Of course, like every other environmental issue today, this is playing out against the background of global warming and human interference with natural ecosystems.

当然，就像今天的其他环境问题一样，这是在全球变暖和人类干涉自然生态系统的背景下发生的。

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Sediment as you know, is material like sand, gravel, fossil fragments that is transported by natural processes like wind, water flow or the movement of glaciers.

如你所知，沉积物是通过风、水流或冰川运动等自然过程输送的物质，如沙子、砾石、化石碎片等。

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Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain.

通常纹身是动物或自然特征，如河流或山。

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Thomas Jefferson did not like what the Count had said about the natural wonders of the New World.

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Comus attempts to seduce the Lady, you'll remember, with something like an economic theory of natural beauty.

你们还记得吧，科玛斯试图色诱那位女士，用一套有利可图的自然美的理论。

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All spirits, like the genius loci, are physical, palpable presences in the natural world.

所有的神灵，像地方守护神，都具体可触的存在于自然界。

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The long-term impact on the nuclear power industry is yet to be seen, but what is clear is that natural disasters like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have profound effects on governments and on businesses, directly or indirectly.

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Natural disasters like the March tsunami off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, underscore the importance of investing in disaster risk preparedness and training local populations.

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Right now, if Congress had gotten its act together, we would have a farm bill to help farmers and ranchers respond to natural disasters like the drought we had this summer.

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