European agriculture ministers met in Luxembourg this week to discuss the spread of E. coli bacteria. E. coli infections ____________________________________________________
欧洲各国农业部长本周在卢森堡召开会议,讨论大肠杆菌传播的问题。大肠杆菌感染
European officials have not been able to find the cause of the infections. At first, German officials suggested that cucumbers from Spain were to blame. Russia and other countries quickly banned vegetable imports from Spain and other European countries.
欧洲各国官员们一直未能找到感染的原因。起初,德国官员将这次大肠杆菌爆发归咎于来自西班牙的黄瓜。俄罗斯和其他国家迅速禁止从西班牙和其他欧洲国家进口蔬菜。
The Spanish agriculture minister, Rosa Aguilar, demanded that Germany pay for her country's losses.
西班牙农业部长罗萨·阿基里尔(Rosa Aguilar)要求德国赔偿西班牙的损失。
John Dalli of Malta is the European Union's Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy. He spoke this week about the risk of passing judgment too soon.
马耳他(地中海岛国)的约翰·达利(John Dalli)是欧盟健康和消费者政策专员。本周,他谈到了过快发表评价的风险。