Doing so closes them much earlier than they otherwise would be, reducing the chance of resource exhaustion.

这样做可以更早地释放资源，降低了资源耗尽的可能。

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We pursued the policy of “self-seclusion” in the past, resulting in “the destitution of the people and exhaustion of the financial resource”.

过去实行“闭关自守”政策，结果搞得“民穷财困”。

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The "retaliation" of nature comes in forms of resource exhaustion, water and soil erosion, natural disasters and so forth.

自然会以资源枯竭，水土流失、自然灾害等形式报复人类。

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Rumors of the imminent exhaustion of this or that natural resource are greatly exaggerated.

FORBES: You Worry. You Shouldn't. Part 1: Overpopulation and Resource Exhaustion

In this first installment of an occasional series, I want to consider (briefly) overpopulation and resource exhaustion.

FORBES: You Worry. You Shouldn't. Part 1: Overpopulation and Resource Exhaustion