2010年考研英语真题翻译题目（2010 English Zhenti translation issues）.doc

2010年考研英语真题翻译题目（2010 English Zhenti translation issues） The topic of translation in English Zhenti 2010 section One basic weakness in a conservation system based wholly on economic motives is that most members of the land community have no economic value. Yet these creatures are members of the biotic community and, if its stability depends on its integrity, they are entitled to continuance. When one of these non-economic categories is threatened, and if, we happen to love it.We invent excuses to give it economic importance. At the beginning of century songbirds were supposed to be disappearing. (46) Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up of birds failed to control them 46., scientists quickly come up with some distinctly shaky evidence to the rescue, generally say if birds failed to control pest insects would eat us up. The, evidence, had, to, be, economic, in, order,, to, be, valid. It is painful to read these round about accounts today.We have no land ethic yet, but (47) we have at least drawn nearer the point of admitting that birds should continue as a matter of intrinsic right, regardless of the presence or absence of economic advantage to us. 47. but we have at least almost admit such a point: the birds survive is of intrinsic right, regardless of whether it has economic benefits for us. A parallel situation exists in respect of predatory mammals and fish-eating birds. (48) Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on worthless species. 48. only a short while ago, biologists somewhat overwordedthe evidence that these creatures to normal to maintain the operation of the food chain to prey on the weak creature or worthless species. Some species of trees have been read out of the party by economics-minded foresters because they grow too slowly, or have too low a sale vale to