六十年代初期,雷切尔·卡森的书《寂静的春天》引起国际上对环境污染危险的关注。卡森比当时任何人更强烈地提醒世界注意由任意使用化学药品造成的人员伤亡和自然界损失。卡森(1907—1964)是个生物学家,长期在美国渔业局工作。她也是颇有成就的作家。1951年卡森因《我们周围的海洋》一书获得国家图书奖。然而她留给后人最为不朽的遗产是1962年出版的《寂静的春天》,该书对世界环境保护运动起了重要作用。 In the early 1960s, Rachel Carson’s book The Silent Spring raised the international concern about the dangers of environmental pollution. Carson warned the world even more strongly than anyone else of the time about the casualties and the loss of nature caused by the arbitrary use of chemicals. Carson (1907-1964) is a biologist who has long worked at the Bureau of Fisheries. She is also a very accomplished writer. In 1951, Carson received the National Book Award for his book, The Ocean Around Us. However, the most immortal legacy she left for posterity was the “Still Spring” published in 1962, which played an important role in the World Environmental Campaign.