• As we know, nature is most important to human life. People depend on nature to live and humans need fresh air and vegetable, which all come from nature. Industry needs fuel and other raw materials, which also come from nature. What is more, humans also belong to nature, and are regarded as the highest natural form of life. As a consequence, if we destroy nature, to some extent, we diminish ourselves.
Thinking like a mountain
• (5) In those days we had never heard of passing up(错过) a chance to kill a wolf. In a second we were pumping lead into the pack, but with more excitement than accuracy: how to aim a steep downhill shot is always confusing. When our rifles were empty, the old wolf was down, and a pup was dragging a leg into impassable slide-rocks (岩石堆)
• 3而那些无法领会其中深意的,也能感觉到它 的存在,而且在所有的狼出没的地方都能感受 得到。这种异样的感觉也使那些地区与其他地 区区别开来。所有在夜晚听到狼号或是白天看 到狼的踪迹的人,都会不自觉地背部发毛,脊 部发冷。即使没有听到狼号或是看到狼迹,也 可以从许多异样的情景中感知一二。比如说一 只驮马半夜的嘶叫、石头刺耳的滚动声、逃亡 之鹿奔跑的慌张以及云杉树下诡异的阴影等。 只有那些不堪造就的新手才无法感知狼的存在, 也无法理解只有大山才能体会的那种深奥。