[00:00.00]Lesson 47 pollution
第47课  污染
[00:07.25]Pollution is the price we pay for over populated,over-industrialized planet.
污染就是我们为了这个人口过密，过度工业化的星球所付出的代价。
[00:15.83]A pollution warning system is being established.
正在建立一个污染报警系统。
[00:20.13]Such music is pollution to the ear.
这样的音乐是对耳朵的污染。
[00:24.78]sheer
纯粹的，不掺杂的
[00:27.49]We keep trying all four methods,
我们一直在尝试这四种方式，
[00:31.99]but the sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
然而单单是地球上产生的垃圾就足以让我们手足无措了。
[00:38.70]The simplest way of listening to musis
听音乐最简单的方法
[00:42.73]is to listen for the sheer pleasure of the musical sound itself.
就是聆听音符带来的那纯粹的愉悦。
[00:48.39]worldwide
在全世界，世界范围
[00:51.53]Interest in computer business is now worldwide.
计算机行业现在受到全世界的关注。
[00:56.44]The brand has become worldwide famous.
这个品牌成了全球知名品牌。
[01:00.92]overwhelm
制服，压垮
[01:04.36]The work has overwhelmed them a bit.
这份工作让他们有点招架不住了。
[01:08.76]We are overwhelmed with excitement.
我们极为兴奋。
[01:13.17]pollute
污染
[01:16.12]Rubbish,however,is only part of the problem of polluting our planet.
然而，垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。
[01:22.81]Industries pollute rivers by dumping poisonous chemicals into them.
工业企业向河流倾倒的有毒化学物质，污染了水源。
[01:29.26]pesticide
杀虫剂
[01:32.88]The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables.
使用杀虫剂和化肥的结果是生产出了廉价的谷物和蔬菜。
[01:39.93]Some of the pesticides are essential for protecting human and animal health.
有些杀虫剂对保护人类及动物健康起着至关重要的作用。
[01:46.76]Airplanes spread pesticides on crops.
飞机级庄稼喷洒杀虫剂。
[01:51.42]fertilizer
肥料
[01:54.77]Fertilizer modify the composition of herbage.
化肥可改变牧草的组成。
[02:00.47]Money was needed for seeds,fertilizer.
需要钱买种子、化肥。
[02:05.86]salmonella
沙门氏菌
[02:08.88]The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high:
为了廉价食品我们已经付出了高昂的代价牛的疯牛病，
[02:14.54]Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle.salmonella in chicken and eggs,and listeria in dairy products.
鸡肉和鸡蛋中的沙门氏菌，奶制品中的利斯特杆菌。
[02:26.23]listeria
利斯特杆菌
[02:30.04]vegetarian
素食主义者
[02:32.86]And if you think you'll abandon meat and become a vegetarian,
如果你想戒荤做素食者，
[02:38.74]you have choice of very expensive organically grown vegetables,or a steady diet of pesticides
那么你有两种选择，要么食用价格昂贵、有机培植的蔬菜；要么食用无所不在的杀虫剂——
[02:49.04]every time you think you're eating fresh salads and vegetables,or just having an innocent glass of water.
你认为你吃的是新鲜色拉，新鲜蔬菜，喝的是纯净水，事实上你是在不停地服用杀虫剂。
[03:00.09]A vegetarian is someone who advocates a diet of only vegetables,fruits,grains,and nuts
素食者是那些因为健康原因
[03:08.19]as the proper one of all people for reasons of health or becacuse of principles against the killing of animals.
或反对杀生的原则主张只吃蔬菜，水果，谷物，坚果的人。
[03:19.30]Becoming a vegetarian means you cann rightfully avoid expensive restaurants
当素食者意味着你可以理直气壮地不去昂贵的饭店吃饭，
[03:25.84]on the grounds that there is nothing on the menu you can eat.
因为菜单上的东西你没有一样能吃的。
[03:31.46]organically grown
有机培植的（不施化肥和其他化学药品培植）
[03:34.73]insidious
隐蔽的，潜在的，暗中为害的
[03:37.67]However,there is an even more insidious kind of pollution
但是，还有一种更加隐蔽的污染，侵袭着我们的日常生活，
[03:44.03]that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives,and that's noise.
对城镇地区的影响尤烈，那就是噪声。
[03:52.88]The doctor found the insidious illness before she felt pain.
在她感到疼痛前大夫就已要在她的身上发现了潜伏的病症。
[03:58.92]The policy implies insidious dangers to the national economy.
这项政策对国民生活有潜在的危险。
[04:04.43]urban
城市
[04:07.39]Urban life brought urban refinemints.newspapers and periodicals,libraries,clubs and societies.
都市生活带来了都市的文化享受，报纸，杂志，图书馆 俱乐部和社交团体。
[04:18.94]Urban areas invariably attempt to command the lion's share of investment in public services.
城市地区总是力图占有公共服务的大部分投资。
[04:27.04]burglar
窃贼（尤指夜盗）
[04:29.79]Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night
防盗警报器不分昼夜随时都会响起一，除了惊扰行人没有别的用处
[04:35.90]serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
有时还在事实上掩护了窃贼作案。
[04:43.13]Astronomers like burglars and jazz musicians,operate best at night.
天文学家和小偷、爵士乐手一样，晚上工作能出彩。
[04:49.74]scream
尖叫
[04:52.44]Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.
汽车的报警器动不动在街上发出尖叫，令人极度烦躁。
[05:03.16]The wind screamed over the Gulf and turned the water white.
大风在海湾上空呼啸而过，把海水吹得白浪翻滚。
[05:08.91]Her screams are such that would scream the dead out of their graves.
她的尖叫啊，能把死人从坟墓里叫出来。
[05:15.21]profound
极度的
[05:17.81]He expressed profound contempt for the act.
他对这一行为表示了极度蔑视。
[05:22.71]They took a profound interest in the enterprise.
他们对这个企业极感兴趣。
[05:27.77]irritation
烦躁
[05:30.51]The man merely looked at him in irritation and motioned him to remain silent.
那个人只是不耐烦地看着他，并且示意他不要做声。
[05:38.06]These amateur repair jobs were an almost daily irritation.
这种烦人的业余修理工作几乎天天都有。
[05:43.69]incessantly
连续不断地
[05:48.15]A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?)that dogs barking incessantly in the night
最近一个有关噪声影响的调查（出人意料地？）显示，夜间连续不断的狗吠，
[05:59.41]rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
在从1~7的刻度表上被列为最严重的噪音污染。
[06:06.84]The detective rarely spoke during the session but smoked his pipe incessantly.
开会的时候，侦探很少开口，只是不停地抽烟斗。
[06:14.16]He would talk incessantly if you give him a litle encouragement.
你只要稍微鼓动他一下，他就会滔滔不绝地说。
[06:19.97]while
发呜呜声
[06:23.47]Lawn mowers whining on a surmmer 's day,
夏天呜呜作响的锄头草机，
[06:28.27]late-night parties in apartment blocks,
公寓楼里深夜聚会的喧哗声，
[06:32.61]noisy neighbors,vehicles of all kinds.
在声吵闹的邻居，各式各样的车辆，
[06:37.52]especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages,
特别是穿越寂静村庄的集装箱卡车，
[06:43.28]planes and helicopters flying overhead,
从头顶飞过的飞机和直升机，
[06:48.13]large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
带到公共场所、音量开到最大的大功率收音机。
[06:55.44]They saw Dick come out of the bush with two dogs whining at his heels.
他们看见迪克从灌木丛里出来，身后跟着两条呜呜哀叫的狗。
[07:01.77]The pig whined from pain.
猪疼得呜噜噜地叫。
[07:05.65]helicopter
直升飞机
[07:08.65]The idea of a helicopter was first suggested by Leonardo da Vinci some four hundred years ago.
直升飞机的构想在大约400年前由列奥纳多.达.芬奇首先提出的。
[07:18.96]A police helicopter rescued passengers on a sinking ship.
一架警方的直升飞机抢救了沉船上的乘客。
[07:24.32]maximum
最大的
[07:27.37]How,as a bank,do we achieve maximum profit?
我们作为一个银行，怎样获取最大的利润呢？
[07:32.57]The maximum punishment for bigamy is said to be two mothers-in-law.
据说重婚者受到的最大惩罚是——两个丈母娘。
[07:38.47]technology
技术
[07:41.58]New technology has also made its own contribution to noise.
新技术对噪音污染也是功不可没。
[07:47.33]IT stands for Information Technology.
IT 代表信息技术。
[07:53.17]That college offers courses in medical technology.
那所大学开设医疗技术方面的课程。
[07:58.13]contribution
贡献
[08:01.28]He founded the fund to honor soldiers and civilians who had made contributions to the country.
他设立基金是为了表彰那些对国作作出贡献的军人和平民。
[08:11.15]His most important contribution to the subject was to produce a scientiffic classfication.
他对这个学科最重要的贡献是建立了科学的分类法。
[08:21.33]mobile
可移动的
[08:23.62]A lot of people object to mobile phones,
许多人都反对移动电话，
[08:29.00]especially when they are used in public places like restaurants or on public transport.
尤其在饭店、公交车等公共场所所使用移动电话。
[08:36.84]Victoria broke her leg but is now mobile and can walk with a cane.
维多利亚的腿摔断了，但现在已能活动，可以拄着拐杖走路了。
[08:44.38]He lives alone in a mobile home near a lake.
他独自住在湖畔的一座活动房屋里。
[08:48.99]snore
打鼾
[08:51.34]It turned out to be snoring!
居然是鼾声。
[08:55.64]Hong Jian,who and always assumed himself a very graceful sleeper,
鸿渐一向自以为睡得很文静，害羞地说：
[09:02.20]was meekly embarassed;"Really?I don't believe it.I never snore."
“真的吗？我不信，我从来不打鼾的。”
[09:10.95]There is no way to find out why a snorer can't hear himself snore.
为什么打呼噜的人自己听不见是一个永远无法解开的谜。
[09:17.50]offender
罪犯
[09:20.42]Men were found to be the worst offenders.
人类是罪魁祸首。
[09:24.69]They don't imprison first-time offenders.
他们通常不监禁初次犯罪的人。
[09:29.12]The young offender was spared.
年轻的犯人被饶赦了。
[09:32.93]staggering
令人惊愕的
[09:36.08]This figure rises to a staggering 60% of men in their sixties.
到60岁这个年龄段，这个数字上升到令人惊愕的60%。
[09:42.88]The staggering problems of poverty remain unresolved.
令人震惊的贫困问题仍然得不到解决。
[09:48.08]He was right in that the country was altering with staggering rapidity.
这个国家当是正以惊人的速度发生变化，这一点他没说错。
[09:54.93]trumpet
吹号
[09:57.93]Against these figures,it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly,
与这些数字相比，只有95%的女性习惯性地打鼾，
[10:05.00]while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners.
而余的95%则不停地补身边那位号角震天的同伴吵醒，或者干脆吵得睡不着。
[10:12.40]The wind is trumpeting.
风在呼号。
[10:16.10]My dear,your father does not just trumpet;he thunders.
亲爱的，你爸爸不止是吹号，是打雷。
[10:22.41]partner
伙伴
[10:25.06]If one country gains from trade,does its trading partner lose?
如果某国从贸易中获得了利益，它的贸易伙伴会受到损失吗？
[10:31.16]I feel the same way as my partner does.
我跟我的同伴有着同样的感受。