
檢出含農藥托福松
Three people have died and nine others were taken to the hospital due to food poisoning in Taitung.
日前台東發生一起食物中毒事件,造成3人死亡,另有9人送醫。
due to由於=because of/as a result of/thanks to
A report from the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Sept. 19 stated that this tragic incident was caused by pesticide in dumplings all 12 had eaten.
衛生福利部於9月19日發布報告指出,這起悲劇是因為12人所食用的小米粽中含有農藥所引起。
welfare(n.)福利、救濟事業tragic(adj.)悲慘的、不幸的tragedy(n.)悲劇catastrophic(adj.)災難性的incident(n.)事件cause(v.)造成(n.)原因pesticide(n.)殺蟲劑、農藥pest(n.)害蟲、討厭的人
The first victim was an 83-year-old woman named Tseng from Binmao Village.
首位死者是一名來自賓茂村的83歲女性,姓曾。
victim(n.)受害者
She went to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taitung on September 17, feeling sick and having a strange smell.
她於9月17日因感到不適及散發異味,前往台東馬偕紀念醫院就醫。
seek medical help尋求醫療協助unusual odor不尋常的氣味
Because of this, doctors thought she had food poisoning.
醫生因此懷疑她可能食物中毒。
Sadly, she later died, but her family said her death was not because of bad food.
她後來不幸去世,不過家屬表示與食用污染食物無關。
be related to跟~有關
After her death, about 30 friends and family came to Tseng’s house. They ate leftover food from her kitchen, including the millet dumplings she made.
隨後,約30位親友聚集在曾女士的家中,分食她廚房剩下的食物,包括曾女士所做的小米粽。
leftover(adj.)剩下的、剩餘的(n.)剩菜
Soon after, some of them got very sick. Two more people died, and nine others needed to go to the hospital for emergency care.
不久後,部分人出現嚴重不適,其中兩人死亡,還有九人需要送醫急救。
soon after不久後=shortly afterwardrush to…急忙前往
Because many people were affected by the incident, tests were done on the dumplings.
因為有許多人受到此事件影響,相關單位對小米粽進行了檢驗。
affect(v.)影響、對~產生作用、使感動influence(v.)影響affection(n.)感情effect(n.)影響(跟on並用)
The results showed that all the ingredients, especially the millet, contained the pesticide Terbufos.
檢驗結果顯示,所有的食材,特別是小米,都含有農藥托福松。
Other contaminated ingredients included leaves, pork, snails, and bamboo shoots.
此外,其他受污染的食材還包括葉子、豬肉、蝸牛和筍子。
contaminated(adj.)受污染的contaminate(v.)污染、毒害=pollutecorrupt(v.)破壞infect(v.)感染contamination(n.)污染
According to CNA News, the police have started an investigation due to the deaths linked to this case.
根據中央社的報導,因為事件涉及死亡,警方已經展開調查。
investigation(n.)調查investigate(v.)調查=examine/inspect/reviewlinked to~和~有關聯