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On Monday a California jury awarded more than $2 billion to a couple
周一，一名加尼福尼亚法官判给一对夫妇20多亿美元
who claimed Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer.
这对夫妇控诉拜耳公司的草甘膦除草剂Roundup导致他们患癌症。
Reuters reports that this is the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical.
《路透社》报道称这是迄今为止美国陪审团针对该公司做出的最大一项针对化学品的诉讼裁决。
The German chemicals giant faces more than 13,400 U.S. lawsuits over the herbicide's alleged cancer risk.
这家德国化工巨头面临着美国13400多起有关这种除草剂致癌风险的诉讼。
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词语解释
1.award 判定
例句：A High Court judge had awarded him £ 6 million damages.
高级法院法官裁定他获得600万英镑的损失赔偿金。
2.litigation 诉讼
例句：The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.
那家公司与前任审计员已打了整整一年的官司。
