评论
打印
News Report One
新闻一
Operations at one of Australia's largest gold mines had to be temporarily suspended on Friday after a partial wall collapse at one of the mine's dams.
周五，澳大利亚最大金矿之一的一个大坝发生部分墙体倒塌，不得不暂时停止运营。
The wall collapse at the Cadia mine came just a few days after two earthquakes hit the area.
就在卡迪亚矿墙倒塌的前几天，该地区发生了两次地震。
The damage to the dam wall was noticed in the late afternoon on Friday when workers found a section of the northern dam wall had collapsed into the southern dam.
周五下午晚些时候，工人们发现大坝北部的一段墙已经倒塌到南部的大坝中，他们注意到了坝墙的损坏。
The dams contain waste products of mining and can contain materials which are harmful to the environment and human health.
大坝内有采矿废料，可能含有对环境和人类健康有害的物质。
The dams are generally constructed using earth-fill and are gradually raised over time.
大坝通常使用填土建造，并随着时间的推移逐渐升高。
The company was unable to confirm whether the recent earthquakes had contributed to the dam's wall collapse, but said it was conducting a thorough investigation.
该公司无法确认是否是近期地震导致了坝墙的倒塌，但表示正在进行彻底调查。
A company spokesperson said the operations at the site had been halted while the investigation is ongoing and that the break had posed no safety threat to workers.
公司发言人表示，在事故调查期间，现场作业已经停止，倒塌未对工人造成安全威胁。
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
请根据你刚听到的新闻报道回答第1题和第2题。
1. What happened at one of Australia's largest gold mines?
1. 澳大利亚最大的金矿之一发生了什么事？
2. What did the spokesperson say about the incident?
2. 发言人就这次事故说了什么？
