外國人最想和你聊的時事話題：自然平衡

     The soil contains materials to keep the natural balance of the area.
     這些泥土中含有保持該地區(qū)大自然平衡的物質(zhì)。
     Forces that can disturb this natural Balance are selection, mutation, gene flow, and natural selection. Certain gene-controlled traits are selected for or against by the partners involved.
     能干擾這種自然平衡的外界因素有選擇、突變、基因流動以及自然選擇。某些受基因控制的性狀為與之交配的異性個體所選擇或不選擇。
     People often upset the natural balance by killing off many of the animals and destroying the lands.
     人們經(jīng)常因為殺死過多的動物和毀壞土地而破壞自然平衡。
     Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.
     在維持自然平衡中，每種動物都有其作用。
     In the process, we must be careful about upsetting the balance of nature.
     在此過程中，我們必須關(guān)注自然平衡的更新進(jìn)程。
     Did Walter equate the balance of nature with God?
     沃爾特把自然的平衡和上帝劃等號嗎？
     It is, he says, part of a world wide reaction against technology and an urge to find a better balance with nature.
     他說這是在世界范圍內(nèi)逆反技術(shù)，并力求跟自然更好地保待一種平衡。
     For one thing, law should be forced and observed to keep the balance of the nature by controlling commercial fishing.
     首先，法律應(yīng)該對商業(yè)捕魚加強監(jiān)督和管制，以保持自然平衡。
     Man may destroy the balance of nature, but from time to time, nature takes a terrible revenge for it.
     人類可以破壞自然的平衡，但自然會不時地施加可怕的報復(fù)。
     Efforts are being intensified to prevent or control hazards caused by mice, insects and poisonous weeds, and to maintain the natural ecological balance of the grassland by utilizing scientific means, and artificial and biological technologies.
     運用科學(xué)手段，采取人工和生物等技術(shù)，加大對鼠害、蟲害、毒草的預(yù)防和治理，維護(hù)草地的自然生態(tài)平衡。
     We should be careful of alteration of the nature in order to balance the natural harmony with our interest.
     我們應(yīng)該關(guān)注自然的改變，從而使自然的和諧與我們的利益達(dá)到平衡。
     Greenpeace spokesperson Ana Rosa Martinez says balance needs to be struck between preserving natural spaces and human activity.
     綠色和平組織安娜蘿莎瑪丁說，在保存自然生態(tài)及人類活動中，需要找到一個平衡。
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     Monica: Have you heard about the Japanese earthquake?
     莫妮卡：你聽說日本發(fā)生的大地震了嗎？
     Amanda: Of course, this earthquake generated severe shock to Japan.
     阿曼達(dá)：當(dāng)然了，這次地震對日本產(chǎn)生了嚴(yán)重的沖擊。
     Monica: It is reported that this earthquake lead to the total death of 1500 thousands with an economic loss of more than 235 billion dollars.
     莫妮卡：據(jù)報道此次地震共造成1.5萬人死亡，經(jīng)濟損失超過2350億美元。
     Amanda: What's more, Japanese earthquake has severe effect on global economic development.
     阿曼達(dá)：不僅如此，日本地震對于全球經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展都造成了嚴(yán)重的影響。
     Monica: It's terrible.
     莫妮卡：真是太可怕了。
     Amanda: In recent years earthquake happens frequently around the world, such as Indonesia earthquake in 2004, Wen Chuan earthquake in 2008, Haiti earthquake in 2010 and this one in Japan.
     阿曼達(dá)：最近幾年全球很多國家都頻繁發(fā)生地震。比如2004年的印尼地震，2008年的汶川地震，2010年的海地地震以及這次的日本地震。
     Monica: Not only earthquake, but with many other geological hazards. Such as tsunami happening with earthquake in Japan, the volcanic explosion in Iceland and debris flow in Gan Su province.
     莫妮卡：不僅地震頻發(fā)，還伴隨著很多其他地質(zhì)災(zāi)害。比如伴隨日本地震發(fā)生的海嘯、冰島的火山爆發(fā)、甘肅的泥石流等等。
     Amanda: These are punishments from the god.
     阿曼達(dá)：這些都是上帝對人類的懲罰。
     Monica: You're so superstitious.
     莫妮卡：你太迷信了。
     Amanda: I just make a metaphor. In fact these geologic hazards are related with human activities.
     阿曼達(dá)：我只是作個比喻。實際上這些地質(zhì)災(zāi)害都是和人類的活動有關(guān)的。
     Monica: Right. Human activities break the ecological balance and lead to natural disasters.
     莫妮卡：沒錯。人類的活動破壞了生態(tài)平衡，從而引發(fā)了自然災(zāi)害。
     Amanda: In the past century, every country devoted to the national economic development. While national development requires all kinds of resources, so people used the resources on earth to the largest extent.
     阿曼達(dá)：在過去的一個世紀(jì)中，世界各國都致力于國家的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展。而國家的發(fā)展需要各種能源，所以人們就最大限度地利用地球上的能源。
     Monica: However, in the process of resource utilization, people ignored ecological balance, which lead to the ever-increasing environment pollution.
     莫妮卡：然而人們在利用能源的過程中卻忽略了生態(tài)平衡，環(huán)境污染問題日益嚴(yán)重。
     Amanda: It is accounted that there are numerous species die out per year due to climate change.
     阿曼達(dá)：據(jù)統(tǒng)計，每年有無數(shù)物種因為氣候變化而滅亡。
     Monica: Human beings and other creatures in nature constitute the ecological system together and mutually dependent on each other, which form a balance. But this balance is broken gradually.
     莫妮卡：人和自然界其他生物共同構(gòu)成了生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，彼此互相依賴，形成了一種平衡。但是這種平衡正逐漸被打破。
     Amanda: It is unimaginable of the situation when there are only human beings on the earth.
     阿曼達(dá)：真是難以想象當(dāng)世界上只有人類的時候會是什么狀況。
     Monica: This situation won't happen, because people will also die out at that time.
     莫妮卡：這種情況不會發(fā)生，因為到那個時候人類也將滅亡。