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Gas Leak Kills Thousands In India
A gas leak at a Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India, causes thousands of deaths.
In 1984, one of the most deadly industrial accidents in history occurred in Bhopal, India.
A Union Carbide factory leaked a poisonous gas which killed at least 3,800 people living nearby and caused serious illness in thousands more.
In February 1989, the Indian Supreme Court ordered the Union Carbide Corporation to pay 470 million in compensation to the victims and their families.
参考译文
印度发生气体泄漏造成数千人死亡
印度博帕尔的一家联合碳化物公司工厂发生气体泄漏造成成千上万人死亡。
1984年,印度博帕尔发生了历史上最为严重的一次工业事故。
一家联合碳化物公司工厂发生毒气泄露事件造成附近居民至少3800人死亡，成千上万人染上严重疾病。
1989年2月,印度最高法院裁决这家联合碳化物公司支付4.7亿美元用于赔偿受害者及安抚他们的家人。
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词语解释
1.leak 泄漏
例句:The heat failed, and then the roof began to leak into the bargain.
暖气坏了，房顶也漏了。
2.poisonous 有毒的
例句:Some snakes have a poisonous bite. Unfortunately he was struck by a snake.
有些蛇咬了是有毒的。很不幸他让蛇咬伤了。
3.industrial accident 工业事故
例句:The Russian government's officially claiming an industrial accident.
俄罗斯政府官方宣称是一起生产事故。
4.supreme court 最高法院
例句:The campaigners held a sit-in outside the Supreme Court.
运动参与者在最高法院门外举行了静坐示威。
课后问题
1.In 1984 thousands of people died in Bhopal after they had
a) been burned in a gas explosion
b) breathed in a poisonous gas
c) worked in a Union Carbide factory
2.In 1989 the Union Carbide Corporation was ordered to
a) compensate the victims and their families
b) charge the victims $470 million in compensation
c) cause serious illness in thousands more
3.Compensation is usually paid to
a) convicted criminals
b) the Supreme Court
c) the victims of a crime
参考答案
参考答案:B A C
