万花筒 2010-05-17&05-18 墨西哥湾原油泄漏速度可能

This is the first step forward for America where we can actually say that the amount of oil leaking at the Gulf¹ of Mexico could be slowing down. What BP tells us is that last night they successfully inserted that tube that they were going to use to siphon that oil up to a containment² vessel³ on the surface. During the testing,that became dislodged. They said that was a disappointment,but they were able to successfully reinsert that tube. It's not clear if that tube is operational at this moment. But they were successfully able to test this and make sure that the theory that they have does work. So we are waiting to find out soon if this is working right now,if it's truly pumping oil out of the pipe and into the waiting containment vessel. If so,that is a big step forward in keeping more oil from spilling into the Gulf of Mexico.
 

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 containment   

n.阻止，遏制；容量

参考例句：

• Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。
• Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

3 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。