汉英段落翻译13

白蚁之害

你知道白蚁之害吗？一座大厦如果有了白蚁，不加防治，不到十年时间，里面的地板壁板，都会蛀蚀一空。一般的房屋受了严重的蚁害，有的还会突然倒塌下来，伤了性命。电杆被白蚁蛀蚀，一般两三年就要换一次。船只有了白蚁，轻的会将货物蛀烂，重的会使船沉没。铁路枕木如果受白蚁侵蚀，火车就有出轨的危险。白蚁这种害虫，实在是相当可恶的。在我们的社会里，则有另一种“白蚁”。前些日子报载吉林省外贸局副局长王震宇利用职权，大慷国家之慨，吃喝玩乐，请客送礼，浪费惊人，不也是一种“白蚁”之害吗？TheDestructivenessofTermitesHaveyouheardofdestructionbytermites?Ifatallbuildingwereinfestedwithtermitesandnothingweredonetopreventandcontrolthem,theentirewoodenfloorandwallpanelinginsideitwouldhavebeeneatenawayinlessthantenyears.Someoftheordinaryhousesdamagedbytermitesmightcollapse,causingcasualties.Wirepoleswouldhavetobereplacedattwoorthreeyears’intervalduetodamagebytermites.Ifslightlydamagedbytermiteeating,goodsonaboatmightdecay;ifheavilydamaged,theboatmightsink.Ifrailwaysleeperswereeatenawaybytermites,trainswouldbeindangerofrunningoffthetrack.Whatannoyingpeststermitesare!However,thereisanotherkindof“termites”inoursociety.Accordingtoarecentpressreport,WangZhenyu,formervicedirectorofJilinForeignTradeBureau,abusedhispowerbysquanderingagrotesqueamountofmoneywining,dining,holdingdinnerparties,givinggiftsandseekingotherpleasures,allattheexpenseofthestate.Isn’theasdestructiveas“termites”too?污染已成为问题，因为在当今人口越来越多，社会越来越工业化的世界上，人类正在污染他们居住的环境。许多科学家认为人类最大的错误是把发展和进步等同起来。现在人们以怀疑的态度看待“发展性”的产业，因为它们的副作用会破坏环境，破坏各种生命之间的关系。人口的增长导致对世界上有限的空气、水和土地的需求不断增长。伴随着人口增长的是越来越多的人渴望更高的生活水平。于是对电、水和商品的更大需求必然造成有更多的废物要处理。这个问题已经引起人们对生物及其环境的日益关注。许多人认为，人类没有尽快地解决这一问题，却只顾谋求私利，以致于到了无可挽救的地步以后才充分认识到这种兵贵神速。Pollutionisaproblembecausemaninanincreasinglypopulatedandindustrializedworldisupsettingtheenvironmentinwhichhelives.2)Manyscientistsmaintainthatoneofman’sgreatesterrorshasbeentoequategrowthwithadvancement.3)Now“growth”industriesarebeinglookedonwithsuspicionincasetheirsideeffectsdamagetheenvironmentanddisrupttherelationshipofdifferentformsoflife.4)Thegrowingpopulationmakesincreasingdemandsontheworld’sfixedsupplyofairwaterandland.5)Thisriseinpopulationisaccompaniedbythedesireofmoreandmorepeopleforabetterstandardofliving,inaneverincreasingamountofwastematerialtobedisposedof.6)Theproblemhasbeencausingincreasingconcerntolivingthingsandtheirenvironment.7)Manybelievethatmanisnotsolvingtheseproblemsquicklyenoughandthathisselfishpursuitofpossessionstakeshimpastthepointofnoreturnbeforehefullyappreciatesthedamage.正是因为不停地追求进取，我们才感到生活幸福。一件事完成后，另一件随之而来，如此连绵不绝，永无止境。对于往前看的人来说，眼前总有一番新天地。虽然我们蜗居于这颗小行星上，整日忙于锁事且生命短暂，但我们生来就有不尽的希望，如天上繁星，遥不可及。只要生命犹在，希望便会不止。真正的幸福在于怎样开始，而不是如何结束，在于我们的希翼，而并非拥有。Weliveinanascendingscalewhenwelivehappily,onethingleadingtoanotherinanendlessseries.Thereisalwaysanewhorizonforonward-lookingmen,andalthoughwedwellonasmallplanet,immersedinpettybusinessandnotenduringbeyondabriefperiodofyears,wearesoconstitutedthatourhopesareinaccessible,likestars,andthetermofhopingisprolongeduntilthetermoflife.Tobetrulyhappyisaquestionofhowwebeginandnotofhowweend,ofwhatwewantandnotofwhatwehave.Icebergsareamongnature'smostspectacularcreations,andyetmostpeoplehaveneverseenone.Avagueairof mysteryenvelopsthem.Theycomeintobeing--somewhere--infaraway,frigidwaters,amidthunderousnoiseandsplashingturbulence,whichinmostcasenoonehearsorsees.Theyexistonlyashorttimeandthenslowlywaste awayjustasunnoticed.Objectsofsheerestbeautytheyhavebeencalled.Appearinginanendlessvarietyofshapes,theymaybedazzlinglywhite,ortheymaybeglassyblue,greenorpurple,tintedfaintlyorindarkerhues.Theyaregraceful,stately, inspiring--incalm,