根据上述文件,我们不难看出,所谓的“保护地带”指的是在旅游景点的核心景区
如此说来,“保护地带”的英译单纯强调“保护”这一字面意思不但是不够明确的,而且也是不确切的甚至是言不达意的,无论是用conservation还是protect来
那么,说“保护地带”就是“缓冲区”,其对应英文就是buffer zone有没有依据呢?《朗文当代高级英语辞典》
Chinese oil giant builds buffer zone to contain polluted water Xinhuanet 2006-03-20 08:41:00 LANZHOU, March 19 (Xinhua)--China's oil giant, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), has started a major environmental protection project in its northwestern Lanzhou branch to prevent water pollution.
The CNPC will invest 1.5 billion yuan (187.5 million U.S. dollars) in the project in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, over the next three years, company officials said.
A buffer zone including over 20 km of pipelines and four pools with a total capacity of 300,000 cubic meters will be built to contain possible spill of polluted water. 上述新华社的英语资讯报道十分明确地传达了一个意思,那就是buffer zone是在可能造成污染的地区和人类活动地区之间的一个“缓冲区”,如果没有这样一个“保护地带”,一旦发生污染就势必会直接危及人们的生活。
为了进一步证明buffer zone使用的广泛性,笔者利用Google搜索引擎进行了检索,结果是约有11,500,000项符合buffer zone的查询结果,虽然其中相当一部分的链接表达的是军事用途,但是,也有为数不少的链接网站所表达的内容是军事用途以外的。在其中的一个链接网站上,buffer zone有着如下释义:Area on the edge of a protected area that have land use controls and allow only activities compatible with protection of the core area, such as research, environmental education, recreation, and tourism
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