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1、《笔译综合能力》 1.阅读第一篇选自《纽约时报》，原文标题为：FewBiologistsbutManyEvangelicalsSignAnti-EvolutionPetition 节选部分内容如下： Intherecentskirmishesoverevolution,advocateswhohavepushedtodiluteitsteachinghaveregularlypointedtoapetitionsignedby514scientistsandengineers. Thepetition,theysay
2、,isproofthatscientificdoubtoverevolutionpersists.Butrandominterviewswith20peoplewhosignedthepetitionandareviewofthepublicstatementsofmorethanadozenotherssuggestthatmanyareevangelicalChristians,whosedoubtsaboutevolutiongrewoutoftheirreligiousbeliefs.Andeventhepetiti
3、on'ssponsor,theDiscoveryInstituteinSeattle,saysthatonlyaquarterofthesignersarebiologists,whosefieldismostdirectlyconcernedwithevolution.Theothersignersinclude76chemists,75engineers,63physicistsand24professorsofmedicine. Thepetitionwasstartedin2001bytheinstitute,wh
4、ichchampionsintelligentdesignasanalternativetheorytoevolutionandsupportsa"teachthecontroversy"approach,liketheonescuttledbythestateBoardofEducationinOhiolastweek. Instituteofficialssaidthat41peopleaddedtheirnamestothepetitionafterafederaljudgeruledinDecemberagains
5、ttheDover,Pa.,schooldistrict'sattempttopresentintelligentdesignasanalternativetoevolution. "Earlyon,thecriticssaidtherewasnobodywhodisbelievedDarwin'stheoryexceptforrubesinthewoods,"saidBruceChapman,presidentoftheinstitute."Howmanydoesittaketobeanoticeableminority
6、—10,50,100,500?" Mr.Chapmansaidthepetitionshowed"thereisaminorityofscientistswhodisagreewithDarwin'stheory,anditisnotjustahandful." Thepetitionmakesnomentionofintelligentdesign,thepropositionthatlifeissocomplexthatitisbestexplainedasthedesignofanintelligentbeing.
7、Rather,itstates:"Weareskepticalofclaimsfortheabilityofrandommutationandnaturalselectiontoaccountforthecomplexityoflife.CarefulexaminationoftheevidenceforDarwiniantheoryshouldbeencouraged." AWebsitewiththefulllistofthosewhosignedthepetitionwasmadeavailableyesterday
8、bytheinstituteatdissentfromdarwin.org.Thesignersallclaimdoctoratesinscienceorengineering.ThelistincludesafewnationallyprominentscientistslikeJame
