外刊精读：Pollution and Evolution：Waters of Change

2022-10-17 07:22:00来源：网络

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★ Part01 外刊原文 ★

　　Both the Hudson river and New Bedford harbour are also being cleaned up, after which the rivers should be PCB-free. It is possible that the tomcod and the killifish will then evolve again, just as the peppered moth did, if their PCB-resistant proteins are not absolutely as good as the original versions—which they might not be, given that evolution did not find them before. If that happens, Dr Wirgin and Dr Hahn will be watching.

★ Part02 英语提升角度外刊解读 ★

◆1.单词解读

　　original /əˈrɪdʒənl/ adj. 原来的;起初的;最早的

　　version / ˈvɜ:ʃn / n. 变体;型

◆2.短语句式解读

　　n.-free 没有…的/不包含…的

◆3.写作句型解读

　　原句：… given that evolution did not find them before

　　句型：given that… [鉴于，因为]

　　例子：Given that everyone is here, let’s get started.

★ Part03 参考译文 ★

　　哈得孙河和新贝德福德港正在清理，此后河里将不再有多氯联苯污染物。正如桦尺蛾一样，如果鲟鱼和鳉鱼的多氯联苯抵抗蛋白不如原来的蛋白(可能是这样，因为在先前的进化中没有见到过多氯联苯抵抗蛋白)，它们很可能将再一次因环境变化而进化。如果这样，维尔金博士和哈恩博士会继续观察。