ADAPTATION

1This recipe is an adaptation of an old favourite.這個食譜是一個傳統名食譜的改編。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

2Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so.大多數生物在為情勢所迫時都能適應。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

3Branagh won two awards for his screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth.布拉納因他對莎士比亞的《亨利五世》的熒幕改編而獲了兩次獎。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

4This ambitious adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's acclaimed novel.這次大膽的改編完美地把握住了庫爾特·馮內古特那部廣為稱讚的小説的精髓。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

5As you recall, an adaptation is any feature.正如你所記得的，適應性是任何特徵。

6It is an adaptation of Cixin Liu's The wandering earth.這是劉慈欣《流浪地球》的改編。

7They paid attention to the environmental adaptation of cattle raisers.他們把注意力放在養牛者對環境的適應上。

8The skull also lacks a blowhole, another cetacean adaptation for diving.它的頭骨也是沒有氣孔的，這是鯨類動物為潛水而作出的另一適應。

9Here I will stress some smarter and more creative examples of climate adaptation.這裏我將着重介紹一些更為智能、更有創意的氣候適應示例。

10One really interesting adaptation is the ability to reverse the process of osmosis.一項非常有趣的適應機能是逆滲透能力。

11There are significant contrasts between the Mesopotamian story and its Israelite adaptation.在美索不達米亞的故事和它的以色列改編版之間有明顯的對比。

12Another adaptation to the salty environment is the ability to excrete excess salt back to the environment.它們適應鹹水環境的另一項進化能力是：將過多的鹽分釋放回環境中。

13But the most sensible form of adaptation is surely to adapt our energy systems to emit less carbon pollution.但最理智的適應方式當然是調整我們的能源系統，以減少碳污染。

14The adaptation was farming: the global-warming crisis that gave rise to it happened more than 10,000 years ago.適應氣候變化的是農業：1萬多年前的全球變暖危機導致了這一變化。

15As you recall, an adaptation is a physical or behavioral feature of a species that helps it survive and reproduce.正如你記得的那樣，（物種）適應是有助於一個物種生存或繁殖的生理或行為特徵。

16The much-anticipated film adaptation of the best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey will be release on 13 February.萬眾期待的由暢銷小説《五十度灰》改編的電影將在2月13日上映。

17The developing countries also need to take due adaptation and mitigation actions in the context of sustainable development.發展中國家也需要在可持續發展的背景下采取適當的適應和減緩行動。

18Many of these researchers study evolution and natural adaptation instead of formal logic and conventional computer programs.這些研究人員中許多都研究進化和自然適應，而不是形式邏輯和傳統的計算機程序。

19Piaget said: "True adaptation to society comes automatically when the adolescent reformer attempts to put his ideas to work."皮亞傑説：“當青少年改革家試圖將他的想法付諸實踐時，就自然而然地真正適應這個社會了。”

20Some plants are woody in type—an adaptation designed to prevent collapse of the plant tissue when water stress produces wilting.有些植物是木本植物，這是一種適應性的設計，以防止植物組織萎縮時，水分脅迫產生萎蔫。

21There are limits to adaptation and loud noise becomes more troublesome if the person is required to concentrate on more than one task.適應是有限度的，如果要求一個人集中精力完成好幾個任務，那麼吵鬧的噪音就會帶來更大的困擾。

22Recent Indians who were more familiar with broad-based, interior-maritime adaptation, intensified this strategy to cope with the Dorset.近代印度人更熟悉廣泛的內海適應性，加強了應對多塞特郡的戰略。

23If he is taken back to LA in handcuffs, perhaps film historians will come to regard his most important film as his adaptation of Macbeth.如果他戴着手銬被帶回洛杉磯，恐怕電影史學家們會把由他改編的電影《麥克白》視為他的代表作。

24This is a simple adaptation to ensure that germination occurs following the winter conditions rather than immediately prior to their onset.這是一種簡單的適應方式，能確保它們在冬季過後發芽，而不是在此之前就早早發芽。

25According to the first of these theories, each individual has evolved, aided by natural selection, an adaptation to the rhythmic environment.根據第一個理論，在自然選擇的幫助下，每個個體經過進化都適應了這個有規律的環境。

26Animals also have to adapt to desert conditions, and they may do it through two forms of behavioral adaptation: they either escape or retreat.動物也必須適應沙漠環境，它們可能通過兩種形式的行為適應來做到這一點：它們要麼逃跑，要麼撤退。

27According to the first of these theories, each individual have evolved, aided by natural selection, an adaptation to the rhythmic environment.根據第一個理論，在自然選擇的幫助下，每個個體都進化出了對有節奏環境的適應。

28Some species use their sense of hearing more than their eyes as a matter of adaptation to a particular lifestyle, but their eyes are still functional.為適應特定的生活方式，部分品種的蝙蝠更多地使用聽覺，而非視覺，但它們的眼睛依然是看得見的。

29Exposures to odors in natural environments often occur over far longer periods, and the resulting adaptations may differ qualitatively from short-term olfactory adaptation.在自然環境中暴露於氣味通常會持續更長的時間，並且所產生的適應性可能與短期嗅覺適應性在質量上有所不同。

30First, at least some of the observed differences between the enzymes of the Atlantic and Pacific fish populations were not random, but were the result of evolutionary adaptation.首先，至少在大西洋和太平洋魚類種羣中觀察到的一些酶的差異不是隨機的，而是進化適應的結果。