BBC环球慢速英语 第314期:切尔诺贝利核电站事故(3)

voice 2: Fire fighters and the military hurried to the power plant. They tried to stop the growing fires. But they did not know about the dangerous chemicals. The chemicals were radioactive. Radioactive materials produce dangerous waves of energy. These radioactive waves can damage the cells inside a person's body. Many of the people that fought the fires died very soon after the accident. They died from radiation poisoning.
声音2：消防员和军队匆忙赶往该核电站进行处置。他们试图扑灭越来越旺盛的大火。但是他们对那些危险的化学物质一无所知。那些化学物质具有放射性。放射性材料产生了危险的能量波动。这些放射波会对人体内的细胞造成损害。许多参与救火的人在事故发生后不久纷纷死亡。他们的死因是辐射中毒。

voice 1: The explosion at the Chernobyl power plant was the world's worst nuclear accident. A radioactive cloud floated over a large area around Chernobyl. The fallout, or radioactive chemicals in the air, spread through Europe. However, most of the fallout affected the villages and cities close to the power plant. The people in these areas did not know about the radiation. The government at that time did not tell the people that they were in danger.
声音1：切尔诺贝利核电站发生的爆炸是世界上最严重的核事故。当时切尔诺贝利周围大部分地区的上空都漂浮着放射性云。放射性沉降物，或者说空气中的放射性化学品扩散到了整个欧洲。但是，大多数放射性沉降物影响的是临近核电站的村庄和城市。生活在这些地区的民众不知道有辐射。当时政府没有告诉民众他们处于危险之中。