In these modern times, almose anything is possible, nothing seems to be beyond the reach of science.
在这个现代社会里,几乎所有的事情都有可能会发生,似乎没有任何事情是科学解决不了的。
There was less food for birds and also for the prairie dog, a kind of animal which lives in holes in the ground.
供鸟类吃的食物少了,供草原犬鼠(一种生活在地洞里的动物)吃的食物也少了。