18 《癌症村》 （3分钟）

一、死于癌症的村民
1、Yesterday, a cancer patient died in our hospital.
2、This patient came from a village 100 miles away, from which thirty people have died of cancer in the last five years.
3、The Government sent experts to investigate the living condition of the village.

二、癌症的原因和后果
4、The investigation proved that the underground water in the village is contaminated severely.
5、The air is full of toxic and foul smells and fishes in the ponds have all died.
6、Contamination came from a mine which started its operations 8 years past and some people started having cancer five years ago.
7、Having spent a lot of money on medical treatment and medicines, the villagers have been pushed into poverty and many families incurred heavy debts.
8、As a result, some moved out of this village which was their home for many generations.

三、问题的解决
9、This village became a subject of documentaries of different newspapers and television.
10、Hence, a high-ranking government official also inspected the place.