海洋特色英语与文化课后翻译.docxVIP

Unit 1 什么使大海如此吸引我们？为什么我们愿意花很多钱，驱车数小时，或精心计划我们的时间，就为了能找时间亲近大海？海洋对健康的好处是巨大的，而在海洋空气中呼吸也是福气。 What makes us so drawn to the ocean? Why are we willing to spend a lot of money, drive for hours, and plan our days carefully just to find time to get close to the ocean? The health benefits are great and breathing in the ocean air is bliss. 但除了我们对水活动的热情外，肯定有更多的原因促使我们付出这么多的时间和精力。最近我读的一篇文章可以帮助解释这些往往很难用言词表达的感情。简单地说，我们的大脑很享受海水。 But there must be more reasons which prompt us to invest so much time and energy besides our passion for water activity. A recent article I read helped to explain these feelings that are often hard to put into words. Simply put, our brains really enjoy the water. 华莱士·J·尼科尔斯是一位海洋生物学家，他想知道当我们在海上、海里或者在大海 附近时我们对海洋的情绪反应。总之，尼科尔斯的目标不是传授给我们关于海洋的知识， 而是准确查明我们热爱海洋的原因，这样我们可以通过公共政策把它作为一个工具来保 护海洋。 Wallace J. Nichols is a marine biologist who wants to learn what happens to us when we are on, in, or near the ocean. Specifically he wants to understand what on earth triggers our emotional reactions to the ocean. In brief, Nichols’ goal is not to impart to us the knowledge about ocean, but to find out exactly why we love the ocean so that we can use that as a tool to protect it through public policy. Unit Unit PAGE 2 洛杉矶位于加州，是个适合居住的城市。宣人的气候和高质量的生活，使得这里的房价是其他主要城市的两倍多。但是气候变化给这个城市带来了有形的威胁和舒适性的浩 劫。 Los Angeles, located in California, is a great place to live. Pleasing climate and high-quality life make the home prices here more than double those in other major cities. However, climate change poses tangible threats and amenity havoc. 气候研究人员预测，未来的洛杉矶平均气温将比现在高 13 华氏度，气候变化会夺走这里许多气候的独特性。房价因此下跌，气候舒适带来的房地产溢价消失（这对于购房者来说是坏消息）。 Climate researchers predict that the temperature of LA will be 13 degrees F warmer on average in the future. Climate change will strip away much of the city’s climate uniqueness. Therefore, home price declines and climate amenity premium vanishes (bad news for the real estate owners). 洛杉矶如何应对气候变化？一方面，洛城要学会适应气候变化，通过提高公共服务来减少变化给居民带来的伤害。社区非政府组织已开始填补这一空白。另一方面，保护环境是刻不容