Small footprints are considered to be a positive thing, large ones are generally bad.

微小的足迹被认为是件好事，而大的足迹则相反。

In the other one, a different modification was used, that has a smaller footprint, (but is more visible) .

另一个方法则使用了一个不同的修改方式，它有着更小的印记，但效果却更加明显。

So we have a small geographical footprint.

所以我们的地理足迹很小。

They have a smaller environmental footprint than beef, for example.

例如, 它们比牛肉的环境足迹小。

And then she also found somewhere that had a really small environmental footprint.

然后她还发现了一个环境足迹非常小的地方。

The smaller footprints at Lark Quarry, they said, belonged to two species of small dinosaur.

他们说，Lark Quarry 的较小脚印属于两种小型恐龙。

10. Environmental Impact: Lazy people tend to have a smaller carbon footprint.

10. 环境影响：懒惰的人往往碳足迹较小。

Yet in several respects, mining the seabed has a smaller environmental footprint than mining in Indonesia.

然而，在某些方面，海底采矿的环境足迹比印度尼西亚采矿的环境足迹要小。

Every step we take towards a smaller footprint helps to relieve the pressure on our planet.

我们为减少足迹所采取的每一步都有助于减轻地球的压力。

And they argue, totally rationally and totally correctly, that these have the smallest environmental footprint of any form of energy generation.

他们完全理性且完全正确地争辩说，在任何形式的能源生产中， 它们对环境的影响最小。

So if I tell you that poor people have a smaller carbon footprint as compared to their richer counterparts, do you feel apologetic about it?

所以，如果我告诉你，穷人的碳足迹比富人更少，你会为此感到抱歉吗？

Tall buildings is sustainable where we can have a lot of people in a small footprint, but we all understand that building in itself is taking resources from the earth.

高层建筑是很环保的，我们可以在一个很小的土地面积上容纳很多人，但是我们都知道，建筑本身就是在消耗地球上的资源。

First, developers have been combining the purchase of air rights with advanced structural engineering – stronger steel and cement – to push buildings to new heights while keeping the footprint small.

首先，开发商一直在将空间权的购买与先进的结构工程（更坚固的钢材和水泥）相结合，以将建筑物推向新的高度，同时保持较小的占地面积。