shattering-题源文章精讲之科学实验类（3）

本文选自【时代周刊】：威胁下一代生命的病毒！

背景知识我们大部分人见到蚊子，恐怕躲都来不及，而尼科斯·瓦斯拉克斯和尚南•罗西却与常人不同。这两个已婚的科学家在加尔维斯敦德州大学医疗分部工作，在美国南部他们有所整洁的黄色房子，但是出乎意料的是他们将家门口改造成了一个巨大的陷阱来捕捉蚊子。

1 Zika’s spread is a reminder, particularly in a globalized world, that modernborders offerfar less protection than they once did. 2 Surveillance of the Aedes aegypti mosquito thatchiefly carriesZika erodedbecause of declinesin funding and public interest, which leaves state and federal officials with an incomplete picture of where the disease may turn next.

3 Few worried about that when mosquito-borne diseases seemed confined to poor, tropical countries. 4 But the combination of climate change and mass air travel between nations is shattering that presumption. 5 “We are cohabiters on this planet with the mosquitoes,” says Vasilakis. 6 “I would like to see a little more awareness of what is around us.” 7 When it comes to mosquitoes and Zika, what we don’t know will hurt us.

［词汇］

reminder/rɪ’maɪndə/n. 提示

globalize/ˈɡləubəlaiz/v. 使全球化

surveillance/sə’veɪl(ə)ns/n. 监视

Aedes aegypti埃及伊蚊

mosquito/mɒ’skiːtəʊ/n. 蚊子

erode/ɪ’rəʊd/v. 侵蚀

incomplete/ɪnkəm’pliːt/adj. 不完全的

tropical/’trɒpɪk(ə)l/adj. 热带的

shatter/’ʃætə/v. 粉碎

cohabiter/kəʊ’hæbɪt/n. 同居者

［知识点］

1、worry about担心，关心

2、confine to限制于（一般指限制在一定的地点、空间、范伟内；注意与limit to的区别，英语一的同学考查过，表示“限制在能力范围内”）

3、would like to do想要做……

4、when it comes to…当提及（重要性不言而喻，写作中揭示主题的万能句，改背下来了吧！）

［逐句精讲］

1 Zika’s spread is a reminder, particularly in a globalized world, that modern borders offer farless protection than they once did.

分析本句主干是Zika’s spread is a reminder。that modern borders offer farless protection than they once did解释说明a reminder。

翻译 Zika病毒的传播警示人们，特别是越来越全球化的现在，人们对病毒是防不胜防，所以疾病比以前更容易大范围传播。

2 Surveillance of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that chiefly carries Zika eroded because of declines in funding and public interest, which leaves state and federal officials with an incomplete picture of where the disease may turn next.

分析本句主干是Surveillance eroded。that chiefly carries Zika修饰mosquito。of where the disease may turn next修饰picture。

翻译而由于资金和公共利益下降，对Zika病毒主要携带者埃及伊蚊的监测体系遭到破坏，因此州和联邦无法预测哪个地方会出现下一个Zika病毒感染者。

3 Few worried about that when mosquito-borne diseases seemed confined to poor, tropical countries.

分析本句主干是Few worried about that。

翻译由于蚊虫疾病多出现在热带贫穷的国家，所以Zika 病毒没有引起世人的普遍关注。

4 But the combination of climate change and mass air travel between nations is shattering that presumption.

分析本句主干是the combination is shattering。

翻译但是随着全球气候变化的综合因素，以及各国大量气体的交融，上述推断的肯定性已经遭到了威胁。

5 “We are cohabiters on this planet with the mosquitoes,” says Vasilakis.

分析本句主干是says Vasilakis。引号内主干是We are cohabiters on this planet。

翻译科学家尼科斯·瓦斯拉克斯说道：“人类是在这个星球上蚊子的同居者。”

6 “I would like to see a little more awareness of what is around us.”