But we put the matter... on the backburner... for nearly two centuries.

但我们把这件事… … 搁置了… … 将近两个世纪。

So that very basic issue, which many people hoped would be on the backburner, is now front and center.

因此，这个非常基本的问题，许多人希望将其放在次要位置，现在却成为了首要问题。

If you're trying to save the world and also study for that math test, you may need to put a 4.0 GPA on the backburner.

如果你想拯救世界，同时也在为数学考试而努力学习，那你可能就需要把平均绩点达到4.0放在次要地位。

So, for now, it looks like they're on the backburner, while the Chinese continue to militarize those artificial islands and increase their strategic capabilities far beyond its shores.

因此，就目前而言， 他们似乎处于次要地位，而中国人继续将这些人工岛军事化， 并在远离其海岸的地方增强其战略能力。

Cloning for conservation, meanwhile, has been on the backburner for a few reasons: Breeding practices are less developed  for species in need of conservation, and there's less commercial interest in maintaining endangered animals.

与此同时，出于以下几个原因，为保护而进行的克隆一直处于次要地位：需要保护的物种的育种实践还不够发达，而且保护濒危动物的商业利益也较少。