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中英文对照字幕请听我说Listentome,please.你跟我一样，是智人You'relikeme,aHomosapiens.一个有智慧的人Awisehuman.生命是宇宙的奇迹Life,amiracleintheuniverse,出现于约四十亿年前appearedaroundfourbillionyearsago,而我们人类只有二十万年历史andwehumansonly200,000yearsago.但是我们却破坏了Yetwehavesucceededindisruptingthebalance...地球生命赖以生存的平衡thatissoessentialtolifeonEarth.请细听这个不寻常的的故事，你的故事Listencarefullytothisextraordinarystory,whichisyours,然后决定你应该做什么anddecidewhatyouwanttodowithit.这是我们的起源的轨迹Thesearetracesofourorigins.最初，我们的星球不过是一个浑沌的火球Atthebeginning,ourplanetwasnomorethanachaosoffire,伴随它的恒星--太阳诞生而形成的formedinthewakeofitsstar,thesun.一团粘聚的尘埃颗粒Acloudofagglutinateddustparticles,就像宇宙里面许多类似的星云similartosomanysimilarclustersintheuniverse.然而生命的奇迹就在此诞生Yetthiswaswherethemiracleoflifeoccurred.今天，我们的生命Today,life-ourlife-是地球上无数生物形成的生命链中的一环isjustalinkinachainofinnumerablelivingbeings...在近40亿年里，这些生物被彼此继承取代thathavesucceededoneanotheronEarthovernearlyfourbillionyears.即使到了今天，新的火山继续改变我们的景观Andeventoday,newvolcanoescontinuetosculptourlandscapes.它们让我们目睹了盘古初开时地球的样子TheyofferaglimpseofwhatourEarthwaslikeatitsbirth熔石从深处涌出moltenrocksurgingfromthedepths,开始凝固，裂开solidifying,cracking,冒着泡，或摊开形成薄的外壳blisteringorspreadinginathincrust,然后再休眠一段时间beforefablingdormantforatime.这些从地球内部吐出缭绕的烟圈ThesewreathsofsmokecurlingfromthebowelsoftheEarth...是地球原始大气层的见证bearwitnesstotheEarth'soriginalatmosphere.一个没有氧气的大气层Anatmospheredevoidofoxygen.稠密的大气层，充满水蒸气和二氧化碳Adenseatmosphere,thickwithwatervapor,fullofcarbondioxide.一个熔炉Afurnace.因为有水，地球有了一个与众不同的未来ButtheEarthhadanexceptionalfuture,offeredtoitbywater.地球与太阳之间的距离适中不太远，不太近Attherightdistancefromthesun—nottoofar,nottoonear因此地球上的水能够处于液体状态theEarthwasabletoconservewaterinliquidform.水蒸气凝结后形成滂沱大雨降落在地球上WatervaporcondensedandfellintorrentialdownpoursonEarth,河流出现了andriversappeared.河流改变了地球表面TheriversshapedthesurfaceoftheEarth,刻削着河道cuttingtheirchannels,并冲刷出山谷furrowingoutvalleys.它们流向地球上最低洼的地方形成海洋Theyrantowardthelowestplacesontheglobetoformtheoceans.水溶解了岩石的矿物质Theytoremineralsfromtherocks,渐渐的，海洋中的淡水andgraduallythefreshwateroftheoceans...变成了咸水becameheavywithsalt.水是生命必需的液体Waterisavitalliquid.它灌溉了这些广阔的不毛之地Itirrigatedthesesterileexpanses.水流就像人体的血管Thepathsittracedareliketheveinsofabody,树木的枝丫，是让大地苏醒的液体导管thebranchesofatree,thevesselsofthesapthatitbroughttotheEarth.40亿年后Nearlyfourbillionyearslater,地球上的某些地方还能找到这样的艺术创作somewhereonEarthcanstillbefoundtheseworksofart,火山灰混合着来自冰岛冰川的水leftbythevolcanoes'ash,mixedwithwaterfromIceland'sglaciers.就是它们，物质和水Theretheyare-matterandwater,水和物质waterandmatter-软硬组合，这对地球上所有生物都是至关重要的softandhardcombined,thecrucialalliancesharedbyeverylife-formonourplanet.金属矿物元素比地球还要古老MineralsandmetalsareevenolderthantheEarth.它们是星尘Theyarestardust.它们让地球五彩斑斓TheyprovidetheEarth'scolors.红色是铁，黑色是碳Redfromiron,blackfromcarbon,蓝色是铜，黄色则是硫bluefromcopper,yellowfromsulfur.我们来自什么哪里？Wheredowecomefrom?生命火花从哪里迸发？Wheredidlifefirstsparkintobeing?一个时光奇迹Amiracleoftime,地球上的温泉仍然有原始的生命存活primitivelife-formsstillexistintheglobe'shotsprings.它们赋予温泉颜色Theygivethemtheircolors.它们叫做“古细菌”They'recalledarchaeobacteria.它们都依靠地球热能生存TheyallfeedofftheEarth'sheat除了蓝细菌，或是蓝绿藻以外allexceptthecyanobacteria,orblue-greenalgae.只有它们可以向着太阳来吸取其能量Theyalonehavethecapacitytoturntothesuntocaptureitsenergy.它们是古今所有植种的最重要的祖先Theyareavitalancestorofallyesterday'sandtoday'splantspecies.这些微小的细菌Thesetinybacteria...及其数以亿计的后代andtheirbillionsofdescendants...改变了地球的命运changedthedestinyofourplanet.是它们改造了地球的大气层Theytransformeditsatmosphere.毒害大气层的碳去了哪里？Whathappenedtothecarbonthatpoisonedtheatmosphere?它还存在，只是被“囚禁”在地壳It'sstillhere,imprisonedintheEarth'scrust.想要了解地球历史的这一篇章WecanreadthischapteroftheEarth'shistory...卡罗拉多大峡谷的峭壁是最好的选择nowherebetterthanonthewallsofColorado'sGrandCanyon.它们展现了地球近20亿年的历史TheyrevealnearbytwobillionyearsoftheEarth'shistory.大峡谷曾经是一个聚居着微生物的海洋Onceuponatime,theGrandCanyonwasaseainhabitedbymicroorganisms.它们汲取从大气层溶解到海洋里的碳Theygrewtheirshellsbytappingintocarbonfromtheatmosphere...并长出外壳dissolvedintheocean.它们死后Whentheydied,theshellssank...外壳沉到海床堆叠起来andaccumulatedonthesealed.这些地层就是它们无数的外壳构成的Thesestrataaretheproductofthosebillionsandbillionsofshells.因为有了它们，碳从大气层中排出Thankstothem,thecarbondrainedfromtheatmosphere,其他生物才能得以发展andotherlife-formscoulddevelop.生命改变了大气层Itislifethatalteredtheatmosphere.植物靠太阳能存活Plantlifefedoffthesun'senergy,这能量使植物分离水分子whichenabledittobreakapartthewatermolecule...并释放出来氧气andtaketheoxygen.空气因而充满氧气Andoxygenfilledtheair.地球的水不断更新循环TheEarth'swatercycleisaprocessofconstantrenewal.瀑布，水蒸气，Waterfalls,watervapor,云、雨、泉clouds,rain,springs,河流、海洋、冰川rivers,seas,oceans,glaciers.这个循环从未间断Thecycleisneverbroken.地球的水量恒久不变There'salwaysthesamequantityofwateronEarth.历来的生物都喝同样的水AllthesuccessivespeciesonEarthhavedrunkthesamewater.水是令人惊叹的物质Theastonishingmatterthatiswater.是最不稳定的一种Oneofthemostunstableofall.它可以是液态的流水Ittakesaliquidformasrunningwater,气态的蒸汽gaseousasvapor...或是固态的冰orsolidasice.在西伯利亚，冬季结冰的湖面InSiberia,thefrozensurfacesofthelakesinwinter...蕴含着水在结冰时展现的力量containthetracesoftheforcesthatwaterdeployswhenitfreezes.冰比水轻因而浮于水面Lighterthanwater,theicefloats,不会沉到湖底ratherthansinkingtothebottom.它形成御寒的保护罩Itformsaprotectivemantleagainstthecold,冰下的生命可以延续underwhichlifecangoon.生命的引擎连锁结合Theengineoflifeislinkage.一切都连结起来Everythingislinked.没有东西是自给自足的Nothingisself-sufficient.水和空气不可分割Waterandairareinseparable,为了地球上的生命而结合unitedinlifeandforourlifeonEarth.于是，形成于海洋上的云给陆地带来降雨Thus,cloudsformovertheoceansandbringraintothelandmasses,河流再将水带回海洋whoseriverscarrywaterbacktotheoceans.分享就是一切Sharingiseverything.从云层窥望的大片绿色是空气中的氧气Thegreenexpansepeekingthroughthecloudsisthesourceofoxygenintheair.七成氧气来自海藻Seventypercentofthisgas,withoutwhichourlungscannotfunction,这些海藻给海洋表面染上了颜色comesfromthealgaethattintthesurfaceoftheoceans.地球要依赖OurEarthreliesonabalance...万物各司其职inwhicheverybeinghasaroletoplay...互相依存的生态平衡andexistsonlythroughtheexistenceofanotherbeing.一种敏感而脆弱的和谐，极易破碎Asubtle,fragileharmonythatiseasilyshattered.于是海藻和贝壳的结合形成了珊瑚Thus,coralsarebornfromthemarriageofalgaeandshells.澳大利亚沿海的大堡礁TheGreatBarrierReef,OffthecoastofAustralia,绵延三十五万平方公里stretchesover350,000squarekilometers...哺育着一千五百种鱼类，andishometo1,500speciesoffish,四千种软体动物4,000speciesofmollusks...和四百种珊瑚and400speciesofcoral.每个海洋的生态平衡都依靠这些珊瑚Theequilibriumofeveryoceandependsonthesecorals.地球计算时间以十亿年计TheEarthcountstimeinbillionsofyears.它花了四十多亿年创造了树木Ittookmorethanfourbillionyearsforittomaketrees.在物种的链条中Inthechainofspecies,树木是至高无上的treesareapinnacle,是完美的活的雕塑aperfectlivingsculpture.它们蔑视地心吸力Treesdefygravity.它们是唯一永恒地朝向天空的自然元素Theyaretheonlynaturalelementinperpetualmovementtowardthesky.它们的枝叶不疾不徐地向着太阳生长Theygrowunhurriedlytowardthesunthatnourishestheirfoliage.它们从微小的古细菌继承了Theyhaveinheritedfromthoseminusculecyanobacteria...吸收光线能量的能力thepowertocapturelight'senergy.它们储存并利用此能量Theystoreitandfeedoffit,并使其变成木材和树叶turningitintowoodandleaves,然后又分解成水，矿物，植物whichthendecomposeintoamixtureofwater,和生命物质的混合体mineral,vegetableandlivingmatter.亠【、、、’・、/•就这样Andso,gradually,生命不可或缺的土壤逐渐形成thesoilsthatareindispensabletolifeareformed.土壤是生物多样性的工厂Soilsarethefactoryofbiodiversity.它们是不断活动的世界Theyareaworldofincessantactivity...微生物觅食，挖掘，透气，蜕变wheremicroorganismsfeed,dig,aerateandtransform.它们制造腐植土，在这肥沃的土层上所有生命互相紧扣Theymakethehumus,thefertilelayertowhichalllifeonlandislinked.地球上的生命我们知道什么？WhatdoweknowaboutlifeonEarth?我们认识多少品种？Howmanyspeciesareweawareof?十分之一？还是百分之一？A10thofthem?Ahundredthperhaps?对于它们之间的相互关系我们知道什么？Whatdoweknowaboutthebondsthatlinkthem?地球是个奇迹TheEarthisamiracle.生命仍是个谜Liferemainsamystery.动物的家族得以形成Familiesofanimalsform,至今仍存的习惯和仪式使它们凝聚unitedbycustomsandritualsthatsurvivetoday.有些适应了环境Someadapttothenatureoftheirpasture,有些是环境适应它们andtheirpastureadaptstothem.双方都受益Andbothgain.动物得到食物，而树木能够开花结果Theanimalsatesitshunger,andthetreecanblossomagain.在地球上生命的伟大的历险中InthegreatadventureoflifeonEarth,每种生物各司其职everyspecieshasaroletoplay,各有其位everyspecieshasitsplace.没有多余或有害Noneisfutileorharmful.它们互相抵消Theyallbalanceout.然后你们Andthat'swhereyou,这些聪明的人类Homosapiens-"wisehuman'-进入剧情enterthestory.你们得益于Youbenefitfromafabulous...地球四十亿年的遗产four-billion-year-oldlegacybequeathedbytheEarth.你们只有二十万年历史You'reonly200,000yearsold,但你们已经改变了世界的面貌butyouhavechangedthefaceoftheworld.尽管你们脆弱Despiteyourvulnerability,但你们占据了所有的栖息地youhavetakenpossessionofeveryhabitat...征服了所有土地andconqueredswathsofterritory...之前任何生物都未曾做过likenootherspeciesbeforeyou.经过十八万年的游牧岁月After180,000nomadicyears,气候变得温和，人类开始定居下来andthankstoamoreclementclimate,humanssettleddown.他们不再依靠打猎为生Theynolongerdependedonhuntingforsurvival.他们定居于充满渔猎Theychosetoliveinwetenvironments...和野生植物的潮湿环境thataboundedinfish,gameandwildplants.这里土地，水和生命结合There,whereland,waterandlifecombine.人类的天赋让他们发明了独木舟Humangeniusinspiredthemtobuildcanoes,用于开拓新的视野aninventionthatopenedupnewhorizons...人类变成了航海家andturnedhumansintonavigators.即使今天，大部分人类Eventoday,themajorityofhumankind...都居住在大陆的海岸线livesonthecontinents'coastlines...或是河边和湖畔orthebanksofriversandlakes.最初的城镇出现在6000多年前Thefirsttownsgrewuplessthan600yearsago.这是人类历史的一大步Itwasaconsiderableleapinhumanhistory.为什么呢？因为这能使人类更容易的保护自己Whytowns?Becausetheyallowedhumanstodefendthemselvesmoreeasily.他们变成了社会人Theybecamesocialbeings,在一起分享他们的知识和手艺meetingandsharingknowledgeandcrafts,融合他们的共性和不同blendingtheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.简而言之，他们文明化了Inaword,theybecamecivilized.但他们可用的能量只是双臂Buttheonlyenergyattheirdisposalwasprovidedbynature...和大自然赋予的东西andthestrengthoftheirbodies.这是人类数千年来的故事Itwasthestoryofhumankindforthousandsofyears.也是现今四分之一人类Itstillisforonepersoninfour-即十五亿人的故事overoneandahalfbillionhumanbeings-比富裕国家人口的总和还多morethanthecombinedpopulationofallthewealthynations.他们只从地球获取必须的用品TakingfromtheEarthonlythestrictlynecessary.很长一段时间，人类和地球的关系Foralongtime,therelationshipbetweenhumansandtheplanet...平衡对等wasevenlybalanced.很长一段时间，经济看起来是自然公正的联盟Foralongtime,theeconomyseemedlikeanaturalandequitablealliance.但人类寿命短暂，艰苦劳动大行其道Butlifeexpectancyisshort,andhardlabortakesitstoll.大自然的不可预知加重日常负担Theuncertaintiesofnatureweighondailylife.教育是罕有特权Educationisarareprivilege.子女是家庭唯一资产Childrenareafamily'sonlyasset,每双手aslongaseveryextrapairofhands...对家庭的生存都要作出贡献isanecessarycontributiontoitssubsistence.地球为我们提供食物和衣物TheEarthfeedspeople,clothesthem...以及日常所需andprovidesfortheirdailyneeds.一切来自地球EverythingcomesfromtheEarth.城镇改变人类本质和命运Townschangehumanity'snature,aswellasitsdestiny.农夫变成了工匠、商人和小贩Thefarmerbecomesacraftsman,traderorpeddler.农夫收获，城镇居民购买，或是物物交换WhattheEarthgivesthefarmer,thecitydwellerbuys,sellsorbarters.商品交易Goodschangehands,伴随思想交流alongwithideas.人类的天份在于经常洞悉自已的弱点Humanity'sgeniusistohavealwayshadasenseofitsweakness.他们很想扩张领土Humanstriedtoextendthefrontiersoftheirterritory,但明白自身局限buttheyknewtheirlimits.大自然不曾赋予他们的能量和气力Thephysicalenergyandstrengthwithwhichnaturehadnotendowedthem...他们在动物身上找到，并驯养它们为己服务wasfoundintheanimalstheydomesticatedtoservethem.空着肚子怎去征服世界？Buthowcanyouconquertheworldonanemptystomach?农业的发明Theinventionofagriculture...彻底改变了到处觅食的野兽本质transformedthefutureofthewildanimalsscavengingforfood...成为真正的人thatwerehumankind.农业改写了人类历史Agricultureturnedtheirhistoryonend.农业是人类的第一场伟大革命Agriculturewastheirfirstgreatrevolution.八千至一万年前开始Developedbarely8,000to10,000yearsago,农业改变了人类与自然的关系itchangedtheirrelationshiptonature.它终结了人类不稳定的狩猎和采集时代Itbroughtanendtotheuncertaintyofhuntingandgathering.第一次有了盈余Itresultedinthefirstsurpluses...这催生了城市和文明andgavebirthtocitiesandcivilizations.为了农业生产Fortheiragriculture,人类利用动物或植物的能量humansharnessedtheenergyofanimalspeciesandplantlife,并从中受益fromwhichtheyatlastextractedtheprofits.数千年艰苦觅食的记忆逐渐淡忘Thememoryofthousandsofyearsscrabblingforfoodfaded.他们学会将谷类适应Theylearnedtoadaptthegrainsthataretheyeastoflife...不同的土壤和气候todifferentsoilsandclimates.他们学会增加农作物的收成和种类Theylearnedtoincreasetheyieldandmultiplythenumberofvarieties.像地球上所有动物LikeeveryspeciesonEarth,人类每天的首要任务theprincipaldailyconcernofallhumans...是喂饱自已和家人istofeedthemselvesandtheirfamily.当土瘠水稀的时候Whenthesoilislessgenerousandwaterbecomesscarce,人类要为一点干燥土地humansdeployprodigiouseffortstomarkafewaridacres...而拼命劳作withtheimprintoftheirlabor.人类以极大的耐性和专注去模塑土地HumansshapedthelandwiththepatienceanddevotionthattheEarthdemands,近乎祭神仪式般不停地重复inanalmostsacrificialritualperformedoverandover.农业仍然是世界上最普遍的职业Agricultureisstilltheworld'smostwidespreadoccupation.一半人类仍在耕种土地Halfofhumankindtillsthesoil,超过四分之三仍是手工操作overthree-quartersofthembyhand.农业像传统般一代接一代Agricultureislikeatraditionhandeddown...有血有汗地薪火相传fromgenerationtogenerationinsweat,graftandtoil,因为它是人类生存的先决条件becauseforhumanityitisaprerequisiteofsurvival.人类依赖人力日久Butafterrelyingonmusclepowerforsolong,开始发掘地球深处的能量humankindfoundawaytotapintotheenergyburieddeepintheEarth.这些火焰也来自植物Theseflamesarealsofromplants.一束阳光Apocketofsunlight.纯粹的能量，太阳量Pureenergy—theenergyofthesun于一亿年前被数以百万计的树木capturedovermillionsofyearsbymillionsofplants...俘虏了超过数百万年morethanahundredmillionyearsago.那是煤，是天然气It'scoal.It'sgas.最重要的是石油Andaboveall,it'soil.这束阳光把人类从辛劳的耕种解放出来Andthispocketofsunlightfreedhumansfromtheirtoilontheland.石油令人类解除了时间的束缚Withoilbegantheeraofhumanswhobreakfreeoftheshacklesoftime.石油令一部分人得享从未有过的舒适Withoil,someofusacquiredunprecedentedcomforts.五十年里，仅仅一代人的时间Andin50years,inasinglelifetime,地球发生根本性的改变theEarthhasbeenmoreradicallychanged...是前人从未做过的thanbyallpreviousgenerationsofhumanity.越来越快Fasterandfaster.过去六十年，人类人口倍增Inthelast60years,theEarth'spopulationhasalmosttripled,超过二十亿人移居城市andovertwobillionpeoplehavemovedtothecities.越来越快Fasterandfaster.深圳四十年前只是偏僻渔村Shenzhen,inChina,withitshundredsofskyscrapersandmillionsofinhabitants,现在拥有数以百计的摩天大楼和数百万人口wasjustasmallfishingvillagebarely40yearsago.越来越快Fasterandfaster.二十年来InShanghai,3,000towersandskyscrapers...上海建了三千座高楼大厦havebeenbuiltin20years.另有数百座正在建设中Hundredsmoreareunderconstruction.今天，地球上七十亿人口有一半住在城市Today,overhalfoftheworld'ssevenbillioninhabitantsliveincities.纽约，世界上第一个超级城市NewYork.Theworld'sfirstmegalopolis...是人类无止境地isthesymboloftheexploitationoftheenergy...剥削地球资源的像征theEarthsuppliestohumangenius.数百万移民的人力资源Themanpowerofmillionsofimmigrants,煤的能量theenergyofcoal,及无约束的石油力量theunbridledpowerofoil.电的出现发明了电梯Electricityresultedintheinventionofelevators,而电梯使得摩天大厦成为可能whichinturnpermittedtheinventionofskyscrapers.纽约在全球经济排名中位列16NewYorkranksasthe16th-largesteconomyintheworld.美国最先发现和开发利用Americawasthefirsttodiscover,exploitandharness...珍贵而具革命性的能量“黑金”thephenomenalrevolutionarypowerofblackgold.借助它Withitshelp,农夫变成了农业企业家acountryoffarmersbecameacountryofagriculturalindustrialists.机器取代人力Machinesreplacedmen.一升石油等于Aliterofoilgeneratesasmuchenergy...一百双手在24小时产生的能量as100pairsofhandsin24hours,但在全球只有3%的农民使用拖拉机butworldwideonlythreepercentoffarmershaveuseofatractor.尽管如此，他们的粮食产出还是支配着地球Nonetheless,theiroutputdominatestheplanet.美国只剩下三百万农民IntheUnitedStates,onlythreemillionfarmersareleft.他们出产的谷物可以养活二十亿人口Theyproduceenoughgraintofeedtwobillionpeople.但大部分谷物并非用作食粮Butmostofthatgrainisnotusedtofeedpeople.就像其他工业国Here,andinallotherindustrializednations,谷物用来喂牲口或作生化燃料it'stransformedintolivestockfeedorbiofuels.这束阳光的能量Thepocketofsunshine'senergy...赶走了令土地干旱的幽灵chasedawaythespecterofdroughtthatstalkedfarmland.所有泉水都用于农业Nospringescapesthedemandsofagriculture,它占人类水消耗量的70%whichaccountsfor70%ofhumanity'swaterconsumption.大自然的一切都互相连系Innature,everythingislinked.耕地的拓张和单一品种的种植Theexpansionofcultivatedlandandsingle-cropfarming...增加了害虫的肆虐encouragedthedevelopmentofparasites.石油化工革命带来的杀虫剂Pesticides,anothergiftofthepetrochemicalrevolution,把它们杀光exterminatedthem.农作欠收和饥荒成为邀远回忆Badharvestsandfaminebecameadistantmemory.眼前最头痛是Thebiggestheadachenow...如何处理现代农业带来的残留waswhattodowiththesurplusesengenderedbymodernagriculture.有毒的杀虫剂渗进空气Buttoxicpesticidesseepedintotheair,泥土、动植物、河流和海洋soil,plants,animals,riversandoceans.它们入侵一切生命Theypenetratedtheheartofcells...赖以生存的细胞核心similartothemothercellthatissharedbyallformsoflife.它们对免于饥饿的人类有害吗？Aretheyharmfultothehumansthattheyreleasedfromhunger?这些穿着黄色保护衣物的农夫Thesefarmers,intheiryellowprotectivesuits,可能有更好的主意probablyhaveagoodidea.新兴农业免除了对土壤和季节的依赖Thenewagricultureabolishedthedependenceonsoilsandseasons.肥料令小片土地Fertilizersproducedunprecedentedresults...出产前所未见的丰富收成onplotsoflandthusfarignored.适应了土地和气候的谷物Cropsadaptedtosoilsandclimates...被产量高和易于运输的品种所取代gavewaytothemostproductivevarietiesandtheeasiesttotransport.于是在上一世纪Andso,inthelastcentury,农民在过去数千年培育的three-quartersofthevarietiesdevelopedbyfarmersoverthousandsofyears...四分之三的品种绝种havebeenwipedout.极目所见，下施肥料，上覆塑料Asfarastheeyecansee,fertilizerbelow,plasticontop.西班牙的艾美利亚温室ThegreenhousesofAlmeriainSpain...是欧洲的菜园areEurope'svegetablegarden.大批形状整齐的蔬菜Acityofuniformlysizedvegetables...每天等候数以百计的卡车waitseverydayforthehundredsoftrucks...把它们运送到欧洲大陆的超级市场thatwilltakethemtothecontinent'ssupermarkets.国家越发展Themoreacountrydevelops,国民对肉类的需求就越大themoremeatitsinhabitantsconsume.不依靠集中饲养式牛场Howcangrowingworldwidedemandbesatisfied...如何满足全球日益增长的需求withoutrecoursetoconcentrationcamp-stylecattlefarms?越来越快Fasterandfaster.就像家畜一生都不会见到牧场Likethelifecycleoflivestockwhichmayneverseeameadow,比动物生长更快的肉类生产成为日常程序manufacturingmeatfasterthantheanimalhasbecomeadailyroutine.被数百万牛践踏的辽阔饲场Inthesevastfoodlots,trampledbymillionsofcattle,寸草不生notabladeofgrassgrows.一队队卡车从全国各地运来Afleetoftrucksfromeverycornerofthecountry...数以吨计的谷物，黄豆和bringsintonsofgrain,soymeal...丰富蛋白质的饲料最终变成一吨吨的肉andprotein-richgranulesthatwillbecometonsofmeat.结果是生产一公斤马铃薯Theresultisthatittakes100litersofwater...要一百公升水toproduceonekilogramofpotatoes,一公斤米要四千公升水4,000foronekiloofrice...而一公斤牛肉要一万三千公升水and13,000foronekiloofbeef.还不算在生产和运输过程被耗掉的石油Nottomentiontheoilguzzledintheproductionprocessandtransport.我们的农业成了石油推动型Ouragriculturehasbecomeoil-powered.它能养活地球上双倍的人口ItfeedstwiceasmanyhumansonEarth...但多元性被标准化取代buthasreplaceddiversitywithstandardization.它让我们享受到梦中才有的舒适Ithasofferedmanyofuscomfortswecouldonlydreamof,但却使我们的生活方式完全依赖石油butitmakesourwayoflifetotallydependentonoil.这是新的时间观念Thisisthenewmeasureoftime.我们的时钟随着那Ourworld'sclocknowbeatstotherhythm...永不言倦的阳光机器的节奏oftheseindefatigablemachines...一起摆动tappingintothepocketofsunlight.它们的规律性让我们安心Theirregularityreassuresus.极小的间断都会引发混乱Thetiniesthiccupthrowsusintodisarray.整个地球都注意到了我们Thewholeplanetisattentivetothesemetronomes...寄托希望和幻想的节拍器ofourhopesandillusions.同样的希望和幻想随着我们的需求Thesamehopesandillusionsthatproliferatealongwithourneeds,以及越来越难以满足的欲望和浪费而增加increasinglyinsatiabledesiresandprofligacy.我们知道廉价石油时代即将终结Weknowthattheendofcheapoilisimminent,但我们拒绝相信butwerefusetobelieveit.对大多数人来说，美国梦体现在一个传奇的名字上：Formanyofus,theAmericandreamisembodiedbyalegendaryname:洛杉矶LosAngeles.在这个方圆一百公里的城市Inthiscitythatstretchesover100kilometers,汽车的数量几乎与人口相等thenumberofcarsisalmostequaltothenumberofinhabitants.这里，晚上是能源卖力表演的时该Here,energyputsonafantasticshoweverynight.白天不过是夜晚的苍白反映Thedaysseemtobenomorethanthepalereflectionofnights...晚上的城市变成闪烁星空thatturnthecityintoastarrysky.越来越快Fasterandfaster.距离不再以英哩度量而是多少分钟车程Distancesarenolongercountedinmilesbutinminutes.汽车重塑郊区面貌，每个房子都好像城堡般Theautomobileshapesnewsuburbswhereeveryhomeisacastle,跟令人窒息的市中心保持安全距离asafedistancefromtheasphyxiatedcitycenters,一排排整齐的房子拥挤在死胡同四周andwhereneatrowsofhouseshuddlerounddead-endstreets.少数发达国家的模式Themodelofaluckyfewcountries...通过遍及全球的电视节目hasbecomeauniversaldream,已变成了普遍梦想preachedbytelevisionsallovertheworld.即使在北京EvenhereinBeijing,这些模仿，抄袭和复制itiscloned,copiedandreproduced...千篇一律的房子已把古塔从地图上抹去了intheseformattedhousesthathavewipedpagodasoffthemap.汽车成为舒适和进步的象征Theautomobilehasbecomethesymbolofcomfortandprogress.如果每个社会都跟随这个模式Ifthismodelwerefollowedbyeverysociety,今天地球不会只有九亿辆汽车theplanetwouldn'thave900millionvehicles,asitdoestoday,而是五十亿butfivebillion.越来越快Fasterandfaster.世界越发展，对能源的渴求就更高Themoretheworlddevelops,thegreateritsthirstforenergy.到处都是挖钻矿物的机器Everywhere,machinesdig,boreandripfromtheEarth...把盘古初开时埋在地下的星星挖出来thepiecesofstarsburiedinitsdepthssinceitscreation:矿物minerals.未来二十年人类从地球开采的矿物Inthenext20years,moreorewillbeextractedfromtheEarth...比人类历史上的总数都要多thaninthewholeofhumanity'shistory.由于垄断Asaprivilegeofpower,80%开采所得财富80%ofthismineralwealth...只由20%的人口分享isconsumedby20%oftheworld'spopulation.到本世纪末Beforetheendofthiscentury,由于过份开采矿产，人类将会耗尽地球上的大部分资源excessiveminingwillhaveexhaustednearlyalltheplanet'sreserves.越来越快Fasterandfaster.造船厂大量制造油轮Shipyardschurnoutoiltankers,货柜船，煤气运输船containershipsandgastankers...以应付世界性工业生产的需求tocaterforthedemandsofglobalizedindustrialproduction.大部分消费品要千里迢迢地Mostconsumergoodstravelthousandsofkilometers...从产地运到消费地fromthecountryofproductiontothecountryofconsumption.自1950年至今，国际贸易总量Since1950,thevolumeofinternationaltrade...增长了二十倍hasincreased20timesover.90%的贸易在海上进行Ninetypercentoftradegoesbysea.每年多达五亿的货柜500millioncontainersaretransportedeveryyear,被运往主要的消费地区headedfortheworld'smajorhubsofconsumption,例如迪拜suchasDubai.迪拜是世界上最大的建筑工地之一Dubaiisoneofthebiggestconstructionsitesintheworld一个将不可能变成可能的国家acountrywheretheimpossiblebecomespossible.例如在大海中建造人工岛Buildingartificialislandsinthesea,forexample.迪拜缺乏自然资源Dubaihasfewnaturalresources,但依靠石油赚的钱，它可以输入数百万吨的原料butwiththemoneyfromoil,itcanbringmillionsoftonsofmaterialandpeople...和来自世界各地的人口fromallovertheworld.它可以建造大厦丛林，一个比一个高Itcanbuildforestsofskyscrapers,eachonetallerthanthelast,甚至在沙漠中建滑雪道orevenaskislopeinthemiddleofthedesert.迪拜没有农田，但可以进口食物Dubaihasnofarmland,butitcanimportfood.迪拜没有水源Dubaihasnowater,但可以花费大量能源butitcanaffordtoexpendimmenseamountsofenergy...淡化海水并修建世界上最高的摩天大楼todesalinateseawaterandbuildthehighestskyscrapersintheworld.迪拜阳光充沛但没有太阳能电池板Dubaihasendlesssunbutnosolarpanels.城市的需求永无止境Itisthecityofmoreismore,在这里最不着边的梦想也能变成现实wherethewildestdreamsbecomereality.迪拜是西方模式的顶峰DubaiisasortofculminationoftheWesternmodel,它的800米高的图腾式建筑withits800-meterhightotemtototalmodernity...一直让世界惊奇thatneverfailstoamazetheworld.过分吗？也许吧Excessive?Perhaps.迪拜似乎已作出选择Dubaiappearstohavemadeitschoice.它恰似全球财富的像征Itislikethenewbeaconforalltheworld'smoney.没有任何事物比迪拜更远离大自然NothingseemsfurtherremovedfromnaturethanDubai,但没有任何事物比迪拜更依赖大自然althoughnothingdependsonnaturemorethanDubai.这城市只不过跟随富裕国家的模式Thecitymerelyfollowsthemodelofwealthynations.我们还不明白我们正在耗尽自然资源Wehaven'tunderstoodthatwe'redepletingwhatnatureprovides.对海洋世界我们了解什么？Whatdoweknowofthemarineworld,ofwhichweseeonlythesurface,它覆盖了地球四分之三的面积andwhichcoversthree-quartersoftheplanet?海洋深度仍是个秘密Theoceandepthsremainasecret.海洋中存在的数千物种对我们来说也是一个谜Theycontainthousandsofspecieswhoseexistenceremainsamysterytous.自1950年起，渔业捕获量增加了5倍Since1950,fishingcatcheshaveincreasedfivefold,由每年一千八百万吨增至一亿吨from18to100millionmetrictonsayear.数以千计的加工渔船淘空海洋Thousandsoffactoryshipsareemptyingtheoceans.四分之三的渔场已枯竭Three-quartersoffishinggroundsareexhausted,废弃或是频临废弃depletedorindangerofbeingso.大型鱼类已所剩无几Mostlargefishhavebeenfishedoutofexistence,因为没有时间繁殖sincetheyhavenotimetoreproduce.我们把上苍赋予的生命循环摧毁了Wearedestroyingthecycleofalifethatwasgiventous.在海岸线上，到处都是资源耗尽的迹象Onthecoastlines,signsoftheexhaustionofstocksabound.第一幕：海洋哺乳动物的栖息地越来越小Firstsign:Coloniesofseamammalsaregettingsmaller.海洋沿岸的城市化和污染已让它们变得异常脆弱Madevulnerablebyurbanizationofthecoastsandpollution,现在，它们又要面对一个新的威胁：饥荒theynowfaceanewthreat:famine.它们完全竞争不过工业化的捕鱼船队Intheirunequalbattleagainstindustrialfishingfleets,无法获得足够的食物哺育后代theycan'tfindenoughfishtofeedtheiryoung.第二幕：Secondsign:海鸟为了觅食而越飞越远Seabirdsmustflyevergreaterdistancestofindfood.按照现在的速度，所有的鱼类资源面临枯竭的危险Atthecurrentrate,allfishstocksarethreatenedwithexhaustion.在达喀尔，传统的网具捕鱼在很久以前就很发达InDakar,traditionalnetfishingboomedintheyearsofplenty,但在今天，鱼类正在减少buttoday,fishstocksaredwindling.五分之一的人以鱼为主食Fishisthestapledietofoneinfivehumans.我们能想象难以置信的未来吗？Canweenvisiontheinconceivable?废弃的渔船Abandonedboats,无鱼的海洋？seasdevoidoffish?我们忘记了资源是珍贵的Wehaveforgottenthatresourcesarescarce.五亿人口住在沙漠地带500millionhumansliveintheworld'sdesertlands,比欧洲人口还要多morethanthecombinedpopulationofEurope.他们懂得水的价值Theyknowthevalueofwater.他们也爱惜涓滴Theyknowhowtouseitsparingly.在这里，他们依赖水井中的原生地层水Here,theydependonwellsreplenishedbyfossilwater,它是由二万五千年前降于沙漠的雨水whichaccumulatedundergroundinthedayswhenitrainedonthesedeserts,聚集而成25,000yearsago.原生地层水令谷物得以在沙漠生长Fossilwateralsoenablescropstobegrowninthedesert...为当地人口提供食粮toprovidefoodforlocalpopulations.圆形的农田Thefields'circularshape...由围绕中心的管道进行灌溉derivesfromthepipesthatirrigatethemaroundacentralpivot.但代价沉重的Butthereisaheavypricetopay.原生地层水不可再生Fossilwaterisanonrenewableresource.在沙地阿拉伯在沙漠作现代耕种的梦已褪InSaudiArabia,thedreamofindustrialfarminginthedeserthasfaded.这像一张羊皮纸地图Asifonaparchmentmap,光点显示了被放弃的计划thelightspotsonthispatchworkshowabandonedplots.灌溉设备仍在Theirrigationequipmentisstillthere.抽水的能量仍在Theenergytopumpwate