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CRI听力:Groundwater Protection

2011-11-03来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. According to a nationwide monitoring study carried out by the Ministry of Land and Resources, only 63 percent of China's groundwater is safe for drinking, and the rest is polluted.

carry out贯彻,执行;实现
例句:He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

2. "This comes partly from the relatively high natural content of heavy metals in the soil in some areas, and partly from pollution.

come from来自,源出;产自
例句:From this area come most of our best potatoes.
我们最好的马铃薯大部分是这个地区生产的。

3. According to Tao Qingfa, a senior official with the Ministry of Land and Resources, in some key regions, the groundwater has been found to contain toxic pollutants that can lead to cancer and birth defects, such as heavy metals and other hard-to-clean, organic pollutants.

lead to导致
例句:Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

4. Based on foreign experiences, the wastes from gas stations are extremely toxic.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句:Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

5. Under the plan, gas stations are required to have set up oil protection measures including separation tanks as well as monitoring systems.

set up准备; 安排; 建立,建造, 创立, 竖立
例句:All the arrangements have been set up for the newspapermen to meet the Queen.
新闻记者谒见女王的所有安排已经就绪。