“environmentalists”，怎么在试卷中哪都有你们！

在大量存在“landowners”的美国或英国，想要实施任何大型公共计划都会难度重重。比如，有些环保项目就面临重重困难。为什么呢？

老夏考研“每日一题”选自《基督教科学箴言报》文章标题为“Habitat meets profit as ranchers restore native prairies”（当牧场主们恢复草原时，栖息地带来满意的利润）。

今天给的这种题型，如果能够做对，一定给自己狠狠点赞哟。......

【题目】 From the text we learn that Mr. Faulstich is ______   

[A] a well-known environmentalist.

[B]a rancher engaged in operations.

[C] a passionate consumer of meat.

[D] an advocate of traditional culture.

【试题】 

①The rancher*-environmentalist relationship gets uneasy sometimes. ②“We’re having a standoff right now with World Wildlife Fund,” says Mr. Faulstich. ③Although the environmental group acknowledges the role cattle can play in maintaining the prairie*, much as the bison* did until a little over a century ago, it also urges consumers to eat less meat because of the environmental harm cattle can cause – from eroding soils to discharging methane*, a greenhouse gas. ④That’s an outrage to Mr. Faulstich, for whom cattle are not only an economic lifeline but also part of a long and positive Great Plains culture.  

【参考译文】

①The rancher-environmentalist relationship gets uneasy sometimes. 农场主和环保主义者之间的关系有时会变得不稳定。

②“We’re having a standoff right now with World Wildlife Fund,” says Mr. Faulstich. Faulstich先生说，“我们现在和世界野生动物基金会僵持不下。”

③Although the environmental group acknowledges the role cattle can play in maintaining the prairie, much as the bison did until a little over a century ago, it also urges consumers to eat less meat because of the environmental harm cattle can cause – from eroding soils to discharging methane, a greenhouse gas. 尽管环保组织承认牛在保护草原中可能重要 —— 就像野牛在直到一个多世纪前起到的作用一样 —— 该环保组织还敦促消费者少吃肉，因为牛可能对环境带来的危害 —— 从侵蚀土壤、到甲烷排放，再到温室气体。

④That’s an outrage to Mr. Faulstich, for whom cattle are not only an economic lifeline but also part of a long and positive Great Plains culture.  这对Faulstich先生来说是一种愤怒，因为对他来说，牛不仅是经济的生命线，也是悠久而积极的大平原文化的一部分。

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“environmentalists”，怎么在试卷中哪都有你们！——老夏考研每日一题（42）

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