If we acknowledge that human manipulation of the Earth has been a destructive force, we can also imagine that human endeavours can help us build a less destructive world in the centuries to come.

如果我们承认人类对地球的操纵是一种破坏，我们也可以认为，人类的努力可以帮助我们在未来几个世纪建立一个破坏性较小的世界。

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The destructive force of the storm was huge.

沙暴破坏性的力量是巨大的。

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If wrongly used, nuclear energy can be a destructive force.

如果使用不当，核能会成为毁灭性力量。

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Unfortunately, these systems can just as quickly become a destructive force with devastating consequences.

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Research by the University of Stirling suggests that an 'us-versus-them' mindset is not always a destructive force.

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