Three cartographer(地图绘制者)s have spoken of their astonishment(惊讶，震惊) at the UN’s near-universal adoption(近乎一致的通过) of a map they created to more accurately show the sizes of Africa and Europe, even though they have received a few complaints from some disgruntled(不满的，心怀不满的) diplomats.
三位地图绘制者表示，他们对自己创作的地图在联合国获得近乎一致的通过感到惊讶。这幅地图旨在更准确地显示非洲和欧洲的面积，尽管他们也收到了一些心怀不满的外交官的投诉。
The creators of the Equal Earth projection aimed to provide an alternative to the dominant 16th-century Mercator display, which critics have long faulted for giving the impression that northern hemisphere nations are larger than they are – and therefore subtly reinforcing perceptions of where global strength lies.(“平等地球”投影的创作者们旨在为16世纪以来占主导地位的墨卡托投影提供一种替代方案。批评者长期以来一直指责墨卡托投影让人误以为北半球国家比实际更大，从而微妙地强化了人们对全球权力中心的认知。)
“平等地球”投影的创作者们旨在为16世纪以来占主导地位的墨卡托投影提供一种替代方案。批评者长期以来一直指责墨卡托投影让人误以为北半球国家比实际更大，从而微妙地强化了人们对全球权力中心的认知。
“It has been a very busy week for me,” said Tom Patterson, a renowned(著名的，闻名的) US national parks cartographer who has had to virtually come out of retirement(结束退休，复出) after being inundate(淹没，使应接不暇)d with questions from governments on details of the new projection.
“这一周对我来说非常忙碌，”美国著名国家公园地图绘制者汤姆·帕特森说道。由于各国政府纷纷就新投影的细节向他提问，他几乎不得不结束退休生活。