大草原居民

For a certain sort of Colorado rodent (with, alas, a nose for prime riverfront real estate) the question of whether it is "Preble's meadow jumping mouse" or a boring old meadow jumping mouse may be a matter of life or death: local property developers are on the death side.

在科罗拉多州的"普莱宝草原跳鼠"看来，它们是否为一个独立物种可是一个关系到生存还是死亡的大问题。它们不走运的生活在主河岸的房地产区。当地居民认为这只是一种烦人的普通草原跳鼠，巴不得除之而后快。

An inhabitant or a settler of the plains,especially of the prairie regions of the United States.

平原居民平原上的居住者或定居者，尤指在美国的大草原地区

For a certain sort of Colorado rodent (with, alas, a nose for prime riverfront real estate) the question of whether it is "Preble's meadow jumping mouse" or a boring old meadow jumping mouse may be a matter of life or death: local property developers are on the death side.

在科罗拉多州的&普莱宝草原跳鼠&看来，它们是否为一个独立物种可是一个关系到生存还是死亡的大问题。它们不走运的生活在主河岸的房地产区。当地居民认为这只是一种烦人的普通草原跳鼠，巴不得除之而后快。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。