英语新闻听写 拜耳面临20亿赔偿

On Monday a California jury awarded more than $2 billion to a couple

周一，一名加尼福尼亚法官判给一对夫妇20多亿美元

who claimed Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer¹ caused their cancer.

这对夫妇控诉拜耳公司的草甘膦除草剂Roundup导致他们患癌症。

Reuters reports that this is the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical.

《路透社》报道称这是迄今为止美国陪审团针对该公司做出的最大一项针对化学品的诉讼裁决。

The German chemicals giant faces more than 13,400 U.S. lawsuits² over the herbicide's alleged³ cancer risk.

这家德国化工巨头面临着美国13400多起有关这种除草剂致癌风险的诉讼。

1 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

2 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为