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Last year I walked along an old canal near a small city.去年，我沿着一条古老的运河走过一座小城附近。 A stone arrow by the gate pointed toward the fields.门口一块石头做的「箭头」指向田地。 A local guide gave us a short talk about the canal.一位当地向导给我们简短讲了一段这条运河的事。 I learned how slow adaptation keeps a community adaptive.我明白了，缓慢的「适应」如何让一个群体保持「适应性的」本事。

Long ago this land was a dry basin with few plants.很久以前，这片土地是一个干旱的「盆地」，植物很少。 The people did not admit that they could do nothing.那时的人们不肯「承认」自己什么都做不了。 They dug the canal by hand, because water was bound to change everything here.他们徒手挖出这条运河，因为水注定会改变这里的一切。 Stepping over the boundary of the old wall, I saw marks of hard work.跨过旧墙的「边界」时，我看到了辛苦劳作的痕迹。

In time, people learned to adapt and town life grew along the water.随着时间推移，人们学会了「适应」，城镇生活沿着水边发展起来。 A whole town rose there, and the guide said its story began with that digging.一整座城镇在那里兴起，向导说它的故事就从那次挖掘开始。 Admission to the small museum by the canal was free.进入运河边那家小博物馆的「入场」是免费的。 The canal brought a real bonus to every family.这条运河给每一户人家带来了实实在在的「额外好处」。

Our visit ended too soon.我们的参观很快就结束了。 One thought stayed with me on the way home.回家的路上，有一个想法一直留在我心里。 A system shaped for its place is stronger than any single person.为它所在的地方而设计的系统，比任何一个人都更坚固。