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Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a pioneer of the global environmental movement through her writing about conservation. Her 1962 book ‘Silent Spring’ made her famous. It describes the harmful effects on the environment of using toxic chemicals on farmland. It is widely recognized as the first serious account of mankind’s negative impact on farming and nature.
蕾切爾·卡遜（1907-1964）的環保作品讓她一躍成為了全球環保運動先驅。1962年，《寂靜的春天》取得成功。該書講述了農藥對人類環境產生的不利影響。《寂靜的春天》也被廣泛認為是首部講述人類影響農耕，自然的著作。
Carson’s career started as a biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. In 1951 she published her first book, ‘The Sea Around Us’, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to quit her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales charts.
起初，卡遜是漁業管理局的一名生物學家。1951年，首部暢銷著作《海風的下面》問世。她的稿酬足可以讓她不用上班，一門心思專攻創作。她是一位極具天賦的作家。她的另兩部書籍全部與海洋有關，并全部榮登銷量榜首。
Carson’s book ‘Silent Spring’ transformed the way America thought about nature. It painted a bleak future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides that farmers sprayed on their crops. Many people say the book inspired the creation of America’s Environmental Protection Agency.
《寂靜的春天》讓美國人改變了對自然的看法。它對大自然的未來進行了負面描寫。全國也因此而禁止使用滴滴涕，以及其他農作物殺蟲劑。許多人認為《寂靜的春天》成就了美國環保局。
Since her death, Carson’s name has continued to be associated with protecting the environment. There is now an annual Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made worthy contributions to the field of environmental protection. In 1980, 16 years after her death, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in America.
卡遜去世后，她的名字并沒有與環保分開。如今，人們設立了蕾切爾·卡遜年度圖書獎。挪威創建了蕾切爾·卡遜獎，授予那些為環保事業做出杰出貢獻的女性。1980年，卡遜死后16年，她被授予了總統自由勛章，這是美國最高榮譽的文職勛章。
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