And yet Sir Nicholas asks the present generation to make an economic sacrifice to help its richer successors.

然而，尼古拉斯爵士却要求如今的一代，做出经济上的牺牲，以帮助后世更加富裕的子孙们。

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It is a moral issue because decisions by the present generation will have a profound effect on future generations.

之所以这是一个道德问题是因为我们这一代的决定将对我们后代的未来产生深远影响。

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The costs of mitigating climate change are the sacrifices the present generation will have to make to reduce greenhouse gases.

减轻气候变化的成本是当代人为了减少温室气体排放而应作出的牺牲。

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Whatever happened in your country in the past, the present generation is not responsible for it.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Geert Wilders in Berlin

On the one hand, the present generation of Oxford editors is admirably permissive.

ECONOMIST: English language

The present generation of financial bosses, who live in and like London, may tolerate it for a while, but younger ones are feeling the pull of Switzerland, Hong Kong or Dubai.

ECONOMIST: Global finance