2. The processes of
depredation, amortization, and depletion discussed in this chapter all have a common goal.
本章讨论的折旧、摊销和损耗处理都有一个共同的目的。
3. Even so they might not be so vulnerable to human
depredation if they did not like humans reproduce so slowly.
尽管如此,如果它们不象人类一样繁殖如此缓慢,它们对人类的掠夺也不会如此无能为力。