或者时代烙印使然，地球上许多问题困扰着我们，限制了我们对其他星球关注的兴趣——只有当我们最需要它们（及它们能为我们带来奇思妙想），我们才感兴趣。

Or perhaps it’s a symptom of our age, that the problems that bedevil us on Earth limit our interest in other worlds — just when we need them (and the inspiration they offer) most.

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或者时代烙印使然，地球上许多问题困扰着我们，限制了我们对其他星球关注的兴趣——只有当我们最需要它们（及它们能为我们带来奇思妙想），我们才感兴趣。

Or perhaps it’s a symptom of our age, that the problems that bedevil us on Earth limit our interest in other worlds — just when we need them (and the inspiration they offer) most.

youdao