时差N小时 怎样处理核废料?(上)

What's the best way to dispose¹ of nuclear waste?

处理核废料的最佳办法是什么?

And is it true that scientists have considered sending it into space?

科学家们真的曾动过将这些废料送往太空的念头吗?

Good question.

问的好。

To answer the second part first-yes,sending nuclear waste into space has come up.

为了回答，首先下半句的确属实，的确曾想到过向太空发射核废料。

But if a rocket or space shuttle carrying nuclear waste exploded, the radioactive² material would spread far and wide.

但如果运送核废料火箭或航天飞机发生爆炸,那放射性物质会到处传播。

So it's too dangerous.

这样未免太过危险。

There have been a few other interesting ideas-such as burying nuclear waste beneath the ocean floor.

而还有一些其他有趣的想法，比如将核废料埋在海底深处。

Scientists have also thought about putting waste in really deep holes, burying it in polar³ ice sheets, and stashing⁴ it beneath uninhabited islands.

科学家也想过把垃圾埋在深深的洞穴中及极地冰盖中,并且想过送往无人居住的岛屿。

1 dispose   

v.配置，布置；使有倾向；使愿意；清除

参考例句：

• He doesn't know how to dispose of his spare time.他不知如何打发空余时间。
• They dispose of the city's waste in the sea.他们把城市的废物倒入大海处理掉。

2 radioactive   

adj.放射性的

参考例句：

• People should keep away from the radioactive waste.人们应远离放射性废物。
• The radioactive material is stored in a special radiation-proof container.放射性材料储存在防辐射的特殊容器里。

3 polar   

adj.两极的，极地的，南辕北辙的，南极的，北极的，极性的；n.极线，极面

参考例句：

• It's very cold in the polar regions.南北极地带是很寒冷的。
• Love and hatred are polar feelings.爱与恨是完全相反的感情。

4 stashing   

v.贮藏( stash的现在分词 )；隐藏；藏匿；藏起

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