And yet Sir Nicholas asks the present generation to make an economic sacrifice to help its richer successors.

然而，尼古拉斯爵士却要求如今的一代，做出经济上的牺牲，以帮助后世更加富裕的子孙们。

It is a moral issue because decisions by the present generation will have a profound effect on future generations.

之所以这是一个道德问题是因为我们这一代的决定将对我们后代的未来产生深远影响。

A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation.

一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。

To them nothing is more important than those things, which is often regarded as the views of the present generation.

对于他们来说没有比这些更重要的东西，往往被视为这一代的观点。

The costs of mitigating climate change are the sacrifices the present generation will have to make to reduce greenhouse gases.

减轻气候变化的成本是当代人为了减少温室气体排放而应作出的牺牲。