Source: The Economist "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." “生命的這一視角令人震撼,它擁有多種力量,這些力量起源于最初被注入的一些形態(tài)或者單一形態(tài);而當這顆星球按照萬有引力的固定法則周而復始運轉(zhuǎn)時,從這樣簡單的起源衍生出無盡最美麗、最奇妙的形式,并將持續(xù)地演化下去。” 這段摘錄出自查爾斯·達爾文的《物種起源》的結(jié)尾部分,被《經(jīng)濟學人》的一篇題為Natural selection: Darwinism in the modern world的文章引用。它強調(diào)了達爾文對生命演化和自然選擇偉大意義的雄辯描述。這段辭藻華麗的文字總結(jié)了他的理論,即簡單的生命形式隨時間推移演化成多樣且奇妙的生命形式。

適用主題：自然，對自然的敬畏與震撼，描寫自然景色或謳歌生命進化等等

When appreciating the grandeur of nature, I cannot help but recall Darwin’s vivid description of life’s magnificence: “There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.” As I stood atop the mountain and gazed upon the lush forest and winding river below, I was filled with awe at the diversity and splendor of the natural world. Just as Darwin observed, the complexity and beauty of life on Earth is a testament to the wonder of evolution. 譯文：當欣賞大自然的偉岸時,我不禁想起了達爾文對生命華美的生動描述: “生命的這一視角令人震撼,它擁有多種力量,這些力量起源于最初被注入的一些形態(tài)或者單一形態(tài);而當這顆星球按照萬有引力的固定法則周而復始運轉(zhuǎn)時,從這樣簡單的起源衍生出無盡最美麗、最奇妙的形式,并將持續(xù)地演化下去。”當我站在山頂,俯瞰下方郁郁蔥蔥的森林和蜿蜒的河流時,大自然的多樣性和輝煌讓我對生命的神奇進化充滿了敬畏之情。正如達爾文所觀察到的,地球上生命的復雜性和美麗證明了進化的偉大奧妙。