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1、英语翻译new英译汉综合练习翻译下列段落中划线的句子。AWildlife watching also creates satisfying memories. We have seen hundreds of curious plants and rare animals that attract visitors, yet they still arouse a sense of wonder and excitement. (1) And the rare spotting of a cougar, wolf or woodland caribou takes our breath awa

2、y.B Owners must report their laptop missing by logging on to a website, which sends a message to the model. (2) Under the latest version of the software, users can also send a spoken message. The message can be set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thief closes it. (3)C But

3、despite this fact that most parents are becoming willing that they spend more time outdoors, our children are growing up nature-deprived. (4) These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions about what

4、 is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found. (5)D A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. (6

5、) A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school. Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy based on physical abilities, with th

6、e tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity. (7) EWe tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favor that human beings are granting to the na

7、tural world. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging. (8)F It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck

8、in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. (9) Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academ

9、ia outweigh any financial considerations. Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition to academia more attractive. Industrial scientists tend to receive training th

10、at academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. (10) They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role.G Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. This was first noted in 1858

11、by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a mans life and two to a womans. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-

12、harm. Indeed, relationships with family, friends, neighbors, even pets, will all contribute to a long life, but the best way to secure longevity seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. (11)H Several recent studies have found that being randomly assigned to a roommate of another ra

13、ce can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood of conflict. (12) Lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and compel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships. It is also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher a

14、cademic success throughout their college careers. (13) Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure.I As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye c

15、ontact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye disappointed her, so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. (14)J An open mind

16、about diversity not only improves organizations internally, it is profitable as well. (15) These comments from a customer service representative show how an inclusive attitude can improve sales. “Most of my customers speak English as a second language. One of the best things my company has done is t

17、o contract with a language service that offers translations over the phone. It wasnt until my boss received Mindsets training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness was to customer service. (16) As result, our customer base has increased.”K When we begin to question our assumpti

18、ons and challenge what we think we have learned from our past, from the media, peers, family, friends, etc, we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed or contrary to our fundamental values. (17) We need to train ourselves to think differently, shift our mindsets and realize that div

19、ersity opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone. (18)L Spending 50 minutes with a cell phone close to your ear is enough to change brain cell activity in the part of the brain closest to the antenna(天线). (19) But whether that causes any

20、 harm is not clear. “What we showed is glucose (葡萄糖) metabolism (代谢) (a sign of brain activity) increases in the brain in people who were exposed to a cell phone in the area closest to the antenna,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, whose study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. T

21、he study was meant to examine how the brain reacts to electromagnetic fields caused by wireless phone signals. (20)M Human beings have always had an ability to attend to several things at once. Nor is electronic multitasking entirely new: Weve been driving while listening to car radios since they be

22、came popular in the 1930s. But there is no doubt that multitasking has reached a kind of warp speed in the era of Web-enabled computers, when it has become routine to conduct several things all at once. (21) But whats the impact of this media consumption? And how are these multitasking devices chang

23、ing how kids learn, reason and communicate with one another? Social scientists and educators are just beginning to deal with these questions, but the researchers already have some strong opinions. (22)N The nuclear power emergency at a Japanese atomic power plant last March could lead to a major re-

24、examination in European countries that are already building such plants or are considering a shift from fossil (化石) fuels to nuclear energy to fight climate change. (23) With the terrible accident 25 years ago in Chernobyl (切尔诺贝利) beginning to fade in European Memories, governments across Europe hav

25、e grown more open to using more nuclear power. Enthusiasm for nuclear power is particularly strong in Eastern Europe, which wants to move away from dependence on Russian oil and natural gas, and on heavily polluting coal-fired power plants. Eastern governments have begun improving existing nuclear p

26、lants or are building or planning new ones. But as Japan struggled to deal with her nuclear crises, discussion about the good and the bad of nuclear power became heated. (24)O Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really

27、 a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists (考古学家) learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. (25) Normally, these are the hard materials that dont break down or disappear very quickly

28、things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.P In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable sou

29、pwalk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. (26) The men were working when one of them saw something sticking outa human foot! Naturally, the men called the police, who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possiblybut it was a death nearly two thousand years

30、 old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organsthe scientists who examined him were able to look inside the mans stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal! (27)Q And yet

31、, city life isnt easy. Now scientists have begun to examine how the city affects the brain, and the results are depressing. Just being in an urban environment, they have found, impairs (损害) our basic mental processes. After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to h

32、old things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control. (28) While its long been recognized that city life is exhausting, this new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so.R Breastfeeding (母乳喂养) for a month or longer appears to reduce a womans risk of

33、getting diabetes (糖病) later in life, according to a new study. (29) The breastfeeding and diabetes link has been reported in other studies, according to researcher Eleanor Schwarz. Yet, her study makes the link easier to believe. Her study is published in a journal of medicine in America. Schwarz and her