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1、法国纪录片家园Home中英文旁白中英文对照字幕请听我说Listentome,please.你跟我一样，是智人Yourelikeme,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thatissoessentialtoli

2、feonEarth.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Acloudofagglutinat

3、eddustparticles,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

4、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

5、圈ThesewreathsofsmokecurlingfromthebowelsoftheEarth.是地球原始大气层的见证bearwitnesstotheEarthsoriginalatmosphere.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

6、与太阳之间的距离适中不太远，不太近Attherightdistancefromthesunnottoofar,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furr

7、owingoutvalleys.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Thepathsittracedare

8、liketheveinsofabody,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leftbythevolcanoesash,mixedwithwaterfromIcelandsglaciers.就是它们，物质和水Theretheyare-matterandw

9、ater,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TheyprovidetheEarthscolors.红色是铁，黑色是碳Redfromiron,blackfromcarbon,蓝色是铜，黄色则是硫bluefromcopper,yellowfro

10、msulfur.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-formsstillexistintheglobeshotsprings.它们赋予温泉颜色Theygivethemtheircolors.它们叫做“古细菌”Theyrecalledarchaeobacteria.它们都依靠地球热能生存TheyallfeedofftheEarthsheat除了蓝细菌，或是蓝绿藻以外allexceptthecyano

11、bacteria,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Theyareavitalancestorofallyesterdaysandtodaysplantspecies.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Theytransform

12、editsatmosphere.毒害大气层的碳去了哪里？Whathappenedtothecarbonthatpoisonedtheatmosphere它还存在，只是被“囚禁”在地壳Itsstillhere,imprisonedintheEarthscrust.想要了解地球历史的这一篇章WecanreadthischapteroftheEarthshistory.卡罗拉多大峡谷的峭壁是最好的选择nowherebetterthanonthewallsofColoradosGrandCanyon.它们展现了地球近20亿年的历史Theyrevealnearbytwobillionyearsofthe

13、Earthshistory.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Thesestrataaretheproductofth

14、osebillionsandbillionsofshells.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Plantlifefedoffthesunsenergy,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An

15、doxygenfilledtheair.地球的水不断更新循环TheEarthswatercycleisaprocessofconstantrenewal.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TheresalwaysthesamequantityofwateronEarth.历来的生物都喝同样的水AllthesuccessivespeciesonEarthhavedrunkth

16、esamewater.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

17、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unitedinli

18、feandforourlifeonEarth.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,withoutwhichourl

19、ungscannotfunction,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,coralsarebornfrom

20、themarriageofalgaeandshells.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

21、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T

22、heygrowunhurriedlytowardthesunthatnourishestheirfoliage.它们从微小的古细菌继承了Theyhaveinheritedfromthoseminusculecyanobacteria.吸收光线能量的能力thepowertocapturelightsenergy.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,veget

23、ableandlivingmatter.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,thefertilelayer

24、towhichalllifeonlandislinked.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？A10thofthemAhundredthperhaps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uni

25、tedbycustomsandritualsthatsurvivetoday.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everyspeciesha

26、sitsplace.没有多余或有害Noneisfutileorharmful.它们互相抵消Theyallbalanceout.然后你们Andthatswhereyou,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Youreonly200,000yearsold,但你们已经改变了世界的面貌butyouhavechangedthefaceoftheworld.

27、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Theynolongerdependedonhuntingforsu

28、rvival.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,thema

29、jorityofhumankind.都居住在大陆的海岸线livesonthecontinentscoastlines.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WhytownsBecausetheyallowedhumanstodefendthemselvesmoreeasily.他们变成了社会人Theybecamesocialb

30、eings,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morethanthecombin