History doesn't stop. The Yellow River's becoming "yellow" may perhaps be ascribed to ignorance; if the Yangtze should change color, what excuse will this generation have to offer history?
歷史不會停步，黃河所以成為「黃」河，或許可以歸因於無知；長江變色，這一代的中國人又拿什麼理由向歷史交待呢？