保护自然免受人类行为干扰这一观念影响深远：几乎一个世纪以后的1964年，荒野法案面世，授权美国各州指定土地加以保护。

The concept of preserving nature from man's interference proved both powerful and enduring: almost a century later the Wilderness Act of 1964 empowered states to designate protected land.

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哥伦布被西班牙皇室授权宣布这片土地归西班牙所属，并开始在此定居，进行贵重物品或黄金交易和探索。

Columbus had been granted the authority by the Spanish Monarchy to claim the land for the Spanish, begin a settlement, trade for valuable goods or gold and explore.

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哈马斯势力并不在乎被拿来与以色列作比较，他们正在铲平之前那些未经授权擅自定居的加沙人的土地。

And insensitive to comparisons with Israel, Hamas's forces have bulldozed the homes of Gazans who had moved onto former settlement land without authorisation.

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