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English to Chinese translations [PRO] Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
English term or phrase:one of the certified, sustainable vineyards
English to Traditional Chinese (specifically HK)
How to translate "sustainable"? I know the dictionary says "可持续的", "保持在一定水平的", but I don't like them. Can anyone come up with some better ideas? All answers are appreciated.
Explanation: Sustainability is a characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely. The term, in its environmental usage, refers to the potential longevity of vital human ecological support systems, such as the planet's climatic system, systems of agriculture, industry, forestry, fisheries, and the systems on which they depend. In recent years, public discourse has led to a use of "sustainability" in reference to how long human ecological systems can be expected to be usefully productive. In the past, complex human societies have died out, sometimes as a result of their own growth-associated impacts on ecological support systems. The implication is that modern industrial society, which continues to grow in scale and complexity, will also collapse.
The implied preference would be for systems to be productive indefinitely, or be "sustainable." For example, "sustainable agriculture" would develop agricultural systems to last indefinitely; "sustainable development" can be a development of economic systems that last indefinitely, etc. A side discourse relates the term sustainability to longevity of natural ecosystems and reserves (set aside for other-than-human species), but the challenging emphasis has been on human systems and anthropogenic problems, such as anthropogenic climate change, or the depletion of fossil fuel reserves.
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Sustainable:Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment. For exampe: sustainable agricult
我们所说的绿色产品，英语中目前常用**organic product**。
对sustainable vineyard 我的理解是：environment-friendly vineyard.
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经认证的可持续葡萄园之一
Explanation: 知道西方某些国家木材生产需要经过认证，相信农产品也是一样
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Duobing Chen China Local time: 05:40 Native speaker of: Chinese
Explanation: Sustainability is a characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely. The term, in its environmental usage, refers to the potential longevity of vital human ecological support systems, such as the planet's climatic system, systems of agriculture, industry, forestry, fisheries, and the systems on which they depend. In recent years, public discourse has led to a use of "sustainability" in reference to how long human ecological systems can be expected to be usefully productive. In the past, complex human societies have died out, sometimes as a result of their own growth-associated impacts on ecological support systems. The implication is that modern industrial society, which continues to grow in scale and complexity, will also collapse.
The implied preference would be for systems to be productive indefinitely, or be "sustainable." For example, "sustainable agriculture" would develop agricultural systems to last indefinitely; "sustainable development" can be a development of economic systems that last indefinitely, etc. A side discourse relates the term sustainability to longevity of natural ecosystems and reserves (set aside for other-than-human species), but the challenging emphasis has been on human systems and anthropogenic problems, such as anthropogenic climate change, or the depletion of fossil fuel reserves.
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Bin Tiede Germany Local time: 23:40 Native speaker of: Chinese PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you.
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Asker: But if "sustainable" is "生态型", then how to translate "environmental" vineyard? What is the difference between "sustainable" and "environmental" or "green"?
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