某一地区一旦有人类居住，这里的大象和猛犸象就开始从化石记录里消失。
The creatures disappear from the fossil record of a region once it became colonized by humans.
于是，就有了没完没了的唐宁街上的“峰会”，以及戈登•布朗本周在这一区域的巡游，带着他的内阁，象都德君王的随从一样。
Thus the perpetual economic “summits” in Downing Street, and Gordon Brown’s progress through the regions this week, with his cabinet in tow like the retinue of a Tudor monarch.
一方面，非洲象的案例绝非表面看起来那样，另一方面是因为保护物种的最佳手段是让生活在同一地区的居民能够从保育活动中受益。
That is partlybecause the story of the elephant is not all it seems, and partly because thebest way to save a species is to make it valuable to people who may have otheruses for the land.
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