Realists observe that in the long race between the environment and technology, it appears that technology has so far been losing. Nature, as we have learned from the tsunami, has its own timetable.
乐观人士认为技术能解决问题。但现实主义者看到在环境和技术的漫长较量中，到目前为止技术都没有胜算。这次海啸告诉我们，大自然有它自身的时间表。除非我们知道如何加以尊重，否则就会错过那条救命的方舟。