听遍美国卫生新闻--疯牛病在法国

Mad Cow Disease in France

France: Officials have begun to test all cattle(1) over 30 months old for mad cow disease. Agriculture Minister Jean Glavany says falling demand for beef (2) has created a crisis in French farm industry. He says this is why he began the testing program six months before a European Union time limit of July 1st. EU agriculture ministers last month ordered the testing after France and some other member countries found new cases of the disease. The European Union has also banned the use of meat and bone meal as animal feed(3). Experts believe this feed has been the main way for disease has spread.


听音瓶颈词汇

1. cattle [] n. 牛；牲口
2. beef [] n. 牛肉
3. feed [] n. 饲料

听音高级短语
mad cow disease 疯牛病

听音超级句型
Falling demand for beef has created a crisis in French farm industry.
牛肉需求的持续下降使法国农业陷入危机。