[求助]OG086（已解答）

orange2005

86. Which of the following, if true and known by the ranchers, would best help explain the results of the study?
(A) With private grazing land, both the costs and the benefits of overuse fall to the individual user.
(B) The cost in reduced land quality that is attributable to any individual user is less easily measured with common land than it is with private land.
(C) An individual who overuses common grazing land might be able to achieve higher returns than other users can, with the result that he or she would obtain a competitive advantage.
(D) If one user of common land overuses it even slightly, the other users are likely to do so even more, with the consequence that the costs to each user outweigh the benefits.
(E) There are more acres of grazing land held privately than there are held in common.

D选项说：If one user of common land overuses it even slightly, the other users are likely to do so even more, with the consequence that the costs to each user outweigh the benefits.（一个人多用一点，其他人会变本加厉的多用，结果就是每人的成本都超过收益。）
OG的解释说：it is in each rancher’s self-interest not to overuse common land.
我的问题是：D选项这句话，和OG的解释，有什么联系？

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-3-29 8:54:52编辑过]

入画

一个人多用一点，其他人会变本加厉的多用，结果就是每人的成本都超过收益。

orange2005

翻译得好！

看看OG对D项的解释：
The study indicates that common lands are in better shape than private lands. The best answer, D, indicates that, contrary to Hardin’s claim, it is in each rancher’s self-interest not to overuse common land, which would explain why common lands are in relatively good shape.
D项这句话，到了OG的解释里，怎么就变成了“是每个rancher自己的兴趣来决定他不会去过度使用公共草地”呢？－－这个逻辑的弯是怎么拐过来的？

orange2005

再顶。

orange2005

又顶。

orange2005

还顶。

jandjshi

以下是引用orange2005在2006-2-22 8:42:00的发言：

翻译得好！

看看OG对D项的解释：
The study indicates that common lands are in better shape than private lands. The best answer, D, indicates that, contrary to Hardin’s claim, it is in each rancher’s self-interest not to overuse common land, which would explain why common lands are in relatively good shape.
D项这句话，到了OG的解释里，怎么就变成了“是每个rancher自己的兴趣来决定他不会去过度使用公共草地”呢？－－这个逻辑的弯是怎么拐过来的？

是每个rancher自己的兴趣来决定他不会去过度使用公共草地 => So that they did NOT overuse the public land => so that public land is in better shape

baobaob

以下是引用orange2005在2006-2-22 8:42:00的发言：

翻译得好！

看看OG对D项的解释：
The study indicates that common lands are in better shape than private lands. The best answer, D, indicates that, contrary to Hardin’s claim, it is in each rancher’s self-interest not to overuse common land, which would explain why common lands are in relatively good shape.
D项这句话，到了OG的解释里，怎么就变成了“是每个rancher自己的兴趣来决定他不会去过度使用公共草地”呢？－－这个逻辑的弯是怎么拐过来的？

self-interest 是自己的利益的意思吧，也就是说是因为rancher的自身利益才不去过分使用公用草地的

juliet01192000

以下是引用orange2005在2006-2-22 8:42:00的发言：

翻译得好！

看看OG对D项的解释：
The study indicates that common lands are in better shape than private lands. The best answer, D, indicates that, contrary to Hardin’s claim, it is in each rancher’s self-interest not to overuse common land, which would explain why common lands are in relatively good shape.
D项这句话，到了OG的解释里，怎么就变成了“是每个rancher自己的兴趣来决定他不会去过度使用公共草地”呢？－－这个逻辑的弯是怎么拐过来的？

orange,我的理解是这样的。interest 有“利益”的意思。这里 in each rancher’s self-interest ，即in one's interest可以理解为“在某人的利益范围内”. it是形式主语，代overuse common land。我把他还原一下，可能你就更清楚了。

it is in each rancher’s self-interest not to overuse common land。

还原：overuse common land  is in each rancher’s self-interest 。

即：过渡使用土地是在每一个农场主的利益范围内的。

因为费用是平摊的，所以他们不会使劲地用common land  。

希望对你有帮助，欢迎讨论。：）

jandjshi

self-interest是自觉的意思, 可能中文翻不出那个意思. 反正不是被逼的.