Most thought that simply stopping emissions from rising would stop the rise of CO2; in the atmosphere - as if a tap running steadily but rapidly would not eventually overflow the tub.

多数人以为只要排放的速度不增加就能终止大气中二氧化碳水平的上升，犹如水笼头的水稳定而快速的流入不会最终溢出浴缸。

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It was like being in a bath tub - at some point you must turn the tap off otherwise the tub would overflow.

它就像放在一个浴盆里，在某一时刻，你必须关掉水龙头否则这个盆将会溢水。

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