同志们: 我的题目是《从找矿勘探到地球系统》,讲一讲地球科学现代发展趋势。地球科学发展到今天,已经跟原来的含义有很大的不同,它以前主要是找矿。到现在,它还要考虑环境。原来打交道的是固体的地球,现在则是固体和流体的地球,也就是说地质科学本身在演变。半年前,在爱丁堡,美国和英国的地质学会联合 Comrades: My topic is “From Prospecting to Earth System,” to talk about the modern trend of geosciences. The development of Earth science today has made a big difference from what it used to be. It used to be mainly prospecting. Until now, it has to consider the environment. Originally dealing with the solid earth, now it is the solid and fluid Earth, which means that the geological science itself is evolving. Six months ago, the Geological Society of Edinburgh, the United States and Britain united