For some time she could see nothing before her but a flat waste of sand, which became hotter and hotter as the sun rose higher and higher.
荒凉的沙地一览无余，她找了很长时间却什么也没找到。太阳渐升渐高，天也越来越热。
Carter Emmart: The flat horizon that we've evolved with has been a metaphor for the infinite, unbounded resources and unlimited capacity for disposal of waste.
我们推演出来的平坦的地平线为了显出其广大而运用了一个隐喻，采取无穷无尽的方式来对材料进行处理。
For a waste of people, money is round, but for the thrifty people, money is flat, can be a piece of piled up.
对于浪费的人，金钱是圆的，可是对于节俭的人，金钱是扁平的，是可以一块块堆积起来的。
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