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本期M君推送的翻译练习材料描述了工业设计这个行业，讲述了一种平日里比较少被人们提及的职业--工业设计师。工业设计师所需要应对的问题都是工业级层面的，但往往这样的设计过程会存在模型设计和实体有误差的情况，于是，工业设计师们想出了一种特别的方法...到底是什么方法呢？想知道的话，就跟着M君，一起翻起来吧！
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原文：
The industrial designer is essentially the creator of a pattern to guide the operations of skilled persons or machines. The development of industrial design leads to the creation of new procedures in order that the modifications in the design may be molded directly from the old products. Another industrial-design method is based on the fact that small models do not reflect accurately the design characteristics of the full-scale product. Distortion often occurs in magnification as a result of highlights and shadows that change basic spatial relationships. To view the design in full-scale, the profession employs a photographic system in which a small drawing is projected to full-scale on a section of a wall. Revisions of the design are then made directly on the wall projection by the industrial designers.
A common concern of the profession is how to adapt new technology, with its benefits and hazards, to human needs. In a fast-growing world economy industrial design is also challenged to find ways of influencing purchasing based on considerations other than necessity of replacement of a product due to normal wear and tear. One trend, which is inherent in the field of fashion where frequency of buying is determined by frequency of change in taste, is known as artificially accelerated obsolescence. This trend became more prevalent, despite strong criticism, and has been seen in other lines of products such as automobiles and large home appliances. Nevertheless, it is found justifiable for disposable products in the health and hygiene industry.
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翻译要点：
full-scale 实比的，原尺寸的
other than 除了...之外，不同于
wear and tear 损耗
obsolescence 过时
disposable 一次性的
1. Distortion often occurs in magnification as a result of highlights and shadows that change basic spatial relationships.
这一句实际，上是对前一句中the fact that small models do not reflect accurately the design characteristics of the full-scale product的进一步说明，以解释新的设计方法产生的原因。因此，在翻译时可以将两句话综合在一起考虑，根据其内在逻辑关系和汉语表达特点对译文进行组织，译成：“事实上，微缩模型无法准确地反映实尺产品的设计特点，因为模型一经放大，高光部分和阴影部分就会改变基本空间关系，从而导致变形。基于这种情况，另一种工业设计方法应运而生。”
2. “In a fast-growing world economy ...”此处可采用词性转换和增词法，译成“在世界经济高速增长的情况下”。
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