英国石油准备使用新方法堵住漏油

时间：2010-06-01 06:12:20

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BP is beginning preparations for a new attempt to curb¹ the massive spill from its leaking well in the Gulf² of Mexico.

英国石油公司正计划采用新方法堵住墨西哥湾海地油井。

The firm plans to lower a containment³ cap over the well in the hope that most of the oil can be piped to the surface.

The attempt - in which undersea robots will cut a pipe and position the device - could initially⁴ increase the flow and success is not guaranteed（担保） , BP has said.

The fresh tactic⁵（策略，战略） follows the failure of BP's so-called "top kill" bid to stem the leak by pumping mud into the well.

It comes a day after White House energy adviser⁶ Carol Browner said the spill was the worst environmental disaster the US had ever faced.

She also said the US was "prepared for the worst scenario⁷（情节，方案） " that the leak might not be stopped before August.

Meanwhile, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric⁸ Administration warned that winds forecast later this week could move the spill towards the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, which have been less badly affected⁹ than Louisiana's shores.

The hurricane season is also due to begin on Tuesday, raising fears that high winds may whip the spill on to the nation's shores at a greater rate.

At least 20 million gallons (76 million litres) have now spilled into the Gulf, affecting more than 70 miles (110km) of Louisiana's coastline.

Reuters news agency reported that Attorney General Eric Holder¹⁰ is to visit the affected region on Tuesday to see the damage for the first time.

He is expected to meet legal officials from Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, prompting speculation¹¹ over what future legal action may be faced by BP and other firms involved.

Eleven rig workers died when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank six weeks ago.

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1 curb
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
参考例句：
I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。 You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

2 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 containment
n.阻止，遏制；容量
参考例句：
Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。 Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

4 initially
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。 Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

5 tactic
n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的
参考例句：
Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。 She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

6 adviser
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。 Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

7 scenario
n.剧本，脚本；概要
参考例句：
But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。 This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

8 atmospheric
adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的
参考例句：
Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。 Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

9 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

10 holder
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。 That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

11 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。