美国英语听力80篇2 Lesson26

[00:05.43]Last month, a deadly accident took place at a gold mining operation in northern Romania.
[00:13.69]Cyanide poison accidentally overflowed² a dam and flowed into streams leading to two major rivers in Hungary and Yugoslavia.
[00:25.89]Millions of fish have died in the Tisza and Danube rivers.
[00:32.16]And drinking water in the area is not safe.
[00:36.52]International officials say the spill will cost millions of dollars and take many years to clean up.
[00:44.96]The accident happened at a gold mine in the Romanian town of Baia Mare,near the border with Hungary.
[00:53.79]The mine is jointly³ owned by Romania and the Australian Esmeralda mining company.
[01:01.83]The cyanide spilled when heavy snow and rain caused a holding container at the mine to overflow¹.
[01:10.50]The poison entered the Szamos River in Romania, and flowed to the Tisza, Hungary's second longest river.
[01:20.04]From there, it moved across the Yugoslav border and entered the much larger Danube River.
[01:27.56]International experts say they believe about 100 tons of cyanide flowed into the Tisza.
[01:36.26]Environmental officials say the cyanide destroyed all life in a 400 kilometer area of the Tisza.
[01:45.74]Cyanide is used in mining all over the world.
[01:50.45]It helps separate gold from crushed rock.
[01:54.63]However, it is an extremely deadly poison and must be carefully controlled.
[02:01.55]Experts are also concerned that lead, zinc⁴ and other heavy metals also might have entered the water.
[02:11.24]Hungarian officials fear the deadly pollution threatens all plants and animals in the area for years to come.
[02:20.59]They have called the cyanide spill Europe's most serious environmental disaster since the nuclear accident at Chernobyl,Ukraine in 1986.
[02:33.63]The cyanide spill has led to a dispute among thethree countries.
[02:39.74]Hungary and Yugoslavia say Romania and the Australian mining company are responsible for the damage and should have to pay.
[02:51.13]But Romania says it will not pay because it also suffered damages.
[02:57.87]The European Union has promised to help Hungary and Romania clean up the cyanide spill.
[03:06.49]It has not promised aid for Yugoslavia, which is facing international restrictions⁵.

1 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

2 overflowed   

溢出的

参考例句：

• Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。
• A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors. 一大群人坐满剧院并且还有人涌到了走廊上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

4 zinc   

n.锌；vt.在...上镀锌

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制