To a certain extent, they both transform nature on purpose, so that they are inextricably connected.

从某种意义上讲，二者都是对自然进行有目的的改造，所以有着千丝万缕的联系。

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Only when we give full play to man's initiative can we make full use of machines to transform nature.

只有充分发挥人的积极性，才能充分利用机器来改造自然。

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In no way do philosophers transform nature or society.

哲学家断乎改变不了自然与社会。

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Reason, science, art is the capacity to transform nature by making it, imposing on it, a method that will produce like effects after similar consequences.

理性，科学，艺术是一种能力,是通过创造，施加影响力改变自然的能力，是一种在类似的结果发生后,产生类似结果的能力。

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Students bring in money, and the bohemian nature of the city also attracts artists and architects who have helped transform the urban decay into something beautiful.

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"Much of the acrimony expressed by Secretary Rumsfeld's military critics appears to stem from his efforts to 'transform' the military by moving to a joint expeditionary force that is lighter and more mobile in nature to meet the nation's current and future threats, " the article said.

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