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And so it is everywhere one looks. 这一现象在世界各地都在发生。 The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere by a combination of forces that can be summarized by the acronym HIPPO, the animal hippo. 人类正在以

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So in a nutshell, that's the challenge that we all face today at this interesting point in history. 所以简单来说，这就是我们所有人今天面临的挑战，在这个有意思的历史时期。 That's clearly what we've got to do next. 这很

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