Nor should it: human knowledge is too precious to consign to the ether alone.

纸质图书业不应该消失：人类的知识太珍贵以至于不能只寄于计算机网络这一单一的方式记录。

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An attempt to sway him by saying he is a historical figure fails – “Don’t consign me to history” – but it does make him smile.

试图通过提醒他他自己是个失败的历史角色来激怒他，他却笑着说，不要随便就把我丢到历史中去。

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We cannot consign our children to this future. The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now.

我们不能把孩子托付给这样的未来，我们的海岸上演的悲剧是最痛苦的也是最深刻的提醒，然而，现在也是时候让我们去拥抱一个拥有清洁能源的未来。

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But here in this south-eastern corner of Korea, few people are ready to consign it to the past.

BBC: Whaling lingers on in South Korean town

Or that anyone advised Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to consign typewriters to the trash bin forever?

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Barnsley put on a blistering first half performance to consign Derby to their first defeat in seven league games.

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