We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;

我们的住房越来越高，情绪越来越糟；道路越来越宽阔，眼光却越来越狭隘；

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The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

我们处于历史上的矛盾时代：我们有了更高大的楼房，但是心胸变狭小了；有了更宽的高速公路，但是视角变窄了。

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The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , but narrower viewpoints.

悖论的历史时刻，我们还有更高的建筑物，但较短的怒火，扩大高速公路，但狭义的观点。

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