The astonishing variety of nature, from the tree shrew that guzzles vast quantities of alcohol every night to the lichens that grow in the Antarctic wastes, cannot be probed and understood.

• 让人吃惊的各种特性，从每晚狂饮酒的树鼩宝宝到长在南极荒场上的青苔，都不能得到调查和理解。