【看新聞學英語】渤海灣漏油情況比想像嚴重

【新唐人2011年8月20日訊】 【看新聞學英語】

Bohai Bay Oil Spill Bigger Than Originally Thought
渤海灣漏油情況比想像嚴重

By Jessie Chen, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. spill: n. [spɪl] 溢出
2. initially: adv. [ɪˋnɪʃəlɪ] 初起地
3. be responsible for: ph. [bi] [rɪˋspɑnsəb!] [fɔr]負責
4. leak: n. [lik] 漏出物
5. take place: ph. [tek] [ples]發生
6. clean up: ph. [klin] [ʌp]清理
7. additional: adv. [əˋdɪʃən!]額外的
8. mud: n. [mʌd]泥
9. push up: ph. [pʊʃ] [ʌp]向上堆
10. previous: adv. [ˋpriviəs]先前的
11. conflicting: adv. [kənˋflɪktɪŋ] 相矛盾的; 衝突的
12. affect: v. [əˋfɛkt] 影響

According to US oil giant ConocoPhillips, the Bohai Bay oil spill in north-east China may be much bigger than initially thought. The company is partly responsible for the leak that took place in early June. It’s a recent discovery after authorities ordered ConocoPhillips to clean up the seabed by Sunday.
根據美國石油巨頭康菲消息，在中國東北渤海灣漏油情況，比預先想像還要嚴重。六月初發生的漏油，該公司要負部份責任。這是最近才發現的，在當局下令康菲，在周日前清理海床之後。

ConocoPhillips said during the clean-up effort, they had discovered (quote) “additional oil-based drilling mud on the sea floor.” It pushes up the previous estimate of 1,500 barrels of oil that’s leaked into the ocean.
康菲石油公司說，在努力清理工作期間，他們發現「額外的石油鑽井泥在海床上」。這使先前估計1500萬桶油，流入海洋的數字，又向上攀升。

According to China’s State Oceanic Administration, or SOA, the spill has polluted 460 square miles. However, there is conflicting reports the affected area is more than triple that figure.
據中國國家海洋局（SOA）消息，漏油已污染460平方英里。然而，有衝突性的報導指出，受影響面積超過這數字的三倍。

The SOA has ordered ConocoPhillips to finish the cleanup by Sunday, a deadline the company is still hoping to make.
國家海洋局已下令康菲石油公司，周日前完成清理。該公司仍然希望能夠在最後期限前達成。

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