Some 20,000 lawsuits have claimed that talc in the powder was contaminated with asbestos, which is known to cause cancer.

大约两万起诉讼声称粉末中的滑石粉被石棉污染，众所周知，石棉会致癌。

That red color you see comes from fine-grained dust on the surface, almost like ruddy talcum powder.

你所看见的自于它表面细小的尘埃，几乎就像的滑石粉末。

He pushed a great mound of talc-fine dust before him to cover up the cargo.

他推着一大堆滑石般细腻的尘土，挡在前面以掩盖货物。

And in fact, they're so similar that all deposits of talc have at least a little bit of asbestos in it, and all deposits of asbestos have at least a little bit of talc in it.

事实上，它们如此相似，所有的滑石沉积物中至少都含有一点点石棉，而所有的石棉沉积物中至少都含有一点点滑石。

One of the things that strikes me about the Indus Valley Civilization is that we find a steatite seal of an individual seated in a recognizable yoga posture.

关于度河流域文明，令我象深刻的一点是，我们发现了一枚描绘有人坐在可辨认的瑜伽姿势中的滑石章。

The avalanche taluses, leaning against the walls at intervals of a mile or two, are among the most striking and interesting of the secondary features of the Valley.

每隔一两英里靠在墙上的雪崩滑石是山谷次要特征中最引人注目和最有趣的。

Next he examined a faint trace of talcum powder on the inner rim of the porcelain handle of the clothes cupboard.

接下，他检查了把手内缘上的一丝滑石粉痕迹。

Zimbabwe, South Africa and Germany share a common story about the soapstone birds that were looted from Great Zimbabwe.

津巴布韦、南非和德国有一个关于从大津巴布韦掠夺的滑石鸟的共同故事。

Another was that Johnson's baby powder was so thoroughly linked with the company and its history.

另一个原因是强生公司的婴儿滑石粉与其公司及其历史紧密相关。

From my memory, I remember only hearing about the dangers of talc a few years ago.

从我的记忆看，我只记得几年前听说过滑石粉的危险。

And what Johnson and Johnson did was attack the science, attack the scientists, and deny throughout this period of time that they had ever seen evidence that asbestos was in their baby powder.

而强生公司所做的就是攻击科学，攻击科学家， 并在整个这段时间内否认他们曾看到过石棉存在于其婴儿滑石粉中的证据。

Maybe it's the scent of baby powder used by our mothers and grandmothers to make us feel a little fresher, a little more put together.

也许是因为母亲和祖母们用让我们感觉清新一点、整洁一点的滑石粉的香味。

That's why the company sort of stubbornly stuck to this product long after the health risks associated with it became very clear and long after nearly every other company abandoned talc.

这就是为什么在滑石粉的健康风险变得非常明显，且几乎所有其他公司都放弃使用滑石粉之后，强生公司仍然固执地坚持这一产品。

So that's why the company sort of stubbornly stuck to this product long after the health risks associated with it became very clear and long after nearly every other company abandoned talc.

因此，尽管与滑石粉相关的健康风险早已昭然若揭，且几乎所有其他公司都已弃用滑石粉，强生公司却依然固执地坚持生产这一产品。

So I was really shocked to learn from your book, the dangers of talcum powder were first published in the 1920s.

所以当我从你的书中得知，滑石粉的危害最早在上世纪20年代就被公布时， 我真的很震惊。