The miracle of the Chesapeake Bay lies not in its depths, but in the complexity of its natural construction, the interaction of fresh and saline waters, and the mix of land and water.
【生词】miracle n.奇迹, 圣迹, 不可思议的事, 极好例证
saline adj.含盐的，咸的; n.盐湖，盐泉, 盐溶液
【翻译】切萨皮克湾的奇迹并不在于其深邃，而在于其自然构造的复杂性、淡水与咸水的相互作用，以及陆地与水域的交融。
The shallows provide homes for hundreds of species while storing floodwaters, filtering pollutants from water and protecting nearby communities from potentially destructive storms urges.
【翻译】这些浅水区不仅为数百种生物提供了栖息地，还能蓄积洪水、过滤水中的污染物，并保护周边社区免受潜在破坏性风暴的侵袭。
All this was put at great risk late last month, when the U. S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in an Idaho case that provides the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) far less authority to regulate wetlands and waterways.
【翻译】这一切在上一月底面临巨大风险，当时美国最高法院就一起爱达荷州案件作出裁决，该裁决大幅削弱了美国环境保护署（EPA）对湿地及水道进行监管的法定权限。
Specifically, a 5-4 majority decided that wetlands protected by the EPA under its Clean Water Act authority must have a “continuous surface connection to bodies of water.”
【翻译】具体而言，法院以5 比 4 的多数票裁定，美国环保署依据《清洁水法》授权所保护的湿地，必须与水体保持“连续的地表连接”。This narrowing of the regulatory scope was a victor for builders, mining operators and other commercial interests often at odds with environmental rules.
【生词】victor n.胜利者，获奖者
at odds adv.争执，不一致
【翻译】监管范围的收窄对建筑商而言是一项利好，因为采矿运营商及其他商业利益主体往往与环境法规相冲突。And it carries “significant repercussions for water quality and flood control throughout the United States”, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh observed.
【生词】repercussion n.弹回，返回, 反响，影响,
【翻译】正如布雷特·卡瓦诺大法官所指出的，此举“将对全美范围内的水质与防洪工作产生重大影响”。In Maryland, the good news is that there are many state laws in place that provide wetlands protections.
【翻译】在马里兰州，好消息是已有诸多州法律为湿地提供保护。But that's a very shortsighted view, particularly when it comes to the Chesapeake Bay.
【翻译】但这种观点过于短视，尤其是在涉及切萨皮克湾问题时。
The reality is that water and the pollutants that so often come with it, don't respect state boundaries.
【翻译】现实情况是，水以及常随水而来的污染物，并不受州界限制。
The Chesapeake draws from a 64,000-square-mile watershed that extends into Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and Delaware.
【翻译】切萨皮克湾的水源来自一个面积达64,000 平方英里的流域，该流域横跨弗吉尼亚州、宾夕法尼亚州、纽约州、西弗吉尼亚州、哥伦比亚特区及特拉华州。
Will those jurisdictions extend the same protections now denied under Sackett V. EPA? Perhaps some, but all? That seems unlikely.
【生词】jurisdiction n.司法权, 裁判权, 管辖区域, 管辖范围
【翻译】这些司法管辖区是否会延续目前根据《Sackett v. EPA》案所缺失的相同保护措施？或许部分辖区会如此，但全部辖区都会如此？这似乎不太可能。
It is too easy, and misleading, to see such court rulings as merely standing up for the rights of land owners when the consequences can be so dire for their neighbors.
【生词】dire adj.可怕的，恐怖的, 悲惨的, 迫切的，极端的
【翻译】若将此类法院裁决仅仅视为对土地所有者的权利维护——而其对周边居民可能造成的后果却可能极其严重——这种看法未免过于简单化，甚至可能产生误导。And it's a reminder that the EPA's involvement in the Chesapeake Bay Program has long been crucial as the means to transcend the influence of deep-pocketed special interests in neighboring states.
【生词】transcend vt.超越，超出…的限度
deep-pocketed 财力雄厚的
【翻译】这也提醒我们，美国环保署参与切萨皮克湾计划早已至关重要——它是打破邻近各州财力雄厚的特殊利益集团影响的关键途径。Pennsylvania farmers, to use one telling example, aren't thinking about next year's blue crab harvest in Maryland when they decide whether to spread animal waste on their field, yet the runoff into nearby creeks can have enormous impact downstream.
【生词】runoff n.决胜投票, 附加赛, 径流
【翻译】以宾夕法尼亚州的农民为例：他们在决定是否在农田施用动物粪便时，并不会考虑明年马里兰州的蓝蟹捕捞情况；然而，这些粪便流入附近溪流后，可能对下游地区产生巨大影响。And so we would call on state lawmakers from Richmond to Albany to consider reviewing their own wetlands protections and see for themselves the enormous stake involved.
【生词】stake n.桩, 刑柱, 股份, 重大利益
【翻译】因此，我们呼吁从里士满到奥尔巴尼的各州立法者，认真考虑重新审视本州的湿地保护政策，并亲自评估其中涉及的重大利害关系。
We can offer them a visit to Black water National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County where bald eagles fly over tidal marshes so shallow you could not paddle a boat across them but teaming with aquatic life. It's worth the scenic drive.
【生词】tidal adj.潮水的, 潮汐的
marsh n.沼泽，湿地
paddle n.桨, 船桨; v.用桨划船, 蹚水
aquatic adj.水生的, 水产的, 水上的, 水中（进行）的
【翻译】我们可以邀请他们前往多切斯特县的“黑水”国家野生动物保护区参观——在那里，白头海雕在潮汐沼泽上空翱翔，这些沼泽如此浅薄，甚至无法划船穿越，却与水生生物和谐共生。这段风景优美的自驾之旅绝对值得一试。
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