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進入《中英對照讀新聞》New study finds mobile phones safe and without cancer risk／ 新研究發現手機安全又無致癌風險
◎陳成良
Germany’s main radiation laboratory has concluded that mobile phones are safe and pose no cancer risk to users, according to a nearly-10-year-long study.
據一項歷時近10年的研究報告，德國主要輻射實驗室已得出結論：行動電話安全無虞，也不會對用戶構成致癌風險。
The survey by the Federal Radiation Protection Bureau found no evidence whatever that cellphones, cordless phones or cordless base stations situated next to beds caused brain cancer, headaches or disturbed sleep in adults.
聯邦輻射防護局所做的這項調查，發現沒有任何證據顯示，手機、無線電話或位於床鋪旁的無線基地台，導致腦癌、頭痛或成人的睡眠障礙。
But the scientists said they would like to study the issue longer to make absolutely sure that young children exposed to such electro-magnetic fields did not develop health problems in old age.
但這些科學家表示，他們想要用更長時間研究這個問題，以完全確定暴露於這種電磁場之下的幼童，老年時不會出現健康問題。
The bureau, which employs top radiation scientists, advised parents not to let children keep phones permanently in their clothing until such a risk had been ruled out.
此一僱用頂尖輻射科學家的單位，建議家長們在此類風險排除前，勿讓孩童將手機固定置於衣物中。
More than 50 German research projects since 2002 were analysed for the report.
這份報告分析了德國自2002年來的50多項研究計畫。
In some cases, genetic activity in human cells was observed to change under the influence of radiation, but this did not alter the overall conclusion that the phones were safe.
在某些案例中，研究者觀察到人體細胞基因活動受輻射影響而出現變化，但這未改變「手機安全無虞」的整體結論。
新聞辭典 Dictionary
situate：動詞，使位於；使處於。例句： The council are trying to decide where to situate the new hospital. （委員會正試圖決定將新醫院建在何處。）
rule out：片語，排除…的可能性。例句：The police have ruled out murder in the case of the girl’s death.（警方已排除少女命案中他殺的可能性。）
under the influence：片語：受到……影響。driving under influence （DUI）則是專有名詞，泛指「神智不清地駕車」，也就是在受到影響的情況下開車，這個影響可以是酒醉、吸毒、藥物等足以使人分心之物。
