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有奖『翻译练习』(第十四期)
大家好,『翻译练习』(第十四期)与大家见面了,感谢大家的参与,我们会对积极参与的朋友予以奖励。我们争取每周发布一期,希望大家共同探讨翻译的问题,让我们一起进步。
最近实在是太忙了,本想暂时停止这一栏目。可是有那么多的朋友发我短信,鼓励我将这个栏目继续办下去,看到大家的热情如此之高,作为版主,我实在不忍心让大家失望。这个栏目看似简单,实际上要办好并不容易,首先在选材上,选的原文和参考译文最好不能在网上马上就能查到,这样就会失去锻炼的意义了,也给一些“懒汉”以可乘之机。其次难度要适中,不能太简单,也不能太难。翻译是门艺术,抑或是门手艺,需要不断的,长时间的练习,如果半途而废,那就太可惜了。总之一句话,只要我在这里一天,这个节目就不会停止。最后,谢谢大家的支持与厚爱!
本次的练习是类似科普性的文章,内容也都是我们耳熟能详的东西,大家接招吧:)
不过,我们坚决反对抄袭,一经发现,轻则扣钱,重则扣威望。怕怕~~~~ :(
请大家在发表译文时务必将译文加密200威望,否则,参与无效!截止时间一到,我会公布所有参与者的译文。
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原文:
Food in the 21st Century
Genetically-modified foodstuffs are here to stay. That's not to say conventional agriculture will disappear, but simply that food-buying patterns will polarize; there will he a niche market for conventional foodstuffs just as there is for organic food. It may even be that GM food will become the food of preference because consumers come to appreciate the health benefits of reduced pesticide use.
Currently there are some 20,000 chemicals in use, but the scientists only have detailed information on around 1,000 of them. To see the advantages of GM food you have only to consider the recent press revelation that the average lettuce receives 11 pesticide applications before it reaches the supermarket shelf. I'm sure chemicals and their role in disease will become a big issue in the next century as the population of the developed world worries increasingly about its health. |
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