It caused devastation by burrowing and by devouring the herbage which might have maintained millions of sheep and cattle.
它们在地下打洞,吃掉可以饲养数百万头牛羊的牧
,给澳洲大陆造成了毁灭性的破坏。
For it is in the most polished society that noisome reptiles and venomous serpents lurk under the rank herbage; and there is voluptuousness pampered by the still sultry air, which relaxes every good disposition before it ripens into virtue.
因为在最优雅的社会中,有毒的爬行动物和毒蛇潜伏在植物下;仍然闷热的
气使人放纵,在成熟为美德之前放松了所有良好的性格。