PBS高端访谈:马肉风波后英食品安全局严控食品测试

 　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Heavily armed police moved deeper into the snow-covered mountains east of Los Angeles today, hunting an ex-police officer wanted for three murders. Christopher Dorner's burning truck was found yesterday near the Big Bear Lake Resort, about 80 miles from Los Angeles.

　　Today, San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said, so far, there's been no sign of Dorner himself.

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　　SHERIFF JOHN MCMAHON, San Bernardino County, Calif.: We saw the tracks, as I indicated last night. We followed those tracks around through the forest. We haven't found any new information to suggest the tracks are going to any specific area.

　　We're going to continue searching until either we discover that he left the mountain or we find him, one of the two.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Dorner was fired from the L.A. Police Department in 2008. This week, he left an angry manifesto¹ on Facebook, in effect declaring war on the police.

　　At least 36 people were killed in Iraq today in the worst attacks since November. Nearly 100 others were wounded. Car bombings hit two outdoor markets in Baghdad and in the Hillah Province to the south. A taxi stand in Karbala was also targeted. All three were in primarily Shiite areas. Amid the violence, thousands of Sunnis protested against Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

　　In Tunisia, huge crowds of mourners protested as opposition² leader Chokri Belaid was laid to rest. He was assassinated³ earlier this week. Tens of thousands converged⁴ on the cemetery⁵, with Belaid's coffin⁶ draped in a Tunisian flag. Violence erupted as police fired tear gas and demonstrators threw stones and set cars ablaze⁷.

　　Thousands of demonstrators turned out in Cairo and other cities across Egypt, protesting President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist-led government. The crowds defied hard-line Muslim clerics, who called on their supporters to kill opposition leaders. As night fell, security forces used tear gas to disperse⁸ protesters, who threw rocks and fire bombs at the presidential palace.

　　Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least nine women working to immunize children against the polio virus. The attacks today were in Kano, in the African nation's Muslim north. The killers⁹ were believed to come from Boko Haram, a radical¹⁰ Islamic sect¹¹. Polio remains¹² endemic in Nigeria, but some Muslim clerics have charged the vaccinations¹³ are a plot to sterilize¹⁴ young girls.

　　The British government today condemned¹⁵ the growing discoveries of horsemeat in what was supposed to be imported beef. Officials said they now suspect criminals are involved.

　　We have a report from Chris Choi of Independent Television News.

　　CHRIS CHOI:Some of Britain's biggest brands are on the hook as this meat scandal grows. Now government has ordered thousands of beef products be tested, as companies recall ready meals bought by millions. And, tonight, this industry is under pressure.

　　PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON, Britain: It is about food labeling, proper retailing¹⁶, proper information. And, frankly¹⁷, it's also about customers being let down.

　　CHRIS CHOI:This new wave of scandal started on Saturday. A Luxembourg factory supplying Findus warned them of trouble. DNA¹⁸ tests had started even before that.

　　But it wasn't until Monday that retailers¹⁹ were told, as Findus then withdrew its frozen beef lasagna. On Tuesday, Tesco and Aldi began to withdraw their products that came from the same supplier. And on Wednesday, tests confirmed horsemeat in Findus lasagna. But there are signs problem could go back months to August last year.

　　Some shops are only now removing these products, which come from Comigel, a French firm. Information it gave to Findus on Monday is revealed in a letter shown to us. It warns that raw materials delivered since the 1st of August 2012 may not match how they're labeled. In other words, the roots of this alert could go back much further than previously²⁰ thought.

　　Crucially, do we yet know who else was supplied by that French factory?

　　ANDREW RHODES,Food Standards Agency: We're in communication with the French authorities to obtain a list of all the ...

　　CHRIS CHOI:So you still haven't got a list? You still at this stage haven't got a list?

　　ANDREW RHODES: Just pause a second.

　　CHRIS CHOI:No. Have you got a list or not?

　　ANDREW RHODES:I just -- just a second.

　　CHRIS CHOI:And after checking, he told me they still have not had a list from the French. Tonight, there are calls for a ban on all meat imports until a clearer picture emerges.

　　Findus and the French firm Comigel say there is no health risk and they are ensuring this can't happen again. But, tonight, as shoppers fear processed meat is not what is labeled and the ingredient increasingly missing from our food chain is trust.

　　HARI SREENIVASAN:Horsemeat is considered a delicacy²¹ in France and Italy, where it is openly labeled and consumed.

　　The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the apparent hacking²² of private e-mails from former Presidents George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, and other family members. The Smoking Gun website reported today that the hacker²³ known by the alias²⁴ Guccifer gained access to e-mails, as well as photos, phone numbers and addresses. Another Bush son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, called the hacking outrageous²⁵.

　　Wall Street finished the week on a positive note. The Dow Jones industrial average gained nearly 49 points to close just short of 13,993. The Nasdaq rose more than 28 points to close near 3,194, a 12-year high.

　　Those are some of the day's major stories—now back to Judy.

1 manifesto   

n.宣言，声明

参考例句：

• I was involved in the preparation of Labour's manifesto.我参与了工党宣言的起草工作。
• His manifesto promised measures to protect them.他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

4 converged   

v.（线条、运动的物体等）会于一点( converge的过去式 )；（趋于）相似或相同；人或车辆汇集；聚集

参考例句：

• Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally. 成千上万的支持者从四面八方汇聚伦敦举行集会。
• People converged on the political meeting from all parts of the city. 人们从城市的四面八方涌向这次政治集会。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

6 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

7 ablaze   

adj.着火的，燃烧的；闪耀的，灯火辉煌的

参考例句：

• The main street was ablaze with lights in the evening.晚上，那条主要街道灯火辉煌。
• Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.森林有时因雷击而起火。

8 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

9 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

10 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

11 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

12 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。

13 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 sterilize   

vt.使不结果实；使绝育；使无效；杀菌，消毒

参考例句：

• Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection.杀菌剂被用于在注射前给皮肤消毒。
• He pricks the blister on his heel with a sterilize needle.他用一根消过毒的针扎破他脚后跟上的水泡。

15 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

16 retailing   

n.零售业v.零售(retail的现在分词)

参考例句：

• career opportunities in retailing 零售业的职业机会
• He is fond of retailing the news. 他喜欢传播消息。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

18 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

19 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。

20 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

21 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。

22 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

23 hacker   

n.能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人，电脑黑客

参考例句：

• The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
• This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。

24 alias   

n.化名；别名；adv.又名

参考例句：

• His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。
• You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。

25 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。