These tasks may seem prosaic compared with an oratorical summons to some utopian uplands .
与号召人们奔向乌托邦高地这样宏伟的远景相比,这些任务似乎颇为平凡。
It is true that this election is not being fought on the sunlit uplands of good cheer .
确实,这次选举不是在阳光普照、欢声笑语的高地上进行战斗。
Arid uplands are irrigated and planted with leafy gardens , whereas , on fertile plains , the parks are paved with stone .
在干旱的高地上引水灌溉,种植阔叶园林;然而在肥沃的平原上,公园里铺着石头。
As global temperatures rise , the authors conclude , species living near the foot of tropical mountains will migrate into the uplands , and mid-elevation species will move even higher .