"When I planted the fern and bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. Within a short period of time, the fern quickly grew from the earth," the old man went on.

“我用心播种这株蕨类植物和竹子。在很短的时间里，这棵蕨类植物很快就从地里长出来了。”老人继续说。

youdao

There is but one useful action, that of remaking man and the earth.

有用的行为只有一个，即重塑人与世界的行为。

youdao

And again that scent hallows the union of man and earth and awakens in us the only really virile love in this world: ephemeral and noble.

那种芳香再一次地将人与大地的统一奉为神灵，并唤醒我们，让我们认识到这世间唯一生生不息的阳刚之爱：它短暂而高贵。

youdao

The number of man-made objects in Earth orbit has been growing each year.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

Triads--named for the triangle of heaven, earth and man--came into being 2, 000 years ago, when they acted to protect family wealth.

FORBES: Triads Changing with the Times

In southern Greenland, back in July 2004, a local man - Ferdinand Egede - dug into the soft earth of a field to show me something he'd never expected to see in his lifetime: potatoes.

BBC: The 'big melt' at the roof of the world

Otherwise, the emerging narrative of a down-to-earth man, thrust into power but mostly indifferent to the trappings of his position, driven by a special concern for the poor has proved especially encouraging to many frazzled Catholics, especially as, in a cynical time, it just may turn out to be the tale closest to the truth.

CNN: Pope Francis: A conservative who sides with the poor