Technology is an integral part of our lives, the globe seems to be shrinking, and there is a rising concern for the environment.

其他的几股力量有，科技成了我们生活中不可或缺的一部分，地球越来越小，交通越来越方便，生态环境越不乐观，人们对环境更加关注。 这些都影响着家具的发展趋势与潮流。

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Food supplies are shrinking alarmingly around the globe, plunging the world into its greatest crisis for more than 30 years.

全球的粮食供应正在令人担忧地缩减，带来了近三十多年来严重的世界危机。

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"The truly disconnected corners of the globe are shrinking, and shrinking rapidly, " says Ethan Zuckerman, who studies technology use in the developing world as a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

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