It is therefore likely that the scientific efforts of individual countries will tend to be unified and co-ordinated by supra-national entities, and the more this is done, the greater the probability that supra-national governments will eventually be set up.
[原译]因此,情况很可能是各(个)别国家的科学努力将由跨(国)机构来进行统一和协调。而且这方面工作做得越多,最后建立跨国管理机构的可能性就越大。(《科技英语的理解与翻译》,p.65)
译者将 scientific efforts 译为“科学努力”是否妥当？
首先，“科学”与“努力”搭配是不够恰当的，其次，“科学努力”由……来“统一”和“协调”，也欠通。其实，这里的 scientific efforts 可译为“科学研究工作”“科学活动”或“科学工作计划”。类例：
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The advent of large computers has created apprehension among mathematicians and scientists. It is feared that scientific efforts will be pushed into the background or replaced by purely mechanical habits of research. 大型计算机的问世，在数学家和自然科学家中间引起了忧虑。他们担心，科学研究工作将会被推到次要地位或者被纯粹机械的研究方法所代替。
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Einstein's contributions showed the great importance of theoretical work to scientific effort. 爱因斯坦的贡献说明了理论工作对科学研究的巨大重要性。