Pesticide Warning

03 警惕杀虫剂的危害

DATE=2-20-01
TITLE=AGRICULTURE REPORT - (1)Pesticide¹ Warning
BYLINE=George Grow

(Start at 1'00")This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT.   
 Two United Nations(2) agencies² are expressing (3)concern about the safety of some pesticides³ used to kill (4)insects. They report that about thirty percent of all pesticides sold in developing countries fail to meet widely accepted rules for quality. They say these products are a serious threat to human health and the(5) environment.
The U-N Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization gave the warning.
In developing countries, pesticides are used mainly for agriculture. Pesticides kill insects and other (6)organisms that (7)threaten crops. Pesticides also are used for public health. They control insects that spread disease⁴, such as mosquitoes that spread malaria⁵.
The U-N agencies report that the market value of pesticides in developing countries last year was about three-thousand-million dollars. They say the estimated⁶ market value of pesticides worldwide was thirty-two-thousand-million dollars.
Officials say poor quality pesticides often contain harmful(8) chemicals. These chemicals often are (9)banned or (10)restricted in some countries.
Possible causes of low quality in pesticides include production problems and failure to use the right chemicals. Officials say the active chemicals in many pesticides are stronger than those (11)permitted by many governments. They also say poor quality pesticides may contain poisonous substances or (12)substances that are not (13)pure.
Officials say the quality of pesticide (14)containers and product information on the containers are other concerns. They say information on the containers often fails to explain the active chemicals and how to use the product safely.
The W-H-O says products listing false information have been sold for years in some areas. The agencies say the problem of poor quality pesticides is widespread in parts of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. They called for worldwide acceptance⁷ of Food and Agriculture and World Health Organization pesticide rules. They say this would help (15)guarantee the safe production and trade of pesticides.
Officials say the agencies' rules are especially important for developing countries. They say developing countries often lack systems for testing pesticides.
This VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT was written by George Grow.

(1) pesticide[ 5pestisaid ]n.杀虫剂
(2) agency[ 5eidVEnsi ]n.代理处, 行销处, 代理, 中介
(3) concern[ kEn5sE:n ]vt.涉及, 关系到n.(利害)关系, 关心, 关注, 关注,
(4) insect[ 5insekt ]n.昆虫, 卑鄙的人adj..虫的, 虫子一样的, 对付虫子的
(5) environment[ in5vaiErEnmEnt ]n.环境, 外界
(6) organism[ 5C:^EnizEm ]n.生物体, 有机体
(7) threaten[ 5Wretn ]vt.恐吓, 威胁, 预示(危险), 似有发生或来临的可能,
(8) chemical[ 5kemikEl ]adj.化学的n.化学制品, 化学药品n.化学药品
(9) ban[ bB:n ]vt.禁止, 取缔(书刊等)
(10) restricted[ ris5triktid ]adj.受限制的, 有限的
(11) permit[ pE(:)5mit ]n.通行证, 许可证, 执照v.许可, 允许, 准许
(12) substance[ 5sQbstEns ]n.物质, 实质, 主旨
(13) pure[ pjuE ]adj.纯的, 纯粹的, 纯净的, 无垢的, 纯洁的, 抽象的
(14) container[ kEn5teinE ]n.容器(箱,盆,罐,壶,桶,坛子), 集装箱
(15) guarantee[ 7^ArEn5ti: ]n.保证, 保证书, 抵押品vt.保证, 担保

 

1 pesticide   

n.杀虫剂，农药

参考例句：

• The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.菜田里撒上了农药。
• This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。

2 agencies   

n.代理( agency的名词复数 )；服务机构；（政府的）专门机构；代理（或经销）业务（或关系）

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 pesticides   

n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物

参考例句：

• vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
• There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

5 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

6 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

7 acceptance   

n.接受，接收，验收，接纳；承认，认可

参考例句：

• The new laws gained widespread acceptance.新法令受到广泛赞同。
• It took years for Einstein's theory to gain acceptance.爱因斯坦的理论经过多年才被人们接受。