2015年考研英语翻译练习（text 16）
考研英语翻译注重考生的词汇、语法、逻辑和行文组织能力，同样也注重考生的知识面广度和深度。要想提高翻译能力不能纸上谈兵，最重要的还是要多练多总结。新东方在线小编分享翻译练习篇章及全译文解析，希望大家认真做题和理解。2015年考研英语翻译练习（text 16）
2015年考研英语翻译练习（text 16）译文+解析
The fact is that the energy crisis，which has suddenly been officially
announced，has been with us for a long time now，and will be with us for an even
longer time.Whether Arab oil flows freely or not，it is clear to everyone that
world industry cannot be allowed to depend on so fragile a base.(71)The supply
of oil can be shut off unexpectedly at any time，and in any case，the oil wells
will all run dry in thirty years or so at the present rate of use.
(72)New sources of energy must be found，and this will take time，but it is
not likely to result in any situation that will ever restore that sense of cheap
and plentiful energy we have had in the times past.For an indefinite period from
here on，mankind is going to advance cautiously，and consider itself lucky that it
can advance at all.
To make the situation worse，there is as yet no sign that any slowing of the
world’s population is in sight.Although the birthrate has dropped in some
nations，including the United States，the population of the world seems sure to
pass six billion and perhaps even seven billion as the twentyfirst century
opens.
(73)The food supply will not increase nearly enough to match this，which
means that we are heading into a crisis in the matter of producing and marketing
food.
Taking all this into account，what might we reasonably estimate supermarkets
to be like in the year2001?
To begin with，the world food supply is going to become steadily tighter
over the next thirty years—even here in the United States.By2001，the population
of the United States will be at least two hundred fifty million and possibly two
hundred seventy million，and the nation will find it difficult to expand food
production to fill the additional mouths.(74)This will be particularly true
since energy pinch will make it difficult to continue agriculture in the
highenergy American fashion that makes it possible to combine few farmers with
high yields.
It seems almost certain that by2001the United States will no longer be a
great foodexporting nation and that，if necessity forces exports，it will be at
the price of belttightening at home.
In fact，as food items will end to decline in quality and decrease in
variety，there is very likely to be incresing use of flavouring
additives.(75)Until such time as mankind has the sense to lower its population
to the point where the planet can provide a comfortable support for all，people
will have to accept more“unnatural food”.
页:
[1]