英译汉 Sleeplessness Ever daydreaming during a meeting

英译汉3. Each activity must have a mix of the physical and the mental in order for each member of the team to contribute fully.

英译汉1. George Soros—the Financial Crocodile "The US governs the international system to protect its own economy. It is not in charge of protecting other economies," Soros says. "So when America goes into recession, you have anti-recessionary policies. When other countries are in recession, they don't have the ability to engage in anti-recessionary policies because they can't have a permissive monetary policy, because money would flee." In person, he has the air of a philosophy professor rather than a gimlet-eyed financier. In a soft voice which bears the traces of his native Hungary, he argues that it is time to rewrite the so-called Washington consensus—the cocktail of liberalization, privatization and fiscal rectitude which the IMF has been preaching for 15 years. Developing countries no longer have the freedom to run their own economies, he argues, even when they follow perfectly sound policies. He cites Brazil, which although it has a floating currency and manageable public debt was paying ten times over the odds to borrow from capital markets. Soros credits the anti-globalization movement for having made companies more sensitive to their wider responsibilities. "I think [the protesters] have made an important contribution by making people aware of the flaws of the system," he says. "People on the street had an impact on public opinion and corporations which sell to the public responded to that." Because the IMF has abandoned billion dollar bailouts for troubled economies, he thinks a repeat of the Asian crisis is unlikely. The fund's new "tough love" policy—for which Argentina is the guinea pig—has other consequences. The bailouts were a welfare system for Wall Street, with western taxpayers rescuing the banks from the consequences of unwise lending to emerging economies. Now the IMF has drawn a line in the sand, credit to poor countries is drying up. "It has created a new problem—the inadequacy of the flow of capital from center to the periphery," he says. The one economy Soros is not losing any sleep about is the US. "I am much more positive about the underlying economy than I am about the market, because we are waging war not only on terrorism but also on recession," he says. "I have not yet seen an economy in recession when you are gearing up for war." He worries that the world's largest economic power is not living up to its responsibilities. "I would like the United States to live up to the responsibilities of its hegemonic power because it is not going to give up its hegemonic power," he says. "The only thing that is realistic is for the United States to become aware that it is in its enlightened self-interest to ensure that the rest of the world benefits from their role."

英译汉8. The significance of agriculture in the economy declined as towns grew, a decline made swifter by the depression.

英译汉 From China to Spain

英译汉1. For those of you who are looking to stay more on the lean side, I'd recommend skipping out on the peanut butter.

英译汉1. Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food.

英译汉8. The challenge for China and other emerging markets is how to meet that demand without destroying both the oil budgets and the quality of the air.

英译汉8. Local newspaper editorials are demanding an inquiry into what has happened.

英译汉4. Humans can inadvertently eat foods which contain GM products meant as animal feed.

英译汉 Before the car was towed to a wrecking yard

英译汉1. Air Pollution and the Importance of Trees Air pollution is not a popular subject, which is why little notice has been taken of an EU judgment against the UK on the subject, but it deserves full attention: it shows how much we care about the environment and our health. London has the worst air quality of any capital city in Europe and there are 12 other areas of Britain with serious air pollution problems largely caused by vehicles. After smoking it is the biggest threat to health. Despite this, the government plans to delay introducing mandatory cuts to pollutant levels as required by the European Commission, and faces large fines as a result. I am fortunate to live in one of the few places in Britain where the air quality is so good rare lichens survive still and the light is crystal clear; whenever I visit London, within minutes my eyes become irritated and my throat sore, and I feel poisoned, which of course I am, and it is extraordinary that millions of people in Britain and most world cities are being damaged to such an extent that their life expectancy is being reduced daily. The official concern is of the impact of these pollutants on public health, but my concern extends to include the effect on the birds, insects and mammals which share our cities too. They are so small, and so suffer so much more. It seems that, in order to comply with the law, the government is considering introducing a national zone system from which the worst polluting vehicles will be banned. It will help, but could lead to the traffic being diverted to pollute the countryside instead. Why do they not consider banning polluting vehicles altogether? It would be so much easier as well as cleaner—but then business circle would be upset, and that would never do. Would it? It is refreshing to hear of a quiet but very significant report by experts which will confirm the importance of trees and forests for the maintenance of essential eco-systems, for flood management, reduction of carbon emissions, wildlife benefits and public enjoyment. The findings, to be published today, will assert, I believe, that this free but immensely valuable resource has been ignored and underestimated for too long, and that the number of forested areas in England should be increased by 50 per cent over the next few decades, as well as being held in trust for the people of Britain rather than being sold off for profit as once intended by government. It is good news. However, the money issue once again will determine the outcome of the report. It is ironic that just as there is criticism led by politicians and the media about bankers trying to make profit out of market manipulation, those same politicians are driven by an intent to use British resources to maximum financial benefit, whatever they may be, however treasured and iconic. They may pay lip service to respecting our heritage and environment, but given the choice between making money by felling timber in great quantities and investing in caring for and developing our woodlands, profit usually will be the preferred choice of action. It may not be illegal as it is in the case of the bankers' activities, but for me it is just as unethical as well as being very short-sighted. The report on England's forests deserves full attention but it will be overshadowed by business tycoons' determination to reap a greater profit. What a contrast of values we have.

英译汉10. Prove that you can control yourself and you are an educated man; without this, all other education is good for nothing.

英译汉1. Natural abilities are like plants; they need pruning by study.

英译汉17. An important development since World War II has been the growth of postdoctoral education, especially in the sciences. Postdoctoral fellowships have been defined by the National Research Council as appointments of a temporary nature "which are intended to offer an opportunity for continued education and experience in research, usually though not necessarily, under the supervision of a senior mentor."

英译汉12. Evening Train and the Woman I am worried about the woman. I am afraid she might hurt herself, perhaps has already hurt herself—there's no way to know which of the return dates stamped on the book of poetry was hers. The book, Denise Levertove's Evening Train, belongs to the New York City Public Library. I checked it out yesterday and can keep it for three weeks. Ever since my husband and I moved to the city several months ago, I've been homesick for my books, the hundreds of volumes stored in my brother's1 basement. I miss2 having them near me, running my hands over their spines, recalling when and where I acquired each one, and out of what need. There's no way to know for certain that the phantom library patron is a woman, but all signs point in that direction. On one page is a red smear that looks like lipstick, and between two other pages, lying like a bookmark, is a long, graying hair. The underlinings, which may or may not have been made by the woman, are in pencil—pale, tentative3 marks. I study carefully, reverently, the way an archaeologist traces a fossil's delicate imprint. The rest is dream, conjecture, the making of my story. It's a weird obsession, I know, studying other readers' leavings and guessing the lives lived beneath. Even as my reasonable mind is having its way (This makes no sense. How can you assume? The marks could have been made by anyone, for any reason, over any period of time), my other self is leaving on its journey4. I've always been a hungry reader, what one friend calls a "selfish reader". But is there any other kind? Don't we all read to answer our own needs to complete the lives we've begun, to point us toward some light? Some of the underlinings in Evening Train have been partially erased (eraser crumbles have gathered in the center seams), as if the woman reconsidered her first responses or tried to cover her tracks. The markings do not strike me as those of a defiant woman but rather of one who has not only taken her blows but feels she might deserve them. She has underlined "serviceable heart"5 in one poem; in another, "Grey-haired, I have not grown wiser." If she exists6, I would like to sit with this woman. We seem to have a lot in common. We chose the same book. We both wear red lipstick, and I thought I am not so honest (the graying in my hair is hidden beneath an auburn rinse). I am probably her age or thereabouts. And from what she has left behind on the pages of Levertov's poems, it appears that our hearts have worn down in the same places. This is the part that worries me. Though my heart has mended, for the time being at least, hers seems to be in the very act of breaking,7 A present-tense pain pulses through each marked up poem, and the further I read, the clearer it becomes what she is considering. I want to reach through the pages and lead her out.

英译汉 Unlike officers who eat off crockery

英译汉7. In an article that Duelfer wrote for the Los Angeles Times last year about Iraqi programs to develop weapons of mass destruction, he offered this hypothesis.

英译汉 Researcher Sees Trees as a Clean

英译汉5. We are currently growing at a rate that is using up the earth's resources far faster than they can be sustainably replenished, so we are eating into the future.