试卷二 (IV. Translation)
Directions: There are sorne passages in this part of the test. You are to translate the passages into Chinese on your Answer Sheet. A~:
71. (~)Geologists, contrary to normal working folks, believe that knowledge of the concepts of geology can help to find petroleum and, furthermore, often think that petroleum geology and petroleum exploration are synonyms, which they are not. Theories that petroleum is not formed by the transformation of organic matter in sediments have already been noted and are examined in more detail. If the petroleum geologists' view of oil generation and migration are not accepted, then present exploration methods would need extensive modification.
(~)Some petroleum explorationists still do not admit to a need for geologists to aid them in their search. In 1975 a well-known oil researcher from Dallas, Texas was determined in not allowing geologists join his team, because he believed that they were too expensive and decreased his profits per barrel significantly. Saudi Arabian Oil Company is under a statutory obligation imposed by its government to put to the test every claim to an oil-finding method, be it a dowsing or some sophisticated scientific technique.These examples are not isolated cases, and it has been argued that oil may better be found by random drilling than by the appliance of scientific principles.
~Petroleum geology is only one aspect of petroleum exploration and production. The task of finding petroleum in modem times requires a knowledgeable and varying group of professionals to work together to achieve the same goal. These skills include political and social expertise, which is involved in the purchase of potential oil fields especially in unstable countries. Geophysical surveying is involved in preparing the initial data on which drilling recommendations are based on. Petroleum engineering is concerned with establishing the reserves of a field, the distribution of petroleum within the reservoir, and the most effective way of producing it.
B~:
71. (~)Geologists, contrary to normal working folks, believe that knowledge of the concepts of geology can help to find petroleum.
~)Some petroleum explorationists still do not admit to a need for geologists to aid them in their search. In 1975 a well-known oil researcher from Dallas, Texas was determined in not allowing geologists join his team, because he believed that they were too expensive and decreased his profits per barrel significantly. These examples are not isolated cases, and it has been argued that oil may better be found by random drilling than by the appliance of scientific principles.
(~)Petroleum geology is only one aspect of petroleum exploration and production. The task of finding petroleum in modem times requires a knowledgeable and varying group of professionals to work together to achieve the same goal. These skills include political and social expertise, which is involved in the purchase of potential oil fields especially in unstable countries. Geophysical surveying is involved in preparing the initial data on which drilling recommendations are based on. Petroleum engineering is concerned with establishing the reserves of a field, the distribution of petroleum within the reservoir, and the most effective way of producing it.
翻译大体内容：
地质学家相对于非地质学家来说，更相信了解地质概念有助于寻找石油。而且，常常认为石油地质和石油勘探是同义词，而实际上并非如此。石油并不是由沉积物中的有机物转化而来的理论已经引起人们的关注，并在许多细节问题上得以证实。如果石油地质学者关于油气生成和运移的观点不被接受，那么目前的勘探方法需要大幅度改变。
一些石油勘探家仍然不承认在找油过程中需要地质学家的帮助。1982年，一位德州米德兰油田的发现者声称没有雇佣地质学家。他的对手雇佣了地质学家，结果只是增加了每桶原油的成本。南非国家石油公司在政府法律强行规定下，对每种发现石油的方法(寻找矿藏和水源机械方法或复杂的科学方法)必须进行测验。上述事例并非是独一无二的，它说明寻找石油可能的较好方法是随机钻探，而不是应用科学原理。
详细内容参考：32.Petroleum Geology and Other Sciences 石油地质学与其它科学
