英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2022/11/10 05:30
◎孫宇青

State-run Polish Academy of Sciences has classified domestic cats as an "invasive alien species," citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife.

國營波蘭科學研究院將貓分類為「外來入侵物種」，理由是貓對鳥類和其他野生生物造成傷害。

Some cat lovers have reacted emotionally to this decision and put the key scientist behind it on the defensive.

某些愛貓人士對該決定反應激烈，讓主事的科學家飽受攻擊。

The database already had 1,786 other species listed with no objections, said Wojciech Solarz, a biologist at the institute. The uproar over invasive alien species No. 1,787, he said, may have resulted from some media reports that created the false impression his institute was calling for feral and other cats to be euthanized.

該機構的生物學家沃伊切克‧索拉茲說，資料庫已輸入1786種外來入侵物種都沒被反對，但建立第1787種卻引發爭吵，可能是因為先前某些媒體報導該機構呼籲安樂死流浪貓和其他貓類，讓大眾留下錯誤印象。

Solarz described the growing scientific consensus that domestic cats have a harmful impact on biodiversity given the number of birds and mammals they hunt and kill. The criteria for including the cat among alien invasive species are 100% met by the cat.（AP）

索拉茲表示，科學界對於家貓危害生物多樣性的共識愈發強烈，因為牠們獵殺眾多鳥類和哺乳動物。因此，將貓納入外來入侵物種的標準100％成立。（美聯社）

新聞辭典
on the defensive：慣用片語，採取守勢。例句：Mandy is on the defensive when talking about her family.（曼蒂談到家人時很有戒心。）

euthanize：動詞，使安樂死。例句：We need to euthanize the seriously injured dog.（我們必須替這隻傷重的狗狗安樂死。）

criteira：名詞，Criterion複數形，標準。例句：How the students perform should not be judged only by scores.（學生的表現不該僅用分數評斷。）

英倫翻譯轉自
https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1550665