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radiation - reation Radiation poisoning
輻射中毒
There was no rational explanation for the random deaths of his cattle,
他的牛就這樣隨隨便便 死了，可實在又沒有 合理的解釋，
the rancher thought as he hauled another dead cow back to the farm.
牧場主想道，這時他正 將另一頭死牛拖回農場
But the rate of death had increased
牛的死亡率就上升了
ever since he had taken them to a certain ravine
自從他讓牛去過 一個溝壑，
near the edge of their range.
牧場附近
That was when the rancher held a raffle among his workers
這時牧場主在工人中 設了個對獎售物活動，
to see who would go with him to investigate.
看誰會跟他一起去調查
Two lucky workers were selected regardless of rank and they set out the next morning.
不論級別高低，兩名幸 運的工人被選中了，第 二天一早他們就出發了
After they had traveled for two days across the rangeland
在巨大的牧場上跋涉 了兩天之后，
they arrived at the ravine.
他們來到了那個溝谷。
The rancher went to a region where the grass was a slightly lighter color
牧場主走到一個草的 顏色較淺的地方，
and ran his hand through the dirt.
用手在土里摸了一下，
His reaction shocked the workers.
他的反應讓兩名工人 大為吃驚。
He yelled and jumped up, holding his raw hand as the flesh was falling off.
他舉著擦破皮的手， 又喊叉跳， 手上的肉還在脫落。
There, just under the grass, the soil was glowing.
就在那草叢下， 土地在發光。
There was no rationale to it, but the land was poisoned with radiation!
這可沒法解釋，但這片 土地已經受到了輻射。
There was no other way to react but grab the rancher and run.
他們的惟一反應是 揪住牧場主便跑。
The rancher raged in anger and pain as he was carried home.
一路上，他既給氣瘋了 也給疼死了。
He would never use his hand again.
他再也不能用那只手了
After returning home and calling the ranking city official,
回到家里，他們請來了 高級市政官員，
a team of government experts swarmed to the rancher's house.
之后一個政府專家小組 涌到了牧場主的家中。
He was sick with a high ratio of radiation poisoning
他患了高比例輻射中毒
and he needed radical emergency attention.
需要徹底的緊急治療。
He was quickly put on a special raft and sent to a deep-sea facility for treatsent
他很快被抬上了一個 特別的筏子，送往一個 深海機構接受治療。
When he died, officials tried to rationalize the radiation dump.
他死的時候，官員們 試圖為傾倒有輻射 的垃圾自圓其說，
But there was no rationality among the workers
但工人們缺乏理性，
and the government had to arrest them all
政府只好把他們 都抓了起來，
until they agreed to never speak of the event again.
直到他們同意不再提及 此事。
The whole herd of cows was exterminated
整群牛都被消滅了，
and the land was seized by the government and declared off-limits.
政府沒收了這片土地， 并宣布此地為禁區。
