原文:Day by day the sea is eating the land-the dam has stopped the

原文:Day by day the sea is eating the land-the dam has stopped the sediment of the Nile from replenishing the shoreline.译文:海水一天天吞食着陆地一一大坝已经使得尼罗河的泥沙无法沉积下来加固海岸了。改译:
【正确答案】:海水一天天冲刷陆地一一大坝已经使得尼罗河的泥沙无法沉积下来加固海岸了。【解析】原译文使用“吞食”一词来翻译eating是不贴切的。海水对陆地的作用是较为缓慢的,因此换用动词“冲刷”更能体现原文表达的意思。