Patience and devotion that the earth demands, 以近乎献祭的仪式

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
273. In an almost sacrificial ritual performed over and over.
     一次次劳作 修整了土地
274. Agriculture is still the world's most widespread occupation.
     农业仍是世界上最普遍的职业
275. Half of humankind tills the soil,
     半数的人类耕种土地

来自《家园 第一部分 Home Part1》第 272 行