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1、(刘慈欣)文明的反向扩张（(LiuCixin)reverseexpansionofcivilization）ReverseexpansionofcivilizationAuthor:LiuCixinWhengenerationsofdreams,calls,andsearchforextraterrestrialcivilizationsfinallycometoearth,humansmaybefacedwiththeirdreamsUnexpectedawkwardness:Aliensturnabl
2、indeyetopeoplewhoarepassionateandholdhands,butembracetheants.atonceWegavebirthtoaproblemthatwehadneverseriouslyconsideredbefore:Whoistheheadoftheearth?Ifyoutakeitforgrantedthatyou'rehuman,youendupfindingyourselfridiculous:we'redownhundredsoftreesIt'smoret
3、hanfivethousandyearssincewecanreallycallusourcivilization.Andhundredsofmillionsofyearsago,theearthwasancientOntheland,antshavebuilttheirmagnificentempire.Incontrast,wearejustenteringthebigroomoftheearthThevagabond,whoisabowlofwater,isfarfromtherankoftheho
4、useholder.Ofcourseyou'llargue,"lookforward."!Wehavecivilization.Itishumancivilizationthatimprovestheearth'splaceintheuniverseA.Butatleastforthemoment,there'snoevidencetoproveit.Inourminds,cometscrashedintotheearth,includingdinosaursThemassextinctionofthel
5、ateCretaceouswasthemostterrifyingageinthelifeoftheplanet;butyoumaynotknowitNow,inourtimeofcivilization,theextinctionrateoftheearthismuchhigherthanthatofthelateCretaceous,thelifehistoryoftheearthThemostterrifyingageisnow!Civilization,perhaps,isabrightroadt
6、hatextendsthelifeofallgenerationsoftheearth,perhapsIncludinghumanlifeonearthtoextinctiontrap.Moderntechnologycivilizationischaracterizedbyitsexpansion,civilizationisconstantlyopenup,totheirownscaleslikeblowingballoonsBlowingitupdoesn'tcarewhenitbreaks.Inh
7、istory,thinkoftheageofgreatnavigation,fullofdesireandpassion,inaveryshortperiodoftime,awakenedbytheRenaissanceEuropeancivilizationhascoveredeverycorneroftheearthlikelocusts.Asforthefuture,ifcivilizationreallycontinues,itwillinevitablyexpanditsownscale,bec
8、omeahugemacroCivilization.Sciencefictionwritersmakealotofvividdescriptionsofsuchasuperscalecivilization.Astheworld's"NivenringItdescribesthehugestructureofacivilizationaroundastar;inAsimov's"base"series,humansAllove
