万花筒 2011-06-02&06-03 西班牙否认德国大肠杆菌传染源为本国黄瓜

 These cucumbers¹ are headed for the trash. There are dumpsters filled with them at this plant in southern Spain and they are being blamed for an E.coli outbreak that killed 11 people in Germany and sickened 300.

 

The suspect produce has already been pulled from German supermarkets, but some in Spain think the rush to blame their cucumbers is premature². Clara Aguilera is the councilor for Agriculture and Fisheries.

 

"I don't know why it's more attractive for everyone to be against Spain, against Andalucia and against Almeria. I don't know why. I hope it has nothing to do with commercial interests as you say, I hope it has nothing to do with it. I hope it has just done in haste³ and it goes no further. The damage done though is quite irreversible.

 

So far there are no reports of anyone becoming sick in Spain.

 

Deborah Gembara, Reuters.

1 cucumbers   

n.黄瓜，胡瓜( cucumber的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She steeped the cucumbers in brine. 她把黄瓜泡在盐水里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cucumbers are crisp and refreshing. 这黄瓜脆生爽口。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

3 haste   

n.匆忙，急速；草率；v.赶快；匆忙

参考例句：

• In his blind haste he almost ran into the river.他匆匆忙忙地几乎跑到河里去了。
• The contract says the work must be completed with all possible haste.合同上写明这项工作必须尽快完成。