I accept extinction as best explaining disjoined species. I see that the same cause must have reduced many species of great range to small, and that it may have reduced large genera to so small, and of families.

  • -- Asa Gray ASA灰色

我认为灭绝是解释分离物种的最好方法。我看到,同样的原因一定使许多种类从大范围缩小到小范围,也可能使大属缩小到小属和小科。

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I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the passion I had for track where you want to do an individual sport and be the best, I think - there's nothing that can replace that.

我在高中踢足球,年轻的时候打棒球,诸如此类的事情,但我想那是我对田径的激情,你想做一项个人运动,成为最好的,我想-没有什么能取代它。

A duck's nest was found today near the trail on the dry open prairie with as far as could be seen no water or marsh near. The bird flew off but could not tell what species. The eggs nine originally.

今天在干燥开阔的草原上的小路附近发现了一个鸭窝,附近没有水和沼泽。那只鸟飞走了,但不知道是什么鸟。原来是九蛋。

The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our best colleges are all but worthless in the development of their people.

在我们最好的大学里完成最后一笔工作的绝大多数黑人,对他们的人民的发展几乎毫无价值。

If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.

如果我们人类是宇宙中唯一的物种这是真的,那么我不得不说,宇宙的目标很低,而且停留的时间很短。

As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life.

由于贫困在仅仅是生存方面已经减少,它在我们的生活方式方面已经变得更加深刻。

Land bridges were everywhere during the extinction, many species were spreading, and there were many diseases.

在物种灭绝期间,陆桥随处可见,许多物种在传播,还有许多疾病。

It implies a slight failure as a writer that you are reduced to being a ghostwriter for the money.

它暗示着作为一个作家的一个小失败,你沦落到一个代写的钱。

Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.

灭绝是规律。生存是个例外。