Mobile Phones

Mobile phones should carry a label if they proved1 to be a dangerous source of radiation, according to Robert Bell, a scientist. And no more mobile phone transmitter towers should be built until the long-term health effects of the electromagnetic radiation they emit are scientifically evaluated, he said. “Nobody’s going to drop dead overnight2 but we should be asking for more scientific information，” Robert Bell said at a conference on the health effects of low-level radiation. ____1____

A report widely circulated among the public says that up to now scientists do not really know enough to guarantee there are no ill-effects on humans from electromagnetic radiation. According to Robert Bell, there are 3. 3 million mobile phones in Australia alone and they are increasing by 2,000 a day3. ____2____

As well, there are 2,000 transmitter towers around Australia, many in high density residential areas5. ____3____The electromagnetic radiation emitted from these towers may have already produced some harmful effects on the health of the residents nearby.

Robert Bell suggests that until more research is completed the Government should ban construction of phone towers from within a 500 metre radius of school grounds, child care centres, hospitals, sports playing fields and residential areas with a high percentage of children. ____4____ He adds that there is also evidence that if cancer sufferers are subjected to electromagnetic waves the growth rate of the disease accelerates.

____5____ According to Robert Bell, it is reasonable for the major telephone companies to fund it. Besides, he also urges the Government to set up a wide-ranging inquiry into possible health effects.

詞匯：

mobile 移動的 electromagnetic 電磁的

transmitter tower發射塔 shield 隔離屏

circulate 流傳 density 密度

disregard 不顧 accelerate 加速，加快

注釋：

1.動詞prove用的是過去式形式proved,這是一種虛擬語氣表示假設的用法。

2.Nobody’s going to drop dead overnight ... 沒有人會在一個晚上倒地死去……”overnight是副詞，意為“一夜間;一下子;整夜”。如：This stadium was not built overnight.這個體育場不是一下子建起來的。

On his way to Europe, John stayed with his parents in Chicago overnight.在去歐洲的途中，約翰在芝加哥他父母那兒待了一個晚上。

3.介詞by表示“以……(的速度增加)”。

4.介詞by表示“到……前”。如：

By Thursday morning you should complete writing the experiment report.到周四上午你應該寫完實驗報告。

the year 2000：公元2000年

5.many in high density residential areas是獨立主格結構。注意它省略了being，即many(being)in high density residential areas0此夕卜，many指的是many transmitter towers。

6.vat a rate more than three times that of adults可以理解為at a rate(that is)more than three times that of adults，意為“以比成人多兩倍的比率”短語中的that指代rate。倍數的表達法是：“數字+times+名詞/that”。如：

His salary is three times that of mine.他的薪水比我多兩倍。

The sales Volume of refrigerators in 2000 was twice that in 1999.2000年冰箱的銷量比1999年多一倍。

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