科技翻译 - Endangered Species(濒危物种)

Endangered Species(濒危物种)

Endangered species are plants and

animals that are in immediate danger of

extinction. Extinction is actually a

normal process in the course of

evolution. Since the formation of the

earth, many more species have become

extinct than those exist today. These

species slowly disappeared because of

change of climate and their failure to

adapt to such conditions as competition

and predation. Since the 1600s,

however, the process of extinction has

greatly accelerated as a result of both

human population growth and

technological encroachment on natural

ecology systems. Today the majority of

the world’s environments are changing

faster than the ability of most species to

adapt to such changes through natural

selection.

Species become extinct or endangered

for a number of reasons, but the

primary cause is the destruction of

natural habitats. Drainage of wetlands,

cutting and clearing of forests, growth

of cities, and highway and dam

construction have seriously reduced

available natural habitats. As the various

surroundings become fragments, the

remaining animal population crowd into

smaller areas, causing further

濒危物种是指那些濒临灭绝的（野生）动植物。

生物的灭绝其实是物种进化进程中很正常的一环。

自地球形成以来，已经灭绝的物种比现今存在的物种数量总和还要多。

那时它们逐渐消失，正是由于气候发生了改变，可它们却无法适应竞争与捕食中的新环境。

然而自17世纪以来，随着人口数量的增长和人类对自然生态系统的技术入侵，物种灭绝的速度大大加快。

时至今日，相比于大部分物种通过自然选择适应新环境的能力，世界上大多数地区环境的变化速度要快得多。

destruction of natural surroundings.

物种会灭绝，或者濒危灭绝，原因有很多，但最主要的原因还是自然栖息地的破坏。

湿地排水疏干，森林乱砍滥伐，城市过度增长，以及公路水坝建造都已造成自然栖息地的锐减。

随着各种自然栖息地被人为地分成小碎片，余留的动物种不得不挤在更小的空间里，（而它们对食物和领土的争夺）进一步造成自然栖息地的破坏。

Some private and government efforts

have been organized to save declining

species. Laws were made in some

countries in the early 1900s to protect

wild animals from commercial trade and

killing. International endeavors are

shown in the Convention on

International Trade in Endangered

Species, approved by 51 nations.

本文要点：

 注意根据文意进行增译

一些私人和政府机构都已经在努力拯救濒危物种。

某些国家在20世纪初就已经制定相关法律，通过禁止商业贸易和捕杀来保护野生动物。

而由21（原文中数据错误）个国家通过的《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》也体现了国际社会的共同努力。

 警惕英文中通过换词表达同一个意思的现象（第二段的三个“自然栖息地”）

 树立批判意识，多查资料，不能盲目相信原文（第三段的21个国家）