手机辐射有多强? 监测软件可测量

    Israeli start-up firm Tawkon has developed software to measure mobile telephone handset radiation(辐射) aimed at helping¹ users reduce exposure（曝光） to emissions² without giving up their phones.
    Tawkon's (pronounced talk-on) application is already available for Research In Motion's BlackBerry handsets and will be launched（启动,发射） for Nokia's Symbian later this year.
    "We are the first solution that can be downloaded to a phone," Tawkon co-founder and CEO Gil Friedlander told the reporters. Until now radiation emissions were measured with an external device.
    In many countries handset manufacturers must disclose the maximum level of radiation emitted and similar legislation(立法,法律) is starting to appear in the United States, Friedlander said.
    The application monitors the phone user and if radiation levels reach a certain threshold called the "red zone" an alert is emitted along with suggestions to minimize exposure.
    "There are simple things you can do such as changing the phone's position from horizontal to vertical," Friedlander said.
    On many phones the antenna³ is on the bottom and often covered by the user's hand, causing the phone to emit more radiation. Connecting an ear piece or switching on speakerphone will reduce radiation exposure. In addition, Tawkon is connected to GPS and the software will show users where to move to reach a "green zone" and reduce exposure.
    "We don't want people to stop using phones but to use them more responsibly," the Canadian-born Friedlander, 44, said.
    San Francisco became the first U.S. city to pass a law requiring retailers⁴ to post radiation levels on cell phones and Friedlander said he believes Tawkon will benefit from this increased awareness⁵.
    "It will take a few years until research (on the health effects of cell phone radiation) will be more conclusive," Friedlander said. "A lot of regulatory bodies are concerned this will be too late for a whole generation. To take precautionary measures is the right thing to do."(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 antenna   

n.触角，触须；天线

参考例句：

• The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。
• In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里，每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。

4 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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。

5 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。