CNN英语新闻––Japan turns back to nuclear power

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday Japan will restart idled nuclear plants and consider developing next-generation reactors, in a policy reversal that will see the nation turn back toward atomic energy as fuel prices soar worldwide.

日本首相岸田文雄周三表示，日本将重启闲置的核电站，并考虑开发下一代反应堆。从政策的反转可以看出日本在全球能源价格飞涨的时期将重心重新转向了原子能。

Kishida told reporters he had instructed officials to come up with concrete measures by the end of the year.

concrete：

英 [?k??kri?t] 美 [?kɑ??kri?t]

混凝土;确实的;具体的

measure：

英 [?me??(r)] 美 [?me??r]

度量;测量;措施;方法

The move is a significant shift for Japan, which has dialed back its use of nuclear power since 2011, when a tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake sent water crashing into the Fukushima Daiichi power plant — leading to the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.

这一举动对日本来说是一个重大转变。2011年一场大地震引发了海啸，导致海水摧毁了福岛第一核电站。引发了自1986年切尔诺贝利事故以来世界上最严重的核灾难。自那以来，日本一直在减少使用核能。

tsunami：

英 [tsu??nɑ?mi] 美 [tsu??nɑ?mi]

海啸

Since then, the public has been skeptical about nuclear power and Japan has made strict safety updates at plants throughout the country.

从那时起，公众对核电就抱有了怀疑态度，日本也对全国各地的核电站的安全等级进行了严格的更新。

skeptical：

英 [?skept?kl] 美 [?skept?kl]

怀疑的;心存疑惑的

In recent years the country has also imported greater amounts of natural gas and coal to meet its energy needs.

近年来，日本还进口了更多的天然气和煤炭以满足其在能源方面的需求。

But Kishida has renewed calls to reduce its dependency on these fuels, and outlined plans for Japan to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 while at the Cop 26 summit last year.

但是，Kishida再次呼吁减少对这些燃料的依赖，并在去年的第26届缔约方会议首脑会议上概述了日本在2050年实现碳中和的计划。

outline：

英 [?a?tla?n] 美 [?a?tla?n]

概述;梗概;轮廓图

neutrality：

英 [nju??tr?l?ti] 美 [nu??tr?l?ti]

中立的;中立状态

More recently, increases in fuel prices, have prompted the government to announce more energy-saving measures.

最近，燃料价格上涨促使政府宣布了更多节能措施。

In late June, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry urged residents to conserve electricity.

6月下旬，经济、贸易部和工业等政府部门敦促居民节约用电。

conserve：

英 [k?n?s??v , ?k?ns??v]

美 [k?n?s??rv , ?kɑ?ns??rv]

保存;节约

As of July 26, Japan had seven operating nuclear reactors, with three others offline due to maintenance, according to the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy.

据日本自然资源和能源署称，截至7月26日，日本有7座正在运行的核反应堆，另有3座因维修而没有运行。

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