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中英文本
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a pioneer of the global environmental movement through her writing about conservation. Her 1962 book ‘Silent Spring’ made her famous. It describes the harmful effects on the environment of using toxic chemicals on farmland. It is widely recognized as the first serious account of mankind’s negative impact on farming and nature.
蕾切尔·卡逊(1907-1964)的环保作品让她一跃成为了全球环保运动先驱
Carson’s career started as a biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. In 1951 she published her first book, ‘The Sea Around Us’, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to quit her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales charts.
起初,卡逊是渔业管理局的一名生物学家
Carson’s book ‘Silent Spring’ transformed the way America thought about nature. It painted a bleak future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides that farmers sprayed on their crops. Many people say the book inspired the creation of America’s Environmental Protection Agency.
《寂静的春天》让美国人改变了对自然的看法
Since her death, Carson’s name has continued to be associated with protecting the environment. There is now an annual Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made worthy contributions to the field of environmental protection. In 1980, 16 years after her death, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in America.
卡逊去世后,她的名字并没有与环保分开
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重点讲解
1.make contribution to 为…作贡献
例句:What's more, improve our ability to make contribution to the human beings.
还有提升自己的能力来为人类做贡献
。2.toxic chemical 有毒化学品
例句:They're promising to trace any other products that might have been tainted by the toxic chemical.
他们承诺查处任何可能受这种有毒化学品污染的其他产品
。3.associated with 与…有关系
例句:Cigarette smoking has been associated with lung cancer.
肺癌被认为与吸烟有关
。4.lead to 导致
例句:Heart failure led to her father's death.
心力衰竭导致她父亲的死亡
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