- The intimacy between man and Nature began with the birth of man on the earth,
- 人与自然的亲密关系从地球上人类诞生就开始了，
- and becomes each century more intelligent and far reaching.
- 并且每个世纪变得愈发理性和深远。
- To Nature, therefore, we turn as to the oldest and most influential teacher of our race;
- 因此，我们求助于自然就好像求助于我们人类最年长最有影响力的老师。
- from one point of view once our task master, now our servant;
- 从某个观点来看，自然曾是我们的监工，现在却是我们的奴仆。
- from another point of view,
- 但从另一个观点来看，
- our constant friend, instructor and inspirer.
- 自然一直是我们的朋友、教导者和启发者。
- The very intimacy of this relation robs it of a certain mystery
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