Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other metals imbedded in the rocks, and a stimulating climate, all shower their blessings upon man.

  • -- Ellsworth Huntington 埃尔斯沃思·亨廷顿

肥沃的土壤,平坦的平原,翻山越岭的便利通道,嵌在岩石里的煤、铁和其他金属,以及令人振奋的气候,都给人类带来了福音。

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If coal is going to be used, the only response - because it is the dirtiest of all fuels - is that we have to learn how to do carbon capture and storage and we have to learn how to do it quickly on a commercial scale.

如果要使用煤炭,唯一的反应——因为煤炭是所有燃料中最脏的——是我们必须学会如何进行碳捕获和储存,我们必须学会如何快速地在商业规模上实现这一点。

The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.

财富的拥有者几乎不可能对那些几乎或几乎是他们财产的肥沃来源的过程漠不关心。

Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me.

写作就像挖煤。我汗血。咒语在我身上。