新聞字彙 2013/2/23

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 新聞字彙 2013/2/23

              

News Vocabulary 2013/2/23

In the year since Japan's Fukushima disaster, much of the world has turned away from nuclear power. Germany has plans to close down all of its nuclear plants by 2022, and Japan has already shut down all 54 reactors.

But Taiwan is notfollowing suit. Despite campaign promises to move Taiwan away from nuclear power, the newly re-elected President Ma Ying-jou has vowed to go forward with the opening of a contentious fourth nuclear power plant.

following suit 逐步淘汰；逐步放棄----If something is phased out, people gradually stop using it.

1. The army plans to phase out the equipment as it becomes obsolete.

軍隊計畫淘汰這些設備，因為它們已經報廢了。

2. They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out.

他們說，當前的征兵體系應當逐步廢除。