The natural scarcity of land requires us to make full use of every inch of land science.

土地的天然稀缺性要求我们必须科学充分利用每一寸土地。

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The more goods the better, unless we returned to the Garden of Eden; for this would mean that more natural scarcity has been alleviated, and living standards in society have increased.

除非我们身在伊甸园，否则商品越多对社会越有益，因为这意味着自然的稀缺性被缓解了，整个社会的生活标准得到了提高。

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Artificial scarcity is the natural goal of the profit-seeking.

人为的稀缺性是追逐利润的天然目标。

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In other words, scarcity of any important commodity or natural resource increases the scarcity of others.

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The degradation of water quality in surface and groundwater systems is further exacerbating water scarcity and negatively impacting our natural environment and the ecosystem services and goods that it provides, jeopardizing food security and livelihoods.

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