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A Chinese nuclear expert said Monday that nuclear leakage in Japan caused by Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami would not affect China. Xu Mi, a renowned fast reactor expert at China National Nuclear Corporation and China Institute of Atomic Energy, told Xinhua that "Japan's nuclear leakage would not affect China," but it is still necessary to watch for developments. 周一，中国一名核能专家称周五发生在日本的9级强震及海啸所引发的核泄漏不会影响到中国。 国家核能集团和中国原子能研究的知名快中子反应堆专家徐銤告诉新华社“日本的核泄漏不会影响到中国，但是仍有必要关注事态的发展。 【讲解】 文中出现的“nuclear leakage就是“核泄漏的意思，核泄漏是由于反应堆（reactor）的熔毁（meltdown）引发的。“leakage可以表示液体或者气体的泄露，还可以指秘密等的泄露，如：“leakages of confidential information指“机密信息的泄露。 | 
