If an intelligent extra-terrestrial was taxed with writing the encyclopedia of life on our planet, 27 out of 30 of these volumes would be devoted to bacteria and virus, with just a few of the volumes left for plants, fungus and animals, humans being a footnote; interesting footnote but a footnote nonetheless.
如果一个聪明的天外来客 因在我们地球上编写生活的大百科全书而被收税的话， 30卷中会有27卷 讲述细菌和病毒， 只有很少的几卷 讲述植物，真菌和动物 人类的内容只是补充说明而已 这会是一个很有趣的脚注，但是仅此而已。