Dress shielding pregnant women from radiation sells hot

时间：2007-01-29 00:38:25

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Chinanews, Guangzhou, Jan. 26 – As the Year of the Pig is coming near, many pregnant1 women in Guangzhou are expecting their baby to be born in the lucky golden pig year. Among all those maternity2 and baby goods, a kind of dress supposed to shield pregnant women from radiation is selling hot.

 

Sales of such dress are especially good this year in nearly all shopping malls in Guangzhou. Although the price of such maternity dresses vary from 300 yuan to 1,000 yuan, there is still a huge demand for them.

 

Ms. Li, a saleswoman at a maternity dress shop, told this reporter that most buyers were white collar office workers. As these women often work in an environment with much radiation, they are the group who can also afford to buy the clothes.

 

Currently3, most women with child who wear such maternity clothes are those who work in public institutions and enterprises4. They are made in various forms. Some are made into robes, while others are made into vests, aprons5, or belly6 clothes.

 

“Nowadays, we are exposed to so much radiation in offices and we need to take precautionary measures. I have bought three maternity garments that can protect me from radiation. Although they are by no means cheap, I feel it is still worth it,” said Ms. Gao, a young woman who has been in a family way for only two months.

 

Ms. Wu agreed with her point. In order to make sure that her baby would be born healthy, she said she wouldn’t mind spending some money. Although she wasn’t quite sure about the effect of such clothes, at least they would make her less worried about her child.

 

So far, China has not issued any authoritative7 document to acknowledge8 the effect of such maternity clothes which are said to be helpful in guarding against radiation. The state has not publicized any standards for the production. So it is still unknown whether these clothes are helpful to those mothers-to-be. The reporter was informed that all such maternity clothes sold in Guangzhou had been appraised9 by the Shanghai Testing Center before they were put on sale.

 

In a telephone interview, a doctor from the Maternity and Childcare Hospital of Guangzhou told the reporter that doctors usually would ask pregnant women to avoid possible radiation sources, such as computers, TV sets and fridges in their daily life. However, doctors seldom suggest pregnant women should wear these maternity clothes against radiation. The doctor hoped that before buying these clothes, young couples should get more knowledge about the clothes so that they won't cause any harm to the mothers-to-be.

 
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1 pregnant IP3xP     
adj.怀孕的，怀胎的
参考例句：
  • She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
  • She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。
2 maternity kjbyx     
n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的
参考例句：
  • Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
  • Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。
3 currently SvMzI2     
adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
参考例句：
  • Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
  • Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
4 enterprises 5ed409702167ae63a988a2170c3f8330     
事业( enterprise的名词复数 )； 事业心； 企[事]业单位； 企业发展
参考例句：
  • In capitalist society,big enterprises always try to freeze out the smaller ones. 在资本主义社会，大企业总是千方百计地排挤小企业。
  • Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets. 巨大的跨国公司[企业]互相争夺国际市场。
5 aprons d381ffae98ab7cbe3e686c9db618abe1     
围裙( apron的名词复数 )； 停机坪，台口（舞台幕前的部份）
参考例句：
  • Many people like to wear aprons while they are cooking. 许多人做饭时喜欢系一条围裙。
  • The chambermaid in our corridor wears blue checked gingham aprons. 给我们扫走廊的清洁女工围蓝格围裙。
6 belly QyKzLi     
n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛
参考例句：
  • The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
  • His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
7 authoritative 6O3yU     
adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的
参考例句：
  • David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
  • Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。
8 acknowledge rJDy9     
vt.承认...的权威，告知，收到，报偿
参考例句：
  • With so much evidence against him he had to acknowledge his error.在这么多的证据面前，他不得不承认错误。
  • It is ungracious of me not to acknowledge your help.你大力帮助而我尚未表示谢意，十分失礼。
9 appraised 4753e1eab3b5ffb6d1b577ff890499b9     
v.估价( appraise的过去式和过去分词 )；估计；估量；评价
参考例句：
  • The teacher appraised the pupil's drawing. 老师评价了那个学生的画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He appraised the necklace at ￡1000. 据他估计，项链价值1000英镑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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