英闻天下——25 Scandal-ridden Chicken Raisers under Probe

 　　China's agriculture authority has shut down poultry¹ farms in east China where animals have been given excessive amounts of antibiotics².

 

　　Last week, Chinese media reported that some poultry farmers in Shandong had given their chickens excessive amounts of antibiotics, triggering nationwide concern over food safety.

 

　　Poultry producers and processors have since been shut down and put under close investigation³.

 

　　The Ministry⁴ of Agriculture has dispatched a group of experts to Shandong and ordered local authorities to properly handle the case.

1 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

2 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 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。