2015年CRI 镇雄官方就火化遗体致歉 中国加强重污染防治

 

Local authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province have apologized for cremating¹ the victims of a landslide² without their families' approval.

中国西南部云南省当地官方，就未经家属同意便将山体滑坡事故遇难者遗体火化一事致歉。

46 villagers were killed and two others injured in the landslide that occurred in Zhenxiong County last Friday.

上周五，镇雄县发生山体滑坡事故，致46名村民死亡，另有两人受伤。

The unauthorized cremation³ has triggered protests from family members of the victims.

未经同意就将遗体火化一事引起遇难者家属不满。

Local authorities said they feared the bodies might spread disease if they were left in the open for a long time.

当地官方表示，他们担心遗体露天摆放时间过长会引发疾病传播。

The local funeral parlor⁴ cited shortage of freezers to store the remains⁵.

当地殡仪馆表示没有足够的冰柜存放遗体。

China's environmental watchdog has pledged to curb⁶ vehicle exhaust emissions⁷ as hazardous⁸ air pollution has shrouded⁹ parts of the country in recent days.

中国环境监督机构表示，近日来全国部分地区的空气污染达到危险级别，因此中国将加大力度防治机动车尾气污染。

The Ministry¹⁰ of Environmental Protection says China will intensify¹¹ supervision¹² over the production, use and elimination¹³ of motor vehicles, while at the same time promoting the use of clean energy.

环保部表示，中国将加强机动车生产、使用、淘汰等全过程监管工作，同时要促进清洁能源的使用。

The Ministry has also urged regional cooperation in handling air pollution in key areas.

环保护要求重点地区在解决空气污染方面加强地区合作。

Weather forecasters say air quality will return to normal this Wednesday following forecasted strong wind.

天气预报表明，周三伴随着强风的来临空气质量将回归正常水平。

 

1 cremating   

v.火葬，火化（尸体）( cremate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• On April 19 sorrowing Japanese were cremating Admiral Yamamoto. 4月19日，哀伤的日本人把山本海军大将送进火海中去。 来自辞典例句

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

3 cremation   

n.火葬，火化

参考例句：

• Cremation is more common than burial in some countries. 在一些国家，火葬比土葬普遍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Garbage cremation can greatly reduce the occupancy of land. 垃圾焚烧可以大大减少占用土地。 来自互联网

4 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

7 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。

8 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

9 shrouded   

v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 )；保密

参考例句：

• The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
• The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

12 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

13 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。