In the face of the escalating perils from indiscriminate applications of pesticides, a more effective and ecologically sound strategy of biological control, involving the selective use of natural enemies of the pest population, is fast gaining popularity — though, as yet, it is a new field with limited potential.

　　【句子主干】

　　(In the face of…,) biological control, (involving…) is fast gaining popularity…

　　【结构分析】

　　in the face of … 介词结构做状语

　　, involving…，现在分词引导的一个插入成分，修饰biological control

　　though… 尽管，表让步

　　【重点词汇】

　　escalate vt./vi. 加剧，恶化

　　peril n. 危险，危害

　　indiscriminate adj. 盲目的，恣意的

　　involve=entail vt. 需要

　　in the face of [something]: (despite) 不顾某事物;(in direct confrontation) 面临某事物

　　as yet: (up to now)到目前为止;(up to then)到那时为止

　　【句子翻译】

　　面对滥用杀虫剂而带来的日益加剧的危害，生物除虫法，一种更为行之有效且生态健康的策略，迅速得到大众欢迎。这种方法需要有选择地使用害虫天敌。尽管迄今为止，这是一个潜力有限的新领域，但还是广受欢迎。

　　翻译答案

　　1、The international conference went ahead in the face of terror threats.

　　2、 The election candidate can’t hope to win in the face of the opposition.