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Benjamin Grant: What it feels like to see Earth from space
本杰明·格兰特: 从太空观察地球是种什么样的体验
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当宇航员从太空观察地球时，那种感受永远改变了他们。作家和艺术家本杰明·格兰特想让我们也产生同样的感受，体会这种无法抗拒的尺度和美丽带来的震撼。他给我们展示了一系列令人惊奇的照片，反映了人类对地球造成的影响。“如果我们能以更广阔的视角，来正视事实的真相，来为地球的长远健康着想，我们就能创造一个更好，更安全和智能的未来，为了我们唯一的家园。”格兰特说。
Benjamin Grant - Artist, author
Through his mesmerizing satellite photographs, Benjamin Grant offers us a new way of seeing of our planet and ourselves. Full bio
Through his mesmerizing satellite photographs, Benjamin Grant offers us a new way of seeing of our planet and ourselves. Full bio
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It's Christmas Eve, 1968.
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那是1968年圣诞前夜
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The Apollo 8 spacecraft
has successfully completed
has successfully completed
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阿波罗8号太空船成功完成了
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its first three orbits around the moon.
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首次绕月三周的飞行
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Launched from Cape Canaveral
three days before,
three days before,
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它是三天前从
卡纳维拉尔角发射的
卡纳维拉尔角发射的
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this is the first time
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这是第一次
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that humans have ever traveled
beyond low Earth orbit.
beyond low Earth orbit.
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人类冲出近地球轨道
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On the vessel's fourth pass,
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在飞船的第四次飞越中
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the Earth slowly comes into view
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地球慢慢进入视野
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and reveals itself
above the Moon's horizon.
above the Moon's horizon.
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缓缓出现在月球的地平线上
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Astronaut Bill Anders frantically
asks his crewmates where their camera is,
asks his crewmates where their camera is,
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宇航员比尔·安德斯发疯似的
问自己的同伴相机在哪里
问自己的同伴相机在哪里
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grabs the Hasselblad,
points it towards the window,
points it towards the window,
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他抓起一部哈苏相机
对准窗外
对准窗外
按下了快门
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presses the shutter,
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00:51
and takes one of the most
important photographs of all time:
important photographs of all time:
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拍下了人类历史上
最重要的照片之一
最重要的照片之一
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"Earthrise."
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地球初升
00:58
When the crew was safely home
a few days later,
a few days later,
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几天后 当宇航员们安全返回地球
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they were asked about the mission.
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被问及这次太空任务时
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Anders famously replied,
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安德斯做了个著名的回答
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"We went to the moon,
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“我们去了月球
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but we actually discovered Earth."
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但实际上我们发现了地球”
01:13
What did he and his fellow crewmates feel
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在那个令人振奋的时刻
他和其他宇航员
他和其他宇航员
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in this incredible moment?
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到底有怎样的感受呢
在去年发布的一项研究中
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In a study released just this past year,
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a team of researchers
at the University of Pennsylvania
at the University of Pennsylvania
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宾夕法尼亚大学的
一支研究团队
一支研究团队
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examined the testimonies
of hundreds of astronauts
of hundreds of astronauts
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研究了数百名宇航员的证词
01:29
who had the opportunity
to view the Earth from space.
to view the Earth from space.
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他们都曾从太空中观察过地球
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Their analysis uncovered
three common feelings:
three common feelings:
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他们的分析揭示了三种普遍的感受
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first, a greater appreciation
for Earth's beauty;
for Earth's beauty;
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首先 被地球的美丽
所深深折服
所深深折服
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second, an increased sense
of connection to all other living beings;
of connection to all other living beings;
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其次 感觉与其他物种
有了更紧密的联系
有了更紧密的联系
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and third, an unexpected,
often overwhelming sense of emotion.
often overwhelming sense of emotion.
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第三点比较意外
就是感受到压倒性的情绪
就是感受到压倒性的情绪
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The researchers believe that seeing
the Earth from a great distance
the Earth from a great distance
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研究者认为
从遥远的距离看地球
从遥远的距离看地球
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provokes someone to develop
new cognitive frameworks
new cognitive frameworks
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会引发他们
产生新的认知框架
产生新的认知框架
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to understand what they are seeing.
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来理解他们所看到的
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They believe these astronauts
were forever changed
were forever changed
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他们相信这些宇航员
被这全新的视野
被这全新的视野
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by this new view,
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全新的视角
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this new perspective,
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全新的视觉真相
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this new visual truth.
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永久的改变了
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This feeling is commonly referred to
as the "overview effect."
as the "overview effect."
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这种感受通常被称为
“全景效应”
“全景效应”
02:17
Only 558 people
have ever been to outer space.
have ever been to outer space.
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一共只有558人
曾经进入过外太空
曾经进入过外太空
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558 people had the opportunity
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558人有机会
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to gaze down in awe,
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怀着敬畏之心俯瞰地球
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to wonder at our planet
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惊叹于我们的星球
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floating in an infinite sea of darkness.
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漂浮于无尽的黑暗之海
02:33
But what if that number were bigger?
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那如果更多的人有这样的机会呢
02:36
Three years ago,
I set off on my own mission:
I set off on my own mission:
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3年前 我开始了一项
属于自己的任务
属于自己的任务
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to see if I could bring this feeling
of overwhelming scale and beauty
of overwhelming scale and beauty
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看能不能将这种无法抗拒的
尺度和美丽带来的震撼
尺度和美丽带来的震撼
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to many more people
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带给更多的人
02:46
just by using one small computer
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仅仅用一台小小的电脑
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in my small New York City apartment.
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在我纽约的小公寓里
02:51
It was then, in 2013,
that I launched "Daily Overview."
that I launched "Daily Overview."
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就这样 在2013年
我开始了“每日全景”项目
我开始了“每日全景”项目
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Every day, I have used satellite imagery
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每天我都使用卫星图像
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to create one expansive
overhead view of our planet.
overhead view of our planet.
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来创作一幅广阔的
地球鸟瞰风景照
地球鸟瞰风景照
03:03
More than 1,000 of these images
have been created thus far,
have been created thus far,
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到目前为止已经创作了
超过1000幅作品
超过1000幅作品
03:08
and more than 600,000 people
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超过60万人
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tune in for this daily dose
of perspectives.
of perspectives.
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每天都来感受这神奇的风景
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I create the imagery by curating photos
from the massive archive
from the massive archive
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我创作的这些图像
都挑选自一个巨大的照片档案库
都挑选自一个巨大的照片档案库
03:19
of a satellite company
called Digital Globe.
called Digital Globe.
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来自一家叫做
“数字地球”的卫星公司
“数字地球”的卫星公司
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They operate a constellation
of five satellites,
of five satellites,
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他们运营着一组卫星
一共5颗
一共5颗
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each roughly the size of an ambulance,
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每一颗差不多有
一辆救护车那么大
一辆救护车那么大
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that is constantly
taking pictures of the Earth
taking pictures of the Earth
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当它们以28000公里的时速
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as they orbit at
28,000 kilometers per hour.
28,000 kilometers per hour.
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沿轨道飞行的时候
会不断的给地球拍照
会不断的给地球拍照
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Now, what does this mean?
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那么这意味着什么呢
每一个卫星都装备了摄像头
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Each of these satellites
is equipped with a camera
is equipped with a camera
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它们的焦距达到了16米
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that has a focal length of 16 meters,
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03:42
so that's roughly 290 times greater
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差不多相当于
配有55毫米标准镜片的
配有55毫米标准镜片的
数码单反镜头的290倍
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than a DSLR camera equipped
with a standard 55 millimeter lens.
with a standard 55 millimeter lens.
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03:51
So if were able to attach
one of their satellites
one of their satellites
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所以如果我们能够
在牛津的这个剧院的屋顶
在牛津的这个剧院的屋顶
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to the roof of this theater in Oxford,
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放置一颗这样的卫星
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we could take a picture of a football,
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就可以拍下放在
阿姆斯特丹体育场草皮上
阿姆斯特丹体育场草皮上
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clearly, on the pitch
at the stadium in Amsterdam.
at the stadium in Amsterdam.
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一枚足球清晰的照片
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That's 450 kilometers away.
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这两个位置相距450公里
04:08
That's incredibly powerful technology.
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这技术简直不可思议
04:11
And I decided at the beginning
of this project
of this project
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在这个项目的开始
我就决定了
我就决定了
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that I would use
that incredible technology
that incredible technology
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要运用这一强大的技术
来聚焦地球上
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to focus on the places
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04:18
where humans have impacted the planet.
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那些被人类深刻影响的地区
04:22
As a species, we dig and scrape
the Earth for resources,
the Earth for resources,
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作为一个物种
我们在地球上开采资源
我们在地球上开采资源
我们生产能源
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we produce energy,
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04:28
we raise animals
and cultivate crops for food,
and cultivate crops for food,
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饲养动物
种植粮食作为食物
种植粮食作为食物
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we build cities, we move around,
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我们建造城市 四处迁徙
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we create waste.
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我们生产垃圾
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And in the process
of doing all of these things,
of doing all of these things,
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在做这些事情的过程中
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we shape landscapes and seascapes
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我们也改变着陆地和海洋
以及城市的面貌
而且越来越有恃无恐
而且越来越有恃无恐
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and cityscapes with increasing
control and impunity.
control and impunity.
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04:48
So with that in mind,
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那么基于我刚才说的
现在我来跟大家分享
一些我制作的全景图
一些我制作的全景图
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I would like to share
a few of my overviews with you now.
a few of my overviews with you now.
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04:53
Here we see cargo ships and oil tankers
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这里我们可以看到货船和油轮
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waiting outside the entry
to the port of Singapore.
to the port of Singapore.
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等待驶入新加坡港
05:00
This facility is the second-busiest
in the world by terms of total tonnage,
in the world by terms of total tonnage,
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按照总吨位来算
它是世界第二繁忙的港口
它是世界第二繁忙的港口
转运着全世界五分之一的集装箱
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accounting for one-fifth
of the world's shipping containers
of the world's shipping containers
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以及全球一半的
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and one half of the annual supply
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05:11
of crude oil.
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原油年运输量
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If you look closely at this overview,
you'll see a lot of little specks.
you'll see a lot of little specks.
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如果你仔细看这张图
你会发现很多细小的斑点
你会发现很多细小的斑点
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Those are actually cows at a feedlot
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那些其实是饲养场的牛
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in Summerfield, Texas,
in the United States.
in the United States.
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位于美国德克萨斯州的
萨默菲尔德
萨默菲尔德
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So once cows reach a particular weight,
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当牛的体重达到某个数值
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roughly 300 kilograms,
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大概300公斤左右
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they are moved here
and placed on a specialized diet.
and placed on a specialized diet.
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它们就会被运到这里
接受某种特殊的喂养
接受某种特殊的喂养
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Over the next three to four months,
the cows gain an additional 180 kilograms
the cows gain an additional 180 kilograms
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在接下来的3-4个月里
这些牛会增重180公斤
这些牛会增重180公斤
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before they are shipped off to slaughter.
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然后被运到屠宰场
你也许还会好奇顶端那个
色彩艳丽的池塘是什么
色彩艳丽的池塘是什么
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You're also probably wondering
about this glowing pool at the top there.
about this glowing pool at the top there.
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05:42
That gets its color from a unique
combination of manure, chemicals
combination of manure, chemicals
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那种颜色是粪便 化学物质
和某种生长在静置
污水中的藻类的结合物
污水中的藻类的结合物
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and a particular type of algae
that grows in the stagnant water.
that grows in the stagnant water.
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05:51
This is the Mount Whaleback iron ore mine
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这是鲸背山铁矿
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in the Pilbara region
of Western Australia,
of Western Australia,
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位于澳大利亚西部
皮尔巴拉地区
皮尔巴拉地区
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a beautiful yet scary scar
on the face of the Earth.
on the face of the Earth.
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一条地球上美艳
却有点骇人的伤疤
却有点骇人的伤疤
06:01
Of the world's mined iron ore,
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在全世界开采的铁矿石中
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98 percent is used to make steel
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98%用来炼钢
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and is therefore a major component
in the construction of buildings,
in the construction of buildings,
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所以它是建筑物的一种主要原料
06:09
automobiles or appliances
such as your dishwasher or refrigerator.
such as your dishwasher or refrigerator.
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还广泛用于汽车和电器制造
比如洗碗机或者电冰箱
比如洗碗机或者电冰箱
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This is a solar concentrator
in Seville, Spain.
in Seville, Spain.
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这是位于西班牙塞维利亚的
太阳能聚光电站
太阳能聚光电站
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So this facility contains 2,650 mirrors
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这个设施一共有2650面镜子
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which are arrayed in concentric circles
around an 140-meter-tall tower
around an 140-meter-tall tower
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排列成同心圆 中心是一座
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at its center.
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140米高的塔
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At the top of the tower,
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在塔的顶端
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there is a capsule of molten salt
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有一个隔间装满了熔盐
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that gets heated by the beams
of light reflected upwards
of light reflected upwards
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被由下方的镜子反射上来的
光柱加热
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from the mirrors below.
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06:39
From there, the salt circulates
to a storage tank underground,
to a storage tank underground,
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盐从那里循环进入到
地下的存储舱
地下的存储舱
在那里产生蒸汽
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where it produces steam,
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06:44
which spins turbines
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推动涡轮机发电
06:46
and generates enough electricity
to power 70,000 homes
to power 70,000 homes
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产生足以满足7万个
家庭使用的电量
家庭使用的电量
06:49
and offsets 30,000 tons
of carbon dioxide emissions every year.
of carbon dioxide emissions every year.
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每年还能减少
3万吨的二氧化碳排放
3万吨的二氧化碳排放
这张全景图显示的是
玻利维亚圣克鲁兹的森林砍伐区域
玻利维亚圣克鲁兹的森林砍伐区域
06:55
This overview shows deforestation
in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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immediately adjacent
to untouched tracts of rainforest.
to untouched tracts of rainforest.
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与未遭破坏的大片雨林紧密相连
07:04
Deforestation in the country
has primarily been driven
has primarily been driven
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这个国家的森林砍伐主要是受到
07:06
by the expansion of mechanized agriculture
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农业机械化和畜牧业
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and cattle ranching,
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发展的驱动
07:11
so as the country tries to meet
the demand of its growing population
the demand of its growing population
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随着国家正试图
满足人口增长的需要
满足人口增长的需要
07:14
and feed them,
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并为他们提供食物
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the sacrificial destruction
of its rainforest
of its rainforest
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只能靠牺牲雨林
07:17
has taken place to do so.
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来实现这个目标
07:20
It is estimated that the country
lost 4.5 million acres of rainforest
lost 4.5 million acres of rainforest
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据估算 从2000年到2010年
仅仅在10年之间
仅仅在10年之间
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in one decade alone
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玻利维亚就失去了
07:26
from 2000 until 2010.
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450万英亩的雨林
这是西班牙巴塞罗那的扩展区
07:29
This is the Eixample district
in Barcelona, Spain.
in Barcelona, Spain.
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07:33
So the overview perspective
can be incredibly helpful
can be incredibly helpful
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这种全景视角能非常有效地
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to help us understand how cities function
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帮助我们理解城市功能
07:38
and how we can devise
smarter solutions for urban planning,
smarter solutions for urban planning,
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以及我们如何更好地
进行城市规划
进行城市规划
07:41
and this will become only more relevant
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而且这只会变得越来越重要
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as it is expected that 4.9 billion people
will live in cities around the world
will live in cities around the world
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因为据估算 到2030年
全世界会有49亿人口
全世界会有49亿人口
居住在城市里
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by the year 2030.
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This area of Barcelona is characterized
by its strict grid pattern,
by its strict grid pattern,
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巴塞罗那的这个区域非常有名
规整的网格图案
规整的网格图案
07:55
apartments with communal courtyards
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带有公共庭院的公寓
07:57
and these octagonal intersections
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以及八角形的十字路口
有利于更多的采光
更好的通风
更好的通风
07:59
which allow for more sunlight,
better ventilation
better ventilation
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08:02
and additional parking at street level.
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以及更多的街边停车位
08:05
And here we see that grid pattern
but under much different circumstances.
but under much different circumstances.
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这张图里我们也看到了网格图案
但却是在非常不同的背景下
但却是在非常不同的背景下
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This is the Dadaab Refugee Camp
in northern Kenya,
in northern Kenya,
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这是位于肯尼亚北部的
达达阿布难民营
达达阿布难民营
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the largest such facility
of its kind in the world.
of its kind in the world.
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世界上面积最大的难民营
08:16
To cope with the influx of refugees
who are fleeing Somalia,
who are fleeing Somalia,
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为了接收大批
逃离索马里的难民而建
逃离索马里的难民而建
08:20
where there is famine and conflict,
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那里饥荒和冲突不断
08:22
the UN has built this area
gridded out at left
gridded out at left
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联合国将这块区域
划成网格形状
划成网格形状
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called the LFO extension
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称之为LFO扩展区
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to house more and more refugees
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以便安置越来越多的难民
08:28
who are arriving and occupying
these white dots,
these white dots,
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他们源源不断前来
占据图上这些小白点
占据图上这些小白点
08:31
which are actually tents
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这些点实际上是帐篷
08:32
which will slowly fill up
the area over time.
the area over time.
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它们会慢慢填满这个区域
08:35
So if you have one of these overviews,
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那么如果你有一张全景图
08:38
you have a moment in time.
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你就拥有了时间中的一瞬间
08:41
If we have two overviews, however,
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如果我们有两张全景图
08:43
we are able to tell stories
about changes in time.
about changes in time.
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那我们就可以讲述
时间流逝带来的变化了
时间流逝带来的变化了
08:46
I call that feature
of the project "Juxtapose,"
of the project "Juxtapose,"
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我将这个项目的特性称为“并列”
08:49
and we'll share a few examples
of it with you now.
of it with you now.
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下面我来举几个例子
08:52
So the tulip fields in Netherlands
bloom every year in April.
bloom every year in April.
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荷兰的郁金香
会在每年4月绽放
会在每年4月绽放
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So we take an image
captured in March a few weeks before
captured in March a few weeks before
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于是我们在花开前几周
在3月拍一张照片
在3月拍一张照片
09:00
and contrast it to one
taken a few weeks later.
taken a few weeks later.
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然后与几周后的
另一张进行对比
另一张进行对比
09:03
We're able to watch the flowers bloom
in this magnificent cascade of color.
in this magnificent cascade of color.
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我们能看到花海的颜色
像瀑布般流淌
像瀑布般流淌
09:09
It is estimated that the Dutch produce
4.3 billion tulip bulbs every year.
4.3 billion tulip bulbs every year.
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据估计 荷兰每年
生产43亿朵郁金香
生产43亿朵郁金香
09:16
In 2015, two dams collapsed
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2015年 在巴西东南部的
09:19
at an iron ore mine
in southeastern Brazil,
in southeastern Brazil,
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一座铁矿 有两座水坝倒塌
造成了这个国家历史上最严重的
09:22
causing one of the worst
environmental disasters
environmental disasters
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环境灾难之一
09:24
in the history of the country.
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09:26
It is estimated that 62 million
cubic meters of waste
cubic meters of waste
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据估算 6200万立方米的废铁水
09:30
were released when the dams broke,
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在大坝倒塌时被释放出来
09:32
destroying numerous villages
in the process,
in the process,
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摧毁了许多村庄
09:34
including Bento Rodrigues,
seen here before ...
seen here before ...
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包括班托罗德里格斯
这是洪水前的景象
这是洪水前的景象
09:40
and after the flood.
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这是洪水后
09:43
Ultimately, 19 people
were killed in this disaster.
were killed in this disaster.
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最终 这场灾难造成19人丧生
09:46
Half a million people did not
have access to clean drinking water
have access to clean drinking water
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50万人在很长的一段时间内
09:49
for an extended period of time,
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没有清洁的饮用水
09:52
and the waste soon entered
into the Doce River,
into the Doce River,
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废铁水很快流入了多希河
09:54
extended for 650 kilometers
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一路奔流650公里
09:57
all the way into the sea,
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流入大海
09:58
killing unknowable amounts
of plant and animal life along the way.
of plant and animal life along the way.
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沿途夺去了不计其数的
动物和植物的生命
动物和植物的生命
10:03
And lastly, here is a story
related to the crisis in Syria,
related to the crisis in Syria,
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最后这个故事跟叙利亚危机有关
10:07
a conflict which has claimed the lives
of hundreds of thousands of people
of hundreds of thousands of people
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这场冲突已经夺去了
成千上万人的生命
成千上万人的生命
10:11
and displaced millions.
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让数百万人无家可归
10:13
So this patch of desert
is seen in Mafraq, Jordan in 2011,
is seen in Mafraq, Jordan in 2011,
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这片沙漠是约旦的马弗拉克
时间是2011年
时间是2011年
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the year the conflict started,
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冲突爆发的那一年
10:19
and when we compare it to an image
captured just this year in 2017,
captured just this year in 2017,
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我们将其与2017年的
照片进行对比
照片进行对比
10:24
we see the construction
of the Zaatari refugee camp.
of the Zaatari refugee camp.
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我们看到的是扎塔里难民营
10:28
So just as the astronauts of Apollo 8
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所以就像阿波罗8号的宇航员们
10:31
watched the Earth rising above
the lunar landscape for the first time,
the lunar landscape for the first time,
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第一次看到地球
从月球表面升起一样
从月球表面升起一样
10:35
there is no way
that you could have imagined
that you could have imagined
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你根本无法想象
10:37
what the places I just showed you
look like from outer space.
look like from outer space.
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我刚刚给你们看的地方
从外太空看起来是什么样
从外太空看起来是什么样
10:42
And while you may enjoy
the aesthetics of an image,
the aesthetics of an image,
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可能你会欣赏这些图像的美
10:45
once you learn exactly
what it is you're seeing,
what it is you're seeing,
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然而一旦你真正了解
自己所看到的
自己所看到的
10:47
you may struggle with the fact
that you still like it.
that you still like it.
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可能你就会开始纠结
是否你仍然喜欢它
是否你仍然喜欢它
10:51
And that's the tension
I want to create with my work,
I want to create with my work,
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而这恰恰就是我想
通过我的作品来实现的
通过我的作品来实现的
10:54
because I believe
it is that contemplation,
it is that contemplation,
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因为我相信 正是这种沉思
10:57
that internal dialogue
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这种内心的对话
10:59
that will lead to greater
interest in our planet
interest in our planet
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会引导我们对地球
产生更浓厚的兴趣
产生更浓厚的兴趣
11:01
and more awareness
of what we're doing to it.
of what we're doing to it.
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对我们的所作所为
有更多的意识
有更多的意识
11:04
I believe that viewing the Earth
from the overview perspective
from the overview perspective
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我坚信 从全景的视角来看地球
比以往任何时候都重要
11:07
is more important now than ever before.
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11:11
Through the incredible technology
of these high-flying cameras,
of these high-flying cameras,
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借助这些位于高空中
卫星上的惊人技术
卫星上的惊人技术
11:14
we can see, monitor and expose
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我们能观察 监控和揭露
11:18
the unprecedented impact
that we are having.
that we are having.
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那些我们所带来的空前影响
11:21
And whether we are scientists
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无论我们是科学家
11:23
or engineers or policymakers
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工程师 还是政策制定者
11:26
or investors or artists,
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无论是投资者还是艺术家
11:29
if we can adopt
a more expansive perspective,
a more expansive perspective,
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如果我们能以更广阔的视角
11:32
embrace the truth of what is going on
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来正视事实的真相
11:36
and contemplate the long-term
health of our planet,
health of our planet,
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深思地球长远的健康
11:40
we will create a better
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我们一定可以创造一个更好的
11:42
and safer and smarter future
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更安全和更智能的未来
11:45
for our one and only home.
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为了我们唯一的家园
11:47
Thank you.
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谢谢大家
11:48
(Applause)
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（观众掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Benjamin Grant - Artist, authorThrough his mesmerizing satellite photographs, Benjamin Grant offers us a new way of seeing of our planet and ourselves.
Why you should listen
By curating and composing high-resolution aerial imagery, Benjamin Grant has repurposed a medium once reserved for security experts into a tool that provides us with a thought-provoking look at human impact on our planet. As the founder of Daily Overview, he tells a story not only of man's relationship to the earth but also of how a determined search for novel perspectives can shift our psychology, inspire greater collaboration and stimulate visions for a better future.
Grant has grown Daily Overview into one of the most popular blogs on social media, garnering the largest following on Instagram (currently 556,000+ followers) of any brand with an environmental focus. His best-selling book Overview: A New Perspective of Earth has been critically-acclaimed by the New York Times, The Economist, Fast Company, CNN and was selected as one of the "Best Books of 2016" by Amazon, The Smithsonian and the Los Angeles Times. First published in October 2016, the book has been translated into seven languages.
Images from Daily Overview have been featured in hundreds of publications around the world including the New York Times, Washington Post, WIRED, The Economist, VICE and more. Grant has shown large-format prints at numerous exhibitions around the world with noteworthy installations in Munich, San Francisco, New York, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and Hjo, Sweden.
Benjamin Grant | Speaker | TED.com