(共18张PPT)
SB3U6 Silent Spring
(Language points)
ban v.禁止;取缔
She was fined $300 and banned from driving for one month.她被罚款300美元,并被禁止驾车1个月。
The Chinese government decided to ban smoking in public places across the country several years ago.
ban sb. (from) doing sth. 禁止某人做某事
be banned from doing sth. 被禁止做某事
There was a strange stillness. The birds, for example — where had they gone Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed.
Translation
一片古怪的寂静笼罩着这里。小鸟都飞到哪里去了?许多人谈论着,茫然困惑惴惴不安。
On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh.
scores of 很多,大量
Translation
原本喧闹的清晨,再也没有了知更鸟、北美猫鸟、鸽子、松鸦、熊鸫的奏鸣曲以及其他小鸟的鸣叫声;只留下一片寂静,笼罩在田野、树林和沼泽的上空。
Rachel Carson was a scientist by profession, but these lines from the opening chapter of her 1962 book Silent Spring, “A Fable for Tomorrow”, show her talent as a writer.
by profession 以...为职,以...为业
the opening chapter 第一章
Translation
蕾切尔·卡森本是一位科学家,但是1962年,她在《寂静的春天》一书的开篇章节“明天的寓言”中的这段描写,展现了她作为作家的天赋。
By imagining a world without birds, she aimed to alert not only the scientific community but also the general public to the damaging effects of human activity on natural ecosystems — in particular, to the harmful use of pesticides, such as DDT.
the scientific community 科学界
the general public 普通百姓,公众
in particular 特别地
aim v.旨在; 决定; 力求达到; 针对; 瞄准
n.目标,意图; 瞄准; 准确性
aim to do sth.= aim at doing sth. 力争/旨在做某事
be aimed at (doing) sth. 旨在(做)某事
alert v.提醒;使(某人)意识到
adj.警惕的;警觉的;机警的
n.警报,警戒;警戒期间;警戒状态
be alert to ... 对…警惕的/警觉的/机警的
alert sb. to sth. 提醒某人注意某事
By imagining a world without birds, she aimed to alert not only the scientific community but also the general public to the damaging effects of human activity on natural ecosystems — in particular, to the harmful use of pesticides, such as DDT.
Translation
通过想象一个没有鸟儿的世界,她想要警告科学界,提醒公众,人类活动已经对自然界生态系统造成了破坏性的后果,尤其是使用DDT之类的杀虫剂给自然界带来了严重的危害。
She believed that the chemical industry was knowingly causing harm to plants, animals and even humans, and wished to see pesticides used in a more responsible, limited and carefully monitored way.
cause harm to 对...造成危害
Translation
她认为化学工业正在明目张胆地对动植物,甚至对人类本身造成伤害,她希望人们在使用杀虫剂时能够更加负责、节制,并且严加监管。
Carson urged people to make themselves aware of the facts and do something about the situation.
urged sb. to do sth. 敦促某人做某事
make sb. aware of sth. 使某人知道/了解...
The book also gives dozens of examples of other eradication programmes that did nothing to reduce the problems they were originally designed to solve.
dozens of 许多,很多
书中还讲了几十个其他灭除计划的案例,都未能像预期那样解决问题。
The 50 or so pages at the end of the book list Carson’s sources, showing how thorough and precise she was as a scientist.
precise adj.精确的;一丝不苟的
precision n.准确,精确
with precision 精确地,准确地
precisely adv.精确地;恰好地;细心地
这本书最后的五十几页列出了卡森的资料来源,显示出她作为一名科学家的周密和严谨。
Carson’s message was very alarming, causing a great increase in environmental awareness. Its impact was immediate and far-reaching: the use of DDT was banned and the Environmenta) Protection Agency (EPA) was established in the US.
environmental awareness 环境意识
far-reaching adj.影响深远的
卡森所述的事实让人们十分担忧,大大提升了人们保护环境的意识。这本书的效果立竿见影,并且影响深远: DDT被禁用;环境保护署也在美国成立。
Some also said that her work was more emotional than scientific. These were attempts to damage Carson’s reputation and stop her work from influencing public policy, but she remained determined to stand by her research.
reputation n. 名誉,名望
have a reputation for... 以……而闻名
earn/establish/build a reputation赢得/确立/树立声誉
damage/ruin sb.'s reputation 有损/毁坏某人的名声
live up to one's reputation 名副其实,名不虚传
stand by 信守(诺言),遵守(协定);坚持某事物;支持;袖手旁观
I stand by what I said earlier.我坚持早先说的话。
She still stands by every word she said.
No matter what happens, I will stand by you.
He could not stand by and watch the boy being hurt.他不能袖手旁观,看着那个男孩受伤。
stand out 出色,杰出;显眼,突出
stand for代表;主张,支持;容忍
stand up to sth.能承受,经受得住,耐(……)
Some also said that her work was more emotional than scientific. These were attempts to damage Carson’s reputation and stop her work from influencing public policy, but she remained determined to stand by her research.
Translation
还有一些人说她的作品过于情感化,科学性并不强。他们想要通过破坏卡森的名声来削减她的作品对公共政策的影响,但卡森仍然坚持自己的研究。
This is not so much because of the quality of her arguments, strong though they are, but because of the beauty and elegance of her writing.
Translation
这并不都是因为她书中高质量的论点是多么强有力,而是因为她美丽和高雅的文笔让读者喜欢。
Her book not only changed the world; half a century later it remains a book that deserves to be reread today, so that we can once again feel ourselves warm to the fire of its passionate message.
passionate adj.热烈的,具有强烈信念的
be passionate about 热爱...,对...充满热情
passion n.强烈情感,酷爱
passion for 对...的热情/热爱
passionately adv.热情地;激动地
Thank you~~