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如何表达“高原反应”

时间:2012-11-28 02:56:34

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 青藏铁路开通以来,“高原反应”一度被国外媒体热炒,甚至有报道说,已有多名旅客因发生严重高原反应而死亡。对此,铁道部新闻发言人王勇平表示,截至8月29日,仅发生一例旅客因高原反应诱发心脏病死亡事件。

    请看外电相关报道:An elderly Hong Kong tourist has died from altitude sickness after riding on China's new Tibet railway. The unnamed 77-year-old man is the only person to have reportedly died as a result of traveling on the line which opened last month
    由报道可知,“高原反应”比较地道的英文表达是“altitude sickness”。“高”指的是altitude(高海拔),所以,下次若看到“高(山)、高(地)、高(原)”,可以依据具体语境想一想能否用“altitude”,如:mountain altitudes(高山地带);At some altitudes snow never melts.(在某些高海拔地区,雪从不融化。)
    “反应”在此也不能照字面直译为“response”,它着重强调的是“(因高海拔而引起的)不适和恶心”,所以,sickness比较恰切地道出了“(高原)反应”的内涵。
    另外,顺便提一个与altitude相关的短语,若看到“in his altitude”可是指“某人醉了”,或“飘飘然了”。

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0 elderly ItIzzV     
adj.年老的;年龄相当大的
参考例句:
  • He is getting elderly.他逐渐变老了。
  • The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。
0 tourist 5n6wg     
adj.旅游的;n.旅游者,观光者
参考例句:
  • A tourist guide will show you around.一位导游将陪您到处参观。
  • I'm a tourist and I have a passport.我是个观光客,我有护照。
0 never 95Ezl     
adv.从不,决不,不曾;
参考例句:
  • I have never been there.我从未到过那里。
  • I never get a holiday.我从未有过假日。
0 sickness tyzw0     
n.疾病,不健康,呕吐
参考例句:
  • Sickness often results from eating too much.呕吐常因饮食过量所致。
  • Don't hide your sickness for fear of treatment.绝不要讳疾忌医。
0 altitudes 00fe8da09f1bf968414c9607841f673a     
n.高度( altitude的名词复数 );海拔;高处;高地
参考例句:
  • At high altitudes it is difficult to breathe. 在海拔高的地方会感到呼吸困难。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The air is rare at high altitudes. 高处空气稀薄。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 melts 2e8240f26299d178d1bceb610ebfccec     
(使)融[溶,熔]化( melt的第三人称单数 ); 溶解; (使)消散,消失; (使)软化,变得温柔
参考例句:
  • The morning fog usually melts away as the sun rises. 晨雾通常在太阳升起时消失。
  • It is difficult to tell where the blue melts into the green. 很难说蓝色是在什么地方变成绿色了。
0 railway lAMzp     
n.铁路;v.由铁道运输
参考例句:
  • Police closed in the railway station.警察关闭了火车站。
  • Our village is close to the railway station.我们村挨近火车站。
0 traveling OgdzXo     
adj.同行的;活动的;移动的n.带球走步,走步违例
参考例句:
  • Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling. 袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 only bIzxE     
adv.仅仅,只不过;adj.唯一的;conj.可是,不过
参考例句:
  • We have only one earth.我们只有一个地球。
  • I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。
0 line P0Mxt     
n.线;排,行
参考例句:
  • The railway line will soon reach to our town.铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
  • There is a long line at the copy room.复印室里排了好多人。
0 altitude vLxye     
n.海拔高度;高处
参考例句:
  • The plane flew at an altitude of 20,000 feet.这架飞机在两万英尺的高空飞行。
  • What is the altitude of the top of the mountain?这座山的顶峰海拔是多少?
0 snow oxVwX     
n.雪;vi.下雪
参考例句:
  • Snow in October is nothing strange in northeast China.10月下雪在东北不是什么希罕的事。
  • We always have snow in January.我们这儿1月份总会下雪。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 month vE1xE     
n.月,月份
参考例句:
  • He reached Beijing last month.他上个月到达北京。
  • February is the second month.二月是第二个月。
0 Tibet KgFzC5     
n.西藏
参考例句:
  • It was the year before last that he went to Tibet.他前年去的西藏。
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
0 person QMBxI     
n.人
参考例句:
  • I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
  • She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。
0 died 58e059bce7f67d5fa2bd7c3d5097a174     
vbl.死亡,消逝v.死亡,枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 );死时处于(某种状态)或具有(某种身份)adj.死亡的,消逝的
参考例句:
  • He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚,五年后在那里去世。
  • He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时,他十分凄凉。
0 result fW9xA     
n.结果,成绩,答案;v.产生,起于,致使
参考例句:
  • As a result,he had to leave.结果他只得离开。
  • He was disappointed at the result.他对这样的结果感到失望。