时差N小时 怎样处理核废料?(下)

But there are problems with each of these ideas.

但这些想法总是伴有各种各样的问题。

For example, it would be difficult to monitor nuclear waste under the ocean floor.

例如海底的核废料就很难监测。

Waste buried deep in the earth, meanwhile, might contaminate¹ ground water.

而深埋于地底的垃圾同时可能会对地下水造成污染。

And as ice sheets continue to melt², it's hard to say how long nuclear waste would remain buried, or where it would end up if it floated away.

而随着冰川持续融化,核废料能够掩埋多久很难说清,或者最终会飘走。

Plans to store waste produced in the United³ States in Yucca Mountain, in Utah, have been put on hold.

而美国犹他州尤卡山保存产生核废料的计划现在也已被搁置。

So for now almost all nuclear waste is kept above ground in special containers at a few hundred different sites around the country.

所以现在几乎全部核废料都被保存在全国几百个不同地点的特殊容器中。

So far the containers seem safe, but there's always the possibility of corrosion⁴.

到目前为止容器看起来非常安全,但总是存在被腐蚀的可能性。

So, basically⁵, there is no best way to store nuclear waste.

所以,基本上保存核废料没有最佳之法。

1 contaminate   

v.弄污，弄脏，毒害，传染，染污

参考例句：

• All over the world,oil spills regularly contaminate coasts.在世界各地，油溢出物经常污染着海岸。
• The sources of organisms that may contaminate the wound are numerous.可以沾染伤口的细菌来源是很多的。

2 melt   

v.（使）融化，（使）熔化，使软化，使感动

参考例句：

• If you warm ice,it will melt into water.如果你给冰加热它会融化成水。
• It is easy to melt ice.融化冰很容易。

3 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

4 corrosion   

n.腐蚀，侵蚀；渐渐毁坏，渐衰

参考例句：

• Corrosion is not covered by the warranty.腐蚀不在保修范围之内。
• Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。

5 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。