The stories come from extensive research as well as the decades of travel that have taken fagan to almost every corner of the globe .

这些故事来源于费根数十年间几乎踏遍世界每个角落的旅行和广泛的研究。

Through it all , fagan shows how humans followed similar paths around the world to try to tame , subdue and master water , and how it really masters us .

通过所有这些，费根揭示了人类在全世界范围是如何依照相仿的方式将水驯化、征服乃至掌握的，还展示了水对我们是何等至关重要。

Brian fagan examines the resource that so many of us take for granted , and lays out the consequences that may await if we don 't change our ways .

布赖恩费根考察分析了这种被我们众多人士所忽视资源，并展示了如果不改变生活方式则可能随之而至的后果。

' Where there used to be nothing , now they 're a force to be reckoned with , ' said lois fagan , who manages sprint 's phone selection .

sprint公司负责手机挑选工作的费根（loisfagan）说，他们过去什么也不是，但现在已经成为一支必须正视的力量。