But the facts are plain and uncontestable: the biosphere is finite, nongrowing, closed (except for the constant input of solar energy), and constrained by the laws of thermodynamics.
But the facts are plain and uncontestable: the biosphere is finite, nongrowing, closed (except for the constant input of solar energy), and constrained by the laws of thermodynamics.
然而，事实清楚摆在眼前：生物圈绝对是有限的、无法成长的、封闭的（太阳能的持续输入除外），而且受到热力学的限制。