反对科学研究受政治影响

 　　Thousands of scientists have taken part in demonstrations² around the world in protest against what they see as a global political assault on facts.

　　来自世界各地的数千名科学家都加入了一场示威游行，来抗议他们所看到的全球政治对于科学事实的攻击。

　　The first-ever March for Science, which was timed to coincide with Earth Day, was aimed at promoting action to protect the environment.

　　这是有史以来第一次为了科学的游行，且恰好与世界地球日发生在同一天。世界地球日的目标是呼吁尽快实施保护环境的行动。

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　　Organisers said it was a celebration of science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community.

　　这次游行的组织者称这是一次科学的盛会，也是一次对科学界支持维护的号召。

　　The main event was held in Washington DC.

　　主要事件发生在美国首都华盛顿。

　　The event’s promoters said the march in the US capital was not aimed against President Donald Trump³, while adding that his administration had "catalysed" the movement.

　　这次事件的支持者称这次在美国首都发生的游行活动并不是为了反对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普，同时补充说他的领导其实“催化”了此次活动的发生。

　　Protesters carried placards that read "Science belongs to everyone" and "Science, not silence"

　　参加游行的反对者们拿着写着“科学属于每一个人”和“打破沉默，呼唤科学”的标语牌。

　　At the demonstration¹ in Washington DC, Dr Jonathan Foley, the executive director of the California Academy of Sciences, said that research was being irrationally⁴ questioned, adding that attacks from politicians "amounted to oppression".

　　在这次华盛顿的示威活动中，Jonathan Foley博士，加利福尼亚州科学院的执行理事，称研究遭到了无理的质疑，并补充说这些来自政客的攻击“等同于压迫”。

　　They’re specifically targeting science that protects our health, our safety and the environment. Science that protects the most vulnerable among us, he said.

　　他说：“他们攻击的目标正是那些保护我们的健康、安全、环境以及最为脆弱的事物的科学。”

　　Some people will suffer, some could even die, Dr Foley added.

　　他还补充道：“有的人可能会因此受苦 ，甚至有些人会死去。”

　　From climate change and pollution to medicine, men and women who support science were motivated on Saturday by the coverage⁵ of the recent Women’s March and are mobilising to make their concerns heard.

　　从环境变化到污染，再到医药方面，那些支持科学的人士受到最近女权运动相关报道的启发，在这周六举行游行活动来为他们的担心发声。

　　Organisers of the March for Science Vienna, in Austria, earlier said on the group’s Facebook page that it was encouraging people to turn out to join a movement that began shortly after Mr Trump entered the White House.

　　奥地利维也纳科学游行的组织者早些时候在该组织的Facebook页面上称，这一活动原来旨在激励人们积极加入在特朗普总统上任后不久开始的一场运动。

　　Mr Trump has previously⁶ called climate change a hoax⁷ and his views have raised concerns among the scientific community that the public are beginning to doubt the facts provided as scientific evidence.

　　特朗普总统之前曾将气候变化称作一个骗局，他的观点已经引起了科学界的关注。他们担心这会导致民众开始怀疑有科学依据的事实。

　　In London, scientists and science enthusiasts⁸ marched from the Science Museum to Parliament Square.

　　在伦敦，科学家和科学爱好者们从科学博物馆游行到国会广场。

　　Many were protesting against what they consider to be an "alarming trend" among politicians for discrediting⁹ their research.

　　许多人都在抗议他们所认为的这一“令人担忧的趋势”，即政客们怀疑他们的研究。

　　The aim of the March for Science was to bring scientists and their research closer to the general public.

　　这次科学游行的目的是让科学家和他们的研究走进公众的视野。

　　Organisers are of the view that it can be challenging for scientists to communicate with the public and are even actively¹⁰ encouraging scientists to become politicians so that their voices can be effectively heard.

　　组织者认为，对于科学家来说，与公众进行交流并不容易。他们甚至积极鼓励科学家踏入政坛，来使他们的声音更具影响力，能被更多人听到。

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 irrationally   

ad.不理性地

参考例句：

• They reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power. 他们对俄军的挑衅做出了很不理智的反应。
• The market is irrationally, right? 市场的走势是不是有点失去了理性？

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

7 hoax   

v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧

参考例句：

• They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
• They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

8 enthusiasts   

n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册

9 discrediting   

使不相信( discredit的现在分词 )； 使怀疑； 败坏…的名声； 拒绝相信

参考例句：

• It has also led to the discrediting of mainstream macroeconomics. 它还使得人们对主流宏观经济学产生了怀疑。

10 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。