英文杂志精读练习
Science Isn’t Always Perfect—But We Should Still Trust It
By Nakmi Oreskes
From vaccinations to climate change, we make decisions every day that implicate us in scientific claims. Are genetically modified crops safe to eat? Do childhood vaccinations cause autism? Is climate change an emergency? In recent years, many of these issues have become politically polarized, with people rejecting scientific evidence that misaligns with their political preferences. When Greta Thunberg, the youthful climate activist, testified in Congress last month, submitting as her testimony the IPCC 1.5C report, she was asked by one member why should we trust the science. She replied, incredulously, “because it’s science!”
精读：
一、 From vaccinations to climate change, we make decisions every day//that implicate us in scientific claims.
1.vaccination [vksnen] n. 接种疫苗；种痘
vaccinate v.接种疫苗
vaccine n.y疫苗
2.implicate v.使卷入；涉及；暗指；影响
用法：implicate ..in sth =be involved in 涉及，牵连，对..负责.
e.g.Senior officials were implicated in the scandal.
一些高级官员受到这一丑闻的牵连。
分析：that 做decison 的定语。
翻译：从疫苗接种到气候变化，我们每天做出的各种决定都涉及科学结论。
二、Are genetically modified crops safe to eat? Do childhood vaccinations cause autism? Is climate change an emergency?
1.genetically modified crops 转基因食物
2.autism n. 孤独症，自闭症；臆想
（欧美民众曾因为这种结论，发起大规模的“疫苗抵制运动”）
翻译：食用转基因作物安全吗？儿童接种疫苗会导致自闭吗？气候变化问题迫在眉睫吗？
三、In recent years, many of these issues have become politically polarized, with people rejecting scientific evidence //that misaligns with their political preferences.
polarize v.两极化，截然对立polar adj. 极地的；两极的；正好相反的n. 极面；极线pole n.杆；极点；电极 北极 the North polemisalign v. 不重合，偏位,与..不一致misalign..with..与..不一致align vt. 使结盟；使成一行；匹配vi. 排列；排成一行 align with 与..对齐，与..一致，支持 align yoursefl with sb 公开支持.. e.g.Domestic prices have been aligned with those in world markets.
国内价格已调整到与世界市场一致
3.political preference 政治倾向
分析：with 复合结构，独立主格形式，做伴随状语。
翻译：近年来，许多问题在政治上已经两极化了，人们拒绝相信与他们政治倾向相左的科学证据。
四、When Greta Thunberg,（ the youthful climate activist,） testified in Congress last month, submitting as her testimony the IPCC 1.5C report,// she was asked by one member why should we trust the science.She replied, incredulously, “because it’s science!”
testify vt. 证明，证实；作证 vi. 作证；证明testimony n. [法] 证词，证言；证据incredulously adv. 不相信地，怀疑地分析：when引导的时间状语从句 。
翻译：当年轻的气候活动家格雷塔*通贝上个月在美国国会发言时，她递交了《全球气温上升1.5度特别报告》作为证词。一名议员问她为什么我们要相信科学,她一脸的难以置信：“因为这是科学。”