Humans deploy prodigious efforts to mark a few arid acres... 人类会做出惊人的努力

266. The principal daily concern of all humans...
     所有人类日常首要关心的
267. Is to feed themselves and their family.
     就是养活自己和家人
268. When the soil is less generous and water becomes scarce,
     当土壤不再富饶 水源不再充足
269. Humans deploy prodigious efforts to mark a few arid acres...
     人类会做出惊人的努力
270. With the imprint of their labor.
     辛勤劳作开垦贫瘠的土地
271. Humans shaped the land with the
     人类以地球所需的耐心与专注
272. Patience and devotion that the earth demands,
     以近乎献祭的仪式

来自《家园 第一部分 Home Part1》第 269 行