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追思半个世纪以前,人们还陶醉在征服自然的喜悦之中。以蒸汽机的发明和使用为标志的工业革命使人类社会迈入空前繁荣的工业文明时代。然而意想不到的是空前的生态危机也接踵而来:温室效应,臭氧层空洞,极地冰山的溶化,能源短缺,土地荒漠化,生物多样性丧失……其发展速度之快,超?
Half a century ago, people still revel in the joy of conquering nature. The industrial revolution, marked by the invention and use of steam engines, has brought humanity into an era of industrial civilization that was unprecedentedly prosperous. However unexpectedly, unprecedented ecological crises ensued: the greenhouse effect, the pockets of the ozone layer, the melting of polar icebergs, the shortage of energy, the desertification of land and the loss of biodiversity.