(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
He says scientists who discover a new species can basically call it whatever they want,
Agnarsson表示,科学家基本上可以给发现的新物种随意取名,
as long as they use the correct genus name.
只要属名正确 。
For example, some scientists name a new species after a loved one or another scientist;
例如,一些科学家用他们所爱的人或另一个科学家的名字来命名新物种;
it's frowned upon to name it after themselves.
用自己的名字命名是不允许的 。
Agnarsson's team called one spider Spintharus skelly, after a researcher's cat, Skelly.
Agnarsson的研究小组以研究人员的猫——skelly为蜘蛛起名为sptharus skelly 。
The only real problem, he said, would be if a scientist was going to receive any sort of potential benefit,
他表示,真正的问题是,如果科学家能够得到任何潜在的好处,
such as if a megastore paid a lab to christen a species walmarti.
比如,一家大型超市出资让实验室为walmarti命名 。
(Even when the names don't have traditional Latin translations, Latin-ifying names for species is a common practice in science.
(即使这些名字在拉丁语里没有传统的翻译,给物种起拉丁名也是科学上的普遍做法 。
Generally, just add an i if it's a masculine name and an ae if it's feminine.)
一般来说,如果是女性名字加i,如果是男性名字加ae 。
Agnarsson, along with four students who participated in the research,
Agnarsson和四名参与研究的学生,
named spiders after prominent advocates for animal conservation and action on climate change.
以著名动物保护和气候变化行动的倡导者来给蜘蛛命名 。
Among the spiders Agnarsson named are Spintharus davidbowiei
这些蜘蛛中,Agnarsson命名的有大卫·鲍伊
(not the first creature named after Bowie), S. davidattenboroughi
(这并不是第一个以鲍伊命名的生物)、S.大卫·爱登堡
(not even close to the first creature to be named after David Attenborough),
(这和第一个以大卫·爱登堡命名的生物截然不同),
and S. leonardodicaprioi (Spintharus being the spiders'genus).
还有S.莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥(Spintharus属于蜘蛛类别) 。
重点讲解
1.participated in 参与
For years, Mr. Breivik, who is 32, participated in debates in Internet forums on the dangers of Islam and immigration.
多年来,32岁布雷维克经常参与网站论坛上关于伊斯兰文明和移民危险性的争论 。
2.potential benefit 潜在的好处
We believe that there would be a large potential benefit to individuals, society and to the costs of the health service if all groups of people were to self-medicate more with green exercise.
我们相信如果社会的各个阶层的人们使用“绿色运动”来进行自我治疗的话,将会给个人,社会以及健康医疗服务的成本带来巨大的潜在的好处 。
3.genus name 属名
Its genus name, hydrolagus, means “rabbit teeth” “water rabbit” after the chimaera’s crab- and clam-munching dental work.
它的属名,hydrolagus,意思是“兔牙”鲛后的螃蟹和蛤蜊 。
4.frowned upon 不悦事情
Political protests and gatherings, frowned upon by the government, are not common in Vietnam.
在越南,民众聚集进行政治抗议是不常见的,政府对这种也甚为不悦 。
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