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English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Agriculture / climate change
English term or phrase: see sentence below
One form of economic analysis is the use of spatial analogues, that is, cropping patterns in areas with climates similar to what may occur under climate change.
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4经济分析的其中一类方法是运用空间模拟,也就是说。。。
tanglsus
4经济分析的方法之一是空间类比法,也就是说,该方法采用某一地区的耕作形式作为分析手段,该地区的气候与未来气候变化的情景类似。
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经济分析的其中一类方法是运用空间模拟,也就是说。。。


Explanation:
试译:

经济分析的其中一类形式(方式)是运用空间模拟,也就是说, 从气候类似地区提取模式(以显示)在气候变化的情况下所可能发生的情形。

供参考。

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经济分析的方法之一是空间类比法,也就是说,该方法采用某一地区的耕作形式作为分析手段,该地区的气候与未来气候变化的情景类似。


Explanation:
按照我的理解,这句话的语法结构是,cropping patterns 是spatial analogues的同位语,也是介词of的宾语;而similar to……修饰的是climates。

在我看来,analogue不同于simulation, 这里的analogue 显然是名词,意思是“相似物,类似的情况,”而simulation一般翻译成“模拟”、“仿真”等。

与spatial analogues相对应的是temporal analogues,这两个术语在气候变化的文章中经常同时出现。

我尝试了好长时间,发现这句话我没办法直译,因为,用直译方法处理,汉语太拗口,不符合汉语的语言习惯,只好拆句进行阐释(貌似这就是意译吧?)。

个人意见,仅供参考,具体行文要根据语域、语境等进行微调。


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Note added at 13 hrs (2013-07-03 04:54:47 GMT)
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除了“耕作方式外”,cropping patterns的另一种常见译文是“种植模式”,见下面的网址:http://dict.cnki.net/h_52440042045.html

Example sentence(s):
  • In spatial analogues, recorded climate regimes are identified which may resemble the future climate of a given region, e.g., Bergthórsson et al. (1988) used northern Britain as a spatial analogue for the potential future climate over Iceland in order to
  • 空间类比法.把研究区域与空间上某一区域进行对比,如果两个区域情况相似,则可把该区域的当前气候状况视为研究区域的未来气候变化情景.

    Reference: http://www.cics.uvic.ca/scenarios/index.cgi?More_Info-Scenar...
    Reference: http://www.waterinfo.com.cn/xsgz/gndt/Document/66123/66123.h...
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