No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings.

-- Ellsworth Huntington 埃尔斯沃思·亨廷顿

如果不了解地球上的植被，就不可能真正了解世界的任何一部分，因为这不仅决定了动物居民的性质，而且也决定了大多数人的职业。

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Any garment which is cut to fit you is much more becoming, even if it is not so splendid as a garment which has been cut to fit somebody not of your stature.

凡为你裁剪的衣服，就是不及为不像你这样身材的人裁剪的衣服好看，也是合宜的。

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It will be of little avail to the people if the laws are so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.

如果法律过于繁冗，无法阅读，或者过于杂乱无章，无法理解，那对人民就没有什么帮助。

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Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

我说的每一句话都不能被理解为肯定，而应该被理解为疑问。

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