flatland

基本解釋

In particular, there’s a sharp contrast between the two biggest Flatland states, Texas — which avoided the worst — and Georgia, which didn’t.
特別是，相對于兩個最大的平地州，得克薩斯（躲過了最糟）和佐治亞（未能幸免）表現(xiàn)出巨大的反差。
In other words, it may be tough to recoup the rent through crop sales, especially since high-rise crops would compete on the shelf with food that grows on cheap, building-free flatland farms.
換句話說，用賣農(nóng)產(chǎn)品獲得的收益來償還租金并非易事，特別是因為種植在高層建筑頂層的作物不得不和種植在空曠平原上的作物競爭。
And like other Flatland cities, Atlanta never saw much of a housing price surge.
跟其它平地城市一樣，亞特蘭大過去也從未出現(xiàn)過房屋價格的巨幅波動。

More than a century later, the SEC has entered its own Flatland moment, by faulting Netflix boss Reed Hastings for using Facebook to share company news.
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If it is top-notch, no one would be surprised to hear that the beef comes from the Argentine Pampas, a grassy flatland that provides optimal conditions for raising cattle.
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