核泄漏导致日本股市大跌

时间：2011-03-15 06:19:39

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Japanese shares have plunged1 on escalating2 fears of a radiation leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

受福岛核电站核泄露事故的影响，日本股市大跌。

The Nikkei 225 index shed 14% to 8,281.22 points. The broader Topix index fell 12% to 740.89. Stock markets across Asia also fell.

There have been reports of a fire and explosion at the plant, raising concerns of a meltdown.

Japan was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami3 on Friday, causing billions of dollars of damage.

The reactor4 was one of the hardest hit by the earthquake.

In a nationally televised statement, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said radiation has spread from four reactors5 of the plant.

"The level seems very high, and there is still a very high risk of more radiation coming out," Mr Kan said.

The BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo said that Japan's nuclear safety agency suspects the explosion may have damaged the vessel6 that holds the number two reactor.

That would make it a more serious incident than the two previous explosions at Fukushima that were thought just to have damaged the buildings that housed the reactors, he said.

"All focus is on the nuclear crisis," said Hideyuki Ishiguro of Okasan Securities in Tokyo.

"In the situation where the crisis appears to be worsening, foreign investors7, domestic fund operators, are pulling out from Japanese shares," he added.


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1 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
2 escalating 1b4e810e65548c7656e9ea468e403ca1     
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
  • The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
3 tsunami bpAyo     
n.海啸
参考例句：
  • Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
  • Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
4 reactor jTnxL     
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
  • The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
  • Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。
5 reactors 774794d45796c1ac60b7fda5e55a878b     
起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆
参考例句：
  • The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
  • The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。
6 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
7 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

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