It's difficult to master nature.

征服大自然是困难的。

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Man can master nature.

人可以征服自然。

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Many people behave as if humans are the master of nature, but it is not the truth.

许多人表现得好像人类是大自然的主人，但事实并非如此。

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Francis Bacon, influenced by Machiavelli, urged human beings to employ their reason to force nature to give up its secrets, to treat nature like a woman, to master nature in order to improve man's material well being.

弗朗西斯·培根受到马基雅弗利的影响,提倡人们运用理性,来让自然原形毕露,像对待女人那样对待自然,去征服自然以提升人类的物质生活

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For Comus, nature is just like the harsh master who had given each of his servants a portion of money and who expects those coins, who expects those talents, to be put to use.

对于Comus来说，大自然就像是一个令人不悦的主人,他给了他每个仆人一部分金钱,并希望这些金钱和才能都可以得到充分利用。

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The rage to master may be the point at which nature unequivocally makes its constraints felt.

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While the painting's unfinished nature may be seen as a weakness, it is a window into the mind of a master.

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Aimee was pursuing her master's degree in psychology, with a focus on eco-psychology -- the idea that harmonizing with nature can be a powerful tool in ensuring one's psychological health and vitality.

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