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leak/ 泄漏/ (xièlòu)

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A: Japanese media reported that the Fukushima nuclear waste containers may have already started leaking.

日本媒体报道说,福岛核废料集装箱或许已经泄露了。

(rìběn méitǐ bàodào shuō, fúdǎo héfèiliào jízhuānɡxiānɡ huòxǔ yǐjīnɡ xièlòule.)

B: Is the news reliable?

消息可靠吗？

(xiāoxi kěkào ma?)

A: The news was released by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc, or TEPCO for short.

东京电力公司控股公司（简称东京电力）发布的消息。

(dōnɡjīnɡ diànlì ɡōnɡsī kònɡɡǔ ɡōnɡsī jiǎnchēnɡ dōnɡjīnɡdiànlì fābù de xiāoxi.)

B: So they are talking about containers with resonant capacitors in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, right?

那就是福岛第一核电站内存有放射性废弃物的集装箱, 对吧？

(nàjiùshì fúdǎo dìyī hédiànzhàn nèi cúnyǒu fànɡshèxìnɡ fèiqìwù de jízhuānɡxiānɡ, duìba?)

A: Yes, in March, the staff of this power company found a gel flake in the container placement area with a huge amount of radiation.

对, 三月份, 这家电力公司的工作人员曾在集装箱存放区域发现辐射量较大的凝胶状物体。

(duì, sānyuèfèn, zhèjiā diànlì ɡōnɡsī de ɡōnɡzuò rényuán cénɡzài jízhuānɡxiānɡ cúnfànɡ qūyù fāxiàn fúshèliànɡ jiàodà de nínɡjiāozhuànɡ wùtǐ.)

B: Any more news?

还有更多消息吗？

(háiyǒu ɡènɡduō xiāoxima?)

A: TEPCO suspects that the container has been corroded due to rusting, resulting in a decrease in liquid.

东电公司怀疑集装箱因生锈而腐蚀, 导致其中液体流出。

(dōnɡdiàn ɡōnɡsī huáiyí jízhuānɡxiānɡ yīn shēnɡxiù érfǔshí, dǎozhì qízhōnɡ yètǐ liúchū.)