英语泛读第五单元.pptVIP

Unit 5 Web (III) John Wyndham Background Information The “great ball of fire” mentioned in the story must be produced by a nuclear explosion, and the “poison dust” refers to the nuclear fallout [放射尘;(核爆炸后的)沉降物]. Fallout is the residual(存留下来的) radiation hazard from a nuclear explosion, so named because it “falls out” of the atmosphere into which it is spread during the explosion. It commonly refers to the radioactive(放射性的) dust created when a nuclear weapon explodes. This radioactive dust, consisting of hot particles, is a kind of radioactive contamination （污染）. It can lead to contamination of the food chain. Fallout can also refer to the dust or debris （残骸） that results from the nuclear explosion. A nuclear explosion vaporizes （使蒸发） any material within the fireball, including the ground if it is nearby, and this is combined with residual ionizing（使电离） radiation to produce fallout. A wide range of biological changes may follow the irradiation （辐射） of animals. These vary from rapid death following high doses of penetrating whole-body radiation, to long-term radiation effects. Late or delayed effects of radiation occur following a wide range of radiation doses and dose rates. Delayed effects may appear months to years after irradiation and include a wide variety of effects involving almost all tissues [(人，动植物的）组织] or organs. Some of the possible delayed consequences of radiation injury are life shortening, carcinogenesis （致癌作用）, cataract（白内障） formation, chronic（长期的；难以治愈的） radiodermatitis（放射性皮炎）, decreased fertility （生殖力）, and genetic mutations（基因突变）. Further Information on Text-Related Details 1. King George V (1865-1936): King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936. 2. the Governor: an official appointed by the British monarch (or in fact the cabinet) to oversee one of his colonies and was the (sometimes notional理论上的) head of the colonial administration. Today crown colonies of the United Kingdom co