1.What problems will our world encounter in the next 1,000 years? Social scientists and economists, farming experts and environmentalists pose this question and examine data and information from surveys.
1、在今后的1000年里,我們的世界會面臨哪些問題呢?社會科學(xué)家、經(jīng)濟學(xué)家、農(nóng)業(yè)專家和環(huán)境保護主義者提出了這個問題，并對調(diào)查所得的數(shù)據(jù)和信息進行了研究。
2.In every field, experts examine changes to understand the state of the field. To understand a country’s economy, economists check growth in an industry such as steel. To understand the state of business, they may look at the number of building permits for new houses. The information learned shows increases or decreases. Important trends emerge in each field.
2、各個領(lǐng)域的專家都通過對變化的研究來了解該領(lǐng)域的狀況。為了了解一個國家的經(jīng)濟狀況，經(jīng)濟學(xué)家對某個行業(yè)——如鋼鐵業(yè)——的增長情況進行調(diào)查。為了了解行業(yè)的狀況，他們可能會調(diào)查新房建造許可證的發(fā)放數(shù)量。得到的資料能顯示出增長或減少的情況，各個領(lǐng)域的重要趨勢就能體現(xiàn)出來。
3.Population
3、人口
4.Population is important to every person on Earth. People tend to live longer in most places. In Central Europe, however, life span is dropping because health care is not what it was a few years ago. Factors affecting general health include excessive smoking，drinking of alcohol and polluted water supplies.
4、人口多少對地球上的每個人都很重要。在大多數(shù)地區(qū)人們的壽命越來越長。但在中歐，由于衛(wèi)生保健不如前幾年，人的壽命正在縮短。影響大眾健康的因素包括吸煙過度、酗酒以及飲水污染。
5.The population explosion on our planet has been increasing at an alarming rate but the percentage of increase is decreasing. One out of every five people on Earth is Chinese, yet China’s growth rate has slowed. As the number of women going to school increases, the growth rate declines.
5、我們星球上的人口爆炸正在以驚人的速度加劇著，不過增長的百分比在減小。地球上每五個人中就有一個是中國人，但中國的人口增長速度己經(jīng)減慢了。隨著受教育的婦女越來越多，人口增長率正在下降。
6.Food Production
6、糧食生產(chǎn)
7.The production of grain seems to be decreasing mainly because of climate changes. Natural disasters like storms and floods have washed away many crops,
7、谷物產(chǎn)量似乎正在減少，這主要是由于氣候的變化。暴風(fēng)雨和洪水這類自然災(zāi)害毀掉了許多莊稼。
8.With less land for cattle and sheep, less meat like beef and lamb is being produced. Production of chicken, turkey and fish has increased, however. The amount of ocean fish has not increased, but fish farm production has.
8、由于可供飼養(yǎng)牛羊的土地減少了，牛肉、羊肉越來越少。不過雞肉、火雞肉和魚的產(chǎn)量提高了。但海魚的產(chǎn)量沒有提高，只是人工養(yǎng)魚場的產(chǎn)量提高了。
9.Fish farming is very efficient: producing a kilogram of fish utilizes less than 2 kilograms of feed. In contrast it takes 2.2 kilograms of feed to produce 1 kilogram of chicken. One kilogram of beef requires 7 kilograms of grain. People, therefore, may eat less red meat in the future and more fish.
9、養(yǎng)魚場的生產(chǎn)效率相當(dāng)高：生產(chǎn)1公斤魚只需要不到2公斤的飼料，而生產(chǎn)1公斤雞肉需要2.2公斤的飼料，生產(chǎn)1公斤牛肉需要7公斤谷物。因此，人們將來可能會少吃牛肉羊肉，多吃魚類。
10.Energy
10、能源
11.Using fossil fuels for energy has not changed very much but wind energy use is increasing significantly. Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands，Britain, and America have large wind power projects. China, India, Mexico, New Zealand, andUkraine are also developing wind power.
11、以化石燃料為能源的情況沒有發(fā)生多大變化，但是對風(fēng)力的利用正越來越受到重視。丹麥、德國、荷蘭、英國和美國都有大型風(fēng)力發(fā)電項目。中國、印度、墨西哥、新西蘭和烏克蘭也正在開發(fā)風(fēng)力發(fā)電。
12.Energy from nuclear power plants is steadily increasing but the problem of dangerous waste limits growth in many regions. Because many electrical companies consider nuclear energy too expensive，the trend is toward less dangerous sources of energy.
12、核電廠提供的能源在穩(wěn)步上升，但因為核電廠的有害廢料問題，在許多地區(qū)其發(fā)展受到限制。由于許多電力公司都認為核能代價太大，因此總體趨勢是發(fā)展危險性小的能源。
13.While natural gas use is increasing，use of coal as fuel is decreasing. Natural gas, an outstanding energy source，can be used to heat homes, make electricity, and power cars.
13、隨著天然氣使用量的增長，煤炭作為燃料的使用量正在減少。天然氣這種優(yōu)質(zhì)的能源可以用于家庭取暖、發(fā)電和驅(qū)動汽車。
14.Economics
14、經(jīng)濟
15.As countries around the world trade more with one another, more products are available. But the fast development of the world economy will bring about many new problems. With fewer trees, the paper industry is producing more paper from recycled materials. However, the paper-making process unfortunately damages the planet as it uses large amounts of water, burns fossil fuels and produces large amounts of chemical waste.
15、隨著世界各國之間貿(mào)易量的增加，可買到的產(chǎn)品越來越多。但世界經(jīng)濟的快速發(fā)展會帶來許多新問題。由于樹木減少，造紙廠更多地依靠再生材料造紙，但不幸的是，這也對我們的星球造成損害，因為造紙工藝要用大量的水，燃燒大量的化石燃料，而且還會產(chǎn)生大量的化學(xué)廢料。
16.Automobile production is down, while bicycle production is up. Crowded highways，high gasoline costs, and ease of bicycling are three reasons for this change.
16、汽車產(chǎn)量在下降，而自行車產(chǎn)量在上升。導(dǎo)致這一變化的三個原因是：高速公路擁擠不堪，汽油價格昂貴，而騎自行車出行輕便自如。
17.Health
17、健康
18.Three major health trends exist as we begin the new century. Health care is better than ever. Medical research breakthroughs include finding tumors early and saving lives through CAT scans and surgery. Surviving cancer is a new trend. HIV/AIDS, however，is spreading quickly all over the world.
18、在我們邁入新世紀之際，健康方面呈現(xiàn)出了三大趨勢。衛(wèi)生保健工作不斷改善，醫(yī)學(xué)研究領(lǐng)域有新的突破，包括利用CAT掃描(即計算機化X射線軸向分層造影掃描)和外科手術(shù)來及早發(fā)現(xiàn)腫瘤并挽救生命。癌癥病人的 生存率得到提高也是一個新趨勢。然而，艾滋病卻正在全世界迅速蔓延。
19.The third major trend is toward an attitude of indifference. People seem to have forgotten ways to keep diseases under control. Although medical science had achieved control over several dangerous diseases, some are returning. For instance, tuberculosis, once a dangerous killer, was cured. Now the disease is appearing again.
19、第三個趨勢是人們的態(tài)度變得越來越無動于衷。人們似乎已經(jīng)忘記了如何控制疾病。雖然醫(yī)學(xué)早已能夠控制若干危險的疾病，有些病卻正在卷土重來。例如，曾經(jīng)是危險殺手的肺結(jié)核原本已被消滅，而現(xiàn)在這種疾病又死灰復(fù)燃了。
20.Nature
20、自然
21.Pollution continues to affect our forests and water. The bird population is decreasing because of oil spills and spreading cities. Seas and oceans are changing. Trees are cut down, more soil washes away, and water quality is affected. Many of these trees are in our rain forests where thick areas of plants and trees, home for many birds and animals，are disappearing.
21、污染不斷破壞著我們的森林和水源。由于海上石油泄漏和城市不斷擴大，鳥類的數(shù)量正在減少。海洋在改變，樹木遭砍伐，越來越多的泥土被沖走，水質(zhì)受到了影響。許多熱帶雨林中的樹木遭到砍伐，那里茂密的植物和樹木原本是許多鳥類和動物的家園，現(xiàn)在卻正在消失。
22.Conclusion
22、結(jié)論
23.Our challenges for this new century are clear. The problems of numerous inhabitants on this small planet will continue to be important to each of us. These challenges show that all of us need to be involved in solving the problems. May we find new ways to accomplish the task.
23、在新世紀中，我們所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是顯而易見的。在這個小小星球上的很多人面對的問題仍將是關(guān)系到我們每個人的重大問題。這些挑戰(zhàn)表明，我們每一個人都必須參與解決這些問題。但愿我們能找到新的途徑去完成這一使命。
