【单词社交网络】S1-13 《地球2100》

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The Roman Empire faced many of the same problems that we face today.
It was kind of a precursor of our globalized economy.
In just a few short centuries, Rome built an empire that stretched across three continents. As it expanded, the requirements for simply feeding its cities and feeding its army, became so large that the empire couldn't generate enough food, energy and enough grain, to adequately meet all its obligations. So, there was a constant fiscal crisis and financial crisis. As resources ran out, their empire collapsed.罗马帝国面临着与我们今天相同的问题。
那是全球化经济体的一种前驱。
在短短几个世纪，罗马建立起一个横跨三大洲的帝国。由于迅速崛起，如此庞大的帝国却无法生产足够的食物、能源、和粮食提供给其城市和军队，无法足够担负起帝国应有的责任。因此，不断地发生财政危机和金融危机。随着资源耗尽，整个帝国崩溃。