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Lake Karachay is a small lake located in the southern Urals of central Russia.
カラチャイ湖は、中央ロシアの南ウラル山脈に位置する小さな湖です。
Since 1951, the Soviet Union had been using it as a dumping ground for radioactive waste.
1951年から、ソビエト連邦はそれを放射性廃棄物の投棄場所として使用していました。
The lake bottom is filled with high-level radioactive waste up to a depth of about 3.4 meters.
湖底は約3.4メートルの高レベルの放射性廃棄物で埋め尽くされています。
Its radiation levels are comparable to those of the Chernobyl disaster.
その放射能レベルはチェルノブイリの災害と同等です。
As of December 2016, the lake has been completely covered using special concrete blocks, rocks, and soil.
2016年12月時点では、湖は特別なコンクリートブロック、岩、土を使用して完全に覆われました。
単語
| 単語 | 意味 | 品詞 | 例文 | 例文訳 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dump | 投棄する | 動詞 | The company was fined for illegally dumping waste into the river. | その企業は不法に川に廃棄物を投棄したため罰金を科されました。 |
| radioactive waste | 放射性廃棄物 | 名詞 | The storage of radioactive waste is a major concern for environmentalists. | 放射性廃棄物の貯蔵は環境保護主義者にとって大きな懸念事項です。 |
| radiation | 放射能 | 名詞 | Exposure to high levels of radiation can be harmful to human health. | 高レベルの放射能への曝露は人間の健康に有害です。 |
| comparable | 同等の | 形容詞 | The company offers a salary that is comparable to industry standards. | その企業は業界基準と同等の給与を提供しています。 |
問題
Lake Karachay is a small lake located in the southern Urals of central Russia. Since 1951, the Soviet Union had been using it as a dumping ground for radioactive waste. The lake bottom is filled with high-level radioactive waste up to a depth of about 3.4 meters. Its radiation levels are comparable to those of the Chernobyl disaster. As of December 2016, the lake has been completely covered using special concrete blocks, rocks, and soil.
1. Where is Lake Karachay located?
a) Northern Russia
b) Western Russia
c) Southern Urals of central Russia
d) Eastern Siberia
2.
How has Lake Karachay been managed as of December 2016?
a) It has been drained completely.
b) It has been filled with clean water.
c) It has been covered with special concrete blocks, rocks, and soil.
d) It has been turned into an amusement park.
答え
1.
Where is Lake Karachay located?
カラチャイ湖はどこにありますか？
a) Northern Russia ロシアの北部
b) Western Russia ロシアの西部
c) Southern Urals of central Russia ロシア中部の南ウラル
d) Eastern Siberia ロシアの東シベリア
2.
How has Lake Karachay been managed as of December 2016?
2016年12月現在、カラチャイ湖はどのように管理されていますか？
a) It has been drained completely.
完全に排水された。
b) It has been filled with clean water.
清潔な水で満たされた。
c) It has been covered with special concrete blocks, rocks, and soil.
特殊なコンクリートブロック、岩、土壌で覆われている。
d) It has been turned into an amusement park.
遊園地になった。
