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Germany is to inspect the safety standards of its nuclear power plants, as an explosion smashed a building housing a nuclear reactor in Japan after a massive earthquake and tsunami, Chancellor Angela Merkel said late Saturday. "The events in Japan is a turning point for the world," Merkel told a press conference in Berlin, accompanied by her Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. 周六，德国总理安格拉-默克尔称，鉴于日本发生大地震和海啸后一个核反应堆发生爆炸，德国打算审查其核工厂的安全标准。 在德国副总理兼外交部长吉多•韦斯特韦的陪同下，默克尔对一家在柏林的资讯媒体说：“日本发生的此次事件已经改变了世界。 【讲解】 文中出现的“nuclear reactor就是“核反应堆的意思。“nuclear就是指“核能的，原子能的，“nuclear power/energy是指“核能，“nuclear weapons/arms是指“核武器，“nuclear bombs是指“核弹。 | 
