显示，在新冠肺炎疫情下的过去一年里，全球最富有人群的财富激增了5万亿美元。您可通过VOAnews.com了解更多内容。欢迎收听美国之音新闻。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• 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。

2 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

3 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

5 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

6 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

7 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

8 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

9 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。