新核心综合学术英语教程Unit3.ppt

Language Points 1. Consumer’s perceptions of organic processes and products and those involving biotechnology warrant further investigation and especially comparison. The concept areas of interest identified from the literature include health, environment, risk and ethics. (L1-3 para.A) warrant: v. 使显得必要（或正当）makes the action seem necessary or appropriate for the circumstances. identify: define, recognize 翻译： 消费者对有机过程、产品以及生物技术的认知，都需要进一步的调查和比较。根据文献资料，涉及此概念的领域包括健康，环境，风险和伦理等方面。 ■ Sentences： Language Points 2. They were seen as appropriate if they had potential to help cure diseases, although the average levels of agreement that GM or organic foods are in fact useful in preventing disease or combating obesity were neutral and were not different from one another. (L28-31, para. E) if leads an adverbial clause of condition; although leads an adverbial clause of concession; that clause is an appositive clause, describing the contents of the agreement; Combat means the act of fighting, any contest or struggle. 翻译： 尽管，对于二者在预防疾病和抵制肥胖上的实际作用，人们的观点是持平的，或者，即使有差别也不是很大，但如果有人认为二者均有可能会帮助治愈疾病，这也是合理的。 Language Points 3. Seven of the eight statements directly associated with health had mean levels of agreement that were statistically different. Participants generally more strongly agreed with the positive health attributes and more strongly disagreed with the negative health attributes or organic food than those of GM food. (L36-40, para. F) Seven of eight means 7/8 or 87.5%; Attribute means a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something, that is “属性，特性；品质”; There are two comparisons with the structure “more strongly agreed with…and more strongly disagreed with… of organic food than GM food”. 翻译： 将近90％与健康直接相关的声明都认为这只是统计上的差别。与转基因食品相比，受访者更加认同有机食品的积极健康属性，不认同其消极健康属性。 Language Points 4. Generally, consumers perceive organic food production as environmentally friendly, while production involving GM varieties is perceived as less so tha