Weakened Uranium Causes Cancer Problem in Europe

Brussels: NATO ambassadors(1) have rejected(2) calls to ban(3) the use of antitank【反坦克的】weapons that contain(4) weakened uranium【贫铀】, but they are expected to call for more studies into possible health threats from those weapons. Italian officials have said about 20 Italian troops who served in south-eastern Europe have developed cancer(5). Eight of them have died. The European Union has asked independent experts to study possible health risks from weakened uranium. EU officials have asked for a report within a month. The United States Defense Secretary William Cohen says there is no evidence(6) to show that weapons with uranium cause cancer.


听音瓶颈词汇

1. ambassador [] n.大使；使节
2. reject [] v.拒绝；驳回
3. ban [] v.禁止
4. contain [] v.包含
5. cancer [] n.癌症
6. evidence [] n.证据

听音超级句型

There is no evidence to show that…
没有证据表明…

贫铀武器在欧洲引起健康危机

布鲁塞尔消息：北大西洋公约组织大使反对禁用带有微量铀元素反坦克武器的要求，但他们希望对这些武器给人类带来的潜在健康威胁给予更多的研究。意大利官员说大约20名在欧洲东南部效力的军人患了癌症。其中八个已经死亡。欧盟已要求成立独立的专家队伍对微量铀元素给人类造成的健康危害进行研究。欧盟官员要求在一个月内得出结论。美国国防部秘书威廉称,没有证据表明含贫铀的武器会引起癌症。