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1、 经济学家读译参考 Translated & Edited by Chen JilongTEXT 18Has all the magic gone?Apr 12th 2006From The Economist print editionON MARCH 27th a bathroom cleaner called Magic Nano went (A) sale in Germany. Three days later it was withdrawn from the market after nearly 80 people reported severe respiratory pro
2、blems and six were admitted (B) hospital with fluid on their lungs. Although most of the symptoms soon cleared up, critics of nanotechnology, have been quick to identify this as （1）one of the first examples of a sinister technology run amok1. One problem (C) this criticism is that the respiratory pr
3、oblems were noticed only with the aerosol2 spray-can form of the product. No problems have been reported with the same fluid in a pump bottle. Jrgen Kundke, of the Berlin-based Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, a government group that reports on consumer-health protection, points to similar res
4、piratory effects in a Swiss product several years ago that was not marketed (D) a nanotechnology label.Another problem with blaming nanotechnology is that Kleinmann, the manufacturer based in Sonnenbhl, Germany, also produces a range of other products such as a windscreen3 cleaner containing the sel
5、f-same4 nanotechnology. These have not harmed anyone.The technology (E) question contains very tiny silicate5 particles suspended in a fluid. When they are applied to a surface, these particles block the minute crevices6 in it, （2）reducing the scope for dirt, moisture and bacteria to cling to the su
6、rface. Neil McClelland, a spokesman (F) Kleinmann in Britain, said （3）the signs so far were that the culprit was the anti-corrosion liquid inside the propellant7 can. The aerosol was the only product in the Magic Nano range that the company did not produceit came from a supplier in Munich, called Ha
7、go, which also tested the product. On April 10th representatives from Kleinmann met scientists in Berlin to brief them (G) Magic Nanos ingredients. The product inside the aerosol was also cleared by the German consumer-protection agency just before the meeting. Whatever the source of the problem, Kl
8、einmann clearly has the responsibility to be sure that what it sells is safe. （4）And this is where nanosceptics have a point. No law yet states how to test nanotechnology. Although manufacturers will always test the safety of their products, consumersand the companies themselvesmay fear that they ar
9、e missing tests needed to establish that nanotechnology products are safe. Nobody knows what such tests might be, especially for particulates8. Regulators have been slow to issue guidance in spite of requests in Europe and America. The trouble is that government scientists are themselves unsure (H)
10、exactly what tests might be necessary. Nanosceptics hoped that this most recent episode9 would create a health scare (I) nanotechnology. In fact, the reverse seems to have happened. Mr McClelland says that the publicity about Magic Nanoin particular, that it provides as much as six months antibacter
11、ial resistance (J) bathroomshas brought Kleinmann more business than ever. （5）In the teeth of10 the scare, Kleinmanns customers seem to have concluded that the magic hasnt rubbed off. QUIZ1. 选择下列介词填空：on, with, for, over, under, to, ofA.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.A2. 试译划线部分：（1）（2）（3）（4）（5）NOTES(LONGMAN)1.amok
12、 亦作amuck adv.常以run amok形式a) to suddenly behave in a very violent and uncontrolled way: 发疯地，狂乱地e.g. Drunken troops ran amok in the town.b) to get out of control and cause a lot of problems: 失控而导致诸多问题e.g. an age in which global capitalism has run amok 2.aerosol n.a small metal container with liquid in
13、side. You press a button on the container to make the liquid come out in very small drops. 与spray连用 盛液体的金属小容器（文中aerosol spray can 气溶胶喷雾罐）3.windscreen n.（British English）the large window at the front of a car, bus etc = windshield American English（英国英语）汽车挡风玻璃（美国英语windshield）另：windscreen wiper 雨刷4.sel
14、fsame adj.exactly the same: 完全相同的e.g. two great victories on the selfsame day5.silicate n. one of a group of common solid mineral substances that exist naturally in the Earth硅酸盐6.crevice n.a narrow crack in the surface of something, especially in rock: 裂隙，裂缝（尤指岩石）e.g. small creatures that hide in cr
15、evices in the rock7.propellant n.1)an explosive for firing a bullet or rocket 子弹或火箭推进剂，发射剂2)gas which is used in an aerosol to spray out a liquid 气溶胶气体8. particulates 常复数n.harmful dust in the air, especially produced by car engines 空气中有害微尘（特别是汽车发动机产生的）9.episode n.1）an event or a short period of time during which something happens: (整个事情中的)一个事件e.g. Being named the best athlete of the year was an important episode in his life.他被命名为当年的最佳运动员是他一生中的重要事件。She decided she would try to
