Laptop Computer Batteries Become a Hot Issue[VOA]

Batteries are rarely a worry except when the devices they supply power to go dead. But in June the battery in a Dell laptop computer caught fire during a conference at a hotel in Osaka, Japan. Pictures of the burning computer spread on the Internet.  

电沲除了使它所供电的设备不能工作外，本身很少会是一个问题.但在六月份，日本,大版一家宾馆的一个会议上，DELL笔记本却突然着起了火.随即燃烧电脑的照片在Internet上便传播开来。

In the last few weeks, other laptop owners learned that they had good reason to be concerned. Dell and later Apple Computer recalled millions of lithium-ion batteries that could overheat and create a risk of fire.

在最近几周，其它笔记本的拥有者们认识到他们有很好的理由也应被关注.DELL和随后的APPLE召回数以万计的可能会因过热而引发危险的锂里子电沲.

Dell asked the owners of more than four million notebook computer batteries to return them for replacement. More than one million of these batteries were sold outside of the United States.Apple recalled almost two million batteries used with some of its notebook computers. Seven hundred thousand of them were sold in other countries.

DELL通知了四百万笔记本电沲用户返回并替换了这些可能会引发危险的电沲.其中，超过一百万的电沲是在海外出售的.APPLE召回了大约二百万的笔记本电沲，其中有七万个是在国外出售的。

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recalls. It described them as the two largest recalls in its history involving the consumer electronics industry.Agency officials said Dell had received six reports of batteries overheating. These resulted in property damage but no reports of injuries. The agency said Apple had received nine reports of overheated batteries. These included two reports of minor burns and reports of minor property damage.

美国消费者产品安全委员会宣布了此次召回事件，并宣称这是电子消费工业史上最大的两次产品召回事件。代理商的有关人员说DELL收到了六起电沲过热的报告，它们引起了财产损坏但并没有人员受伤的报告同时APPLE也收了九起电沲过热的报告，它们包括了两起小的燃烧和一些小的财产损坏。

In Japan, officials have ordered the two companies to investigate reports of fires in at least two Dell laptops and one Apple laptop.

Sony of Japan made the millions of recalled batteries. Sony officials say a production problem left very small pieces of metal that could cause a short-circuit and make a battery overheat.

在日本，相关官员要求这两家公司分别对最近DELL的两起和APPLE的一起电沲燃烧事件进行调查。日本的SONY公司生产了相当一部分的此次被召回的电沲，SONY的官员说产品问题是因为在电沲内遗留一些可以引发短路的金属小片，从而使得的电沲过热.

Experts from different companies plan to meet in California this month to discuss the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries.

As laptop computers have gotten more powerful, they require more powerful batteries. Yet batteries are still not powerful enough to satisfy many users.

Some people see microcell technology as a solution. Microcells use energy sources like hydrogen and methanol. Many companies are working to find ways to make them safe and useful for computers. Experts say it could be ten years before computers with microcells are widely available.

来自不同公司的专家计划在这个月在California召开会议讨论锂里子电沲的制造情况.随得笔记本功能的增强，相应地就需要更强的电沲，但是电沲却没有强大到满足许多用户.一些人想到微电沲技术，微电沲是使用氢气和甲醛做为能源，许多公司在研究使它们变的安全和在电脑上可用的方法.专家预测大概需要十年的时间,这种技术可以在电脑上获得普遍应用.