[2011.07.14] 俗世之力

引用 echo.chan 2011-7-28 13:41

The God Species: 上帝的物种
“WE ARE as gods and might as well get good at it,”鉴于这句，是不是god species 的意思不是说上帝创造的物种，而是“上帝般的物种”，人类不一直自诩为万物之灵长嘛。

space shuttle 太空穿梭机-----航天飞机

What was true （as the Apollo missions headed off for the moon ）is all the more so now......
而今，阿波罗任务已经登上了月球，让这句话成了真，更何况还有...
按字面意思来看，是不是“本来就真实的情况”现在的例子更是力证？

识别出--认识到

the true extent of the power 人类的真实力量--漏译the extent
工具和人的数量可以让人的true power     extend 到什么样的程度

previous species 任何已经灭亡的物种
每个纪元主宰的物种是不同的，但不一定已经灭亡了

引用 echo.chan 2011-7-28 14:13

inconsistent  前后矛盾
1.[not usually before noun]~ (with sth) if two statements, etc. are inconsistent, or one is inconsistent with the other, they cannot both be true because they give the facts in a different way: The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. ◆ The witnesses' statements were inconsistent.
2.~ with sth not matching a set of standards, ideas, etc: Her behaviour was clearly inconsistent with her beliefs.
3.(disapproving) tending to change too often; not staying the same: inconsistent results ◆ Children find it difficult if a parent is inconsistent
第一个解释：前后矛盾的，不能用于名词前。根据后面的句子也可以推导，是“反复无常”的意思。

scarcely to be questioned 漏译  （毫无疑问地）还是你翻译的是“认定”？

seized 牵制
(of an emotion) to affect sb suddenly and deeply
受到牵制不会引发他对核能的重新审视的，但是如果被 震惊到了，吓到了 ，深深地影响了，还是会的

另他深感惭愧--令

intensive farming  集中农业--集约农业

keeping farms from overrunning forests
虽然全球的森林资源在遭受破坏，keep from 保护的应该是农田
亚马逊流域的森林被砍伐开垦当农田种植经济作物，可是屡见不鲜的新闻哦。

apostasy 变卦这个词实在不怎么好，好像人品有问题似的，“态度急转”“突然改变”行不行？

for the most part 在极大程度上

planetary boundaries 环境安全界限
http://climate.dialogue.org.hk/index.php/cn/programme/session/1/2

practical politics 实际的政治
实际可行的政纲（纲领）

plausible solutions 暂时可行的
of an excuse or explanation) reasonable and likely to be true

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