2011年公共英语二级考试口语对话练习(68)

　　The next day, they all get on a boat to go to Orchid Island

　　Dan: I heard the government left a lot of nuclear waste here. Have they cleaned it up yet?

　　Banai: No, not yet. Many people from my tribe have gone to Taipei to pressure the government to do something about it.

　　Dan: Were you ever part of the protests?

　　Banai: In 2002, I steered my boat in front of a ship that was trying to bring nuclear waste to the island. We stopped it dead in the water.

　　Dan: That sounds kind of like being in a battle.

　　(续上期)

　　隔天，他们全都搭船去兰屿

　　阿丹：我听说政府把一大堆核废料留在这里。他们来清走没?

　　巴耐：没，还没。我的很多族人都去台北向政府施压要他们有所行动。

　　阿丹：你有参加过抗议吗?

　　巴耐：2002年，我开着我的船挡在企图载运核废料到兰屿的船前面。我们让核废料船 在海上动弹不得。

　　阿丹：那听起来像是场战役。

　　重点解说

　　★ nuclear (a.) 核子的;nuclear waste是指‘核子废料’

　　★ pressure (v.) 施压

　　★ protest (n.) 抗议

　　★ steer (v.) 驾驶(船)

　　★ battle (n.) 战争