This is just the first inning.

这只是首要的荒地围垦。

This is the first inning of what we're facing.

我们面临的首要荒地围垦。

Well, this is very colored by my own experiences in a polder, but I don't find that comforting when somebody says, oh, well, you should give yourself a break.

好吧，这很大程上受到我在围垦区经历的影响，但当有人说给自己放个假时，我并不觉得这很安慰。

However, due to human activities such as reclamation and pollution, wetlands are being destroyed at an alarming rate, and efforts should be made to protect them.

然而， 由于围垦和污染等人類活动，湿地正在以惊人的速遭到破坏，采取措施加以保护。