对话文本


C: hello, Kendra. How are things?

K: just fine. What about you?

C: not bad. Did you see the news last night?

K: no, I didn't have the chance. Was there anything interesting?

C: not interesting, terrible.

K: terrible, why?

C: two workers have died and 19 others have been hospitalized after having lunch at a restaurant in Shenzhen on Saturday morning.

K: it's incredible. Did they find the cause?

C: not yet, it's still under investigation(在调查中).

K: food safety is not a new problem, but food poisoning seems to be happening more frequently these days.

C: I think some producers are too profit-oriented(以利益为导向) and ignore their social responsibility.

K: do you think the givernment should intervene to stop further tragedy?

C: definitely, I think there should be not only fines to the shoddy food producers, but also criminal punishment.

K: food safety is a matter of life and health.

参考翻译


你好,肯德拉.最近过得好吗?
还好,你呢?
不错,你看昨晚的新闻了吗?
没有,没时间看.有什么有趣的事吗?
不是有趣,是恐怖.
恐怖,为什么啊?
周日早上在深圳,一些工人在一家饭店吃午饭时食物中毒,两人中毒身亡,19人被送往医院抢救.
太难以想象了!查明原因了吗?
还没有,正在调查中.
食品安全是个老问题了,食物中毒最近好像频繁发生.
我认为一些食品生产商只顾赚钱,不考虑社会责任.
你认为政府应该介入以避免悲剧再发生吗?
我想政府应该介入,对于那些生产劣质产品的厂家,不仅要罚款,还要追究刑事责任.
食品安全是生死攸关的大事啊!

核心词汇


Investigation: an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc. (正式的)调查,侦查 countable uncountable ~ (into sth)
a criminal/murder/police investigation 刑事╱凶案╱警方调查
The police have completed their investigations into the accident. 警察已完成对这次事故的调查.
She is still under investigation. 她仍在接受调查.

Intervene: to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it 出面;介入 V ~ (in sth)
The President intervened personally in the crisis. 总统亲自出面处理这场危机.
She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened. 要不是邻居介入,她可能会没命了.

Shoddy: (of goods, work, etc. 商品、工作等) made or done badly and with not enough care 做工粗糙的;粗制滥造的;劣质的
I always complain about bad service or shoddy goods. 我时时抱怨服务不周、商品低劣.
He was accused of shoddy workmanship. 有人指责他做工粗糙.