每日背誦一期-24

We seem to think, however, that economic development and preservation of the environment cannot go hand in hand. For most countries, economic development comes first, at the expense of the environment. It is high time everyone came to grips with the consequences of overusing the earth's resources, including the misuse of land in the pursuit of economic wealth.

不過，我們似乎認為經濟發展與環境保護無法同時兼顧。對大部分國家來說，經濟發展是第一位的，為此可以不惜犧牲環境。然而，我們已過度使用了地球的資源，包括為了追求經濟繁榮而濫用的土地，如今該是我們認真面對這個後果的時候了。

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