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Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom
弗兰斯·兰庭: 为动物发声的摄影作品
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自然摄影师弗兰斯·兰庭用生动的影相带领我们深入了解动物世界。在这个短暂的，视觉化的演说中，他呼吁人们同地球上的其他生物重新建立连结，脱去隔阂我们与它们之间的假面。
Frans Lanting - Nature photographer
Frans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth. Full bio
Frans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth. Full bio
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Humanity takes center stage at TED,
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TED 的讲台一向以人类为中心，
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but I would like to add
a voice for the animals,
a voice for the animals,
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但我想要加入一些
动物的声音，
动物的声音，
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whose bodies and minds
and spirits shaped us.
and spirits shaped us.
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它们的身体，思考和精神塑造我们。
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Some years ago, it was my good fortune
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数年前，我非常有幸
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to meet a tribal elder on an island
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在温哥华附近的一座岛上，
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not far from Vancouver.
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认识一位部落长老。
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His name is Jimmy Smith,
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他名叫吉米史密斯，
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and he shared a story with me
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他分享了一个在部落间
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that is told among his people,
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广为流传的一个故事给我听，
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who call themselves the Kwikwasut'inuxw.
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部落的住民称自己为 Kwikwasut'inuxw
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Once upon a time, he told me,
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他说道，从前，
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all animals on Earth were one.
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现今地球上的所有动物是一样的。
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Even though they look different on the outside,
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尽管它们外在看起来很不同，
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inside, they're all the same,
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但它们的内心都一样，
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and from time to time they would gather
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不时地，它们在森林深处
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at a sacred cave deep inside the forest
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一个令人害怕的洞穴聚会
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to celebrate their unity.
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庆祝团聚。
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When they arrived,
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当它们到那里时，
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they would all take off their skins.
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它们会褪去自己的皮囊。
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Raven shed his feathers, bear his fur,
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乌鸦褪去羽毛，熊脱去毛发，
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and salmon her scales,
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三文鱼脱去鳞片，
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and then, they would dance.
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随后，它们跳舞。
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But one day, a human made it to the cave
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但是有一天，一个人类找到了这个洞穴
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and laughed at what he saw
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他对着眼前的一切大笑
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because he did not understand.
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因为他无法理解。
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Embarrassed, the animals fled,
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动物们感到尴尬便纷纷逃走，
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and that was the last time
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那就是最后一次
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they revealed themselves this way.
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它们这样不加掩饰地展现自己。
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The ancient understanding that underneath
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旧时的理解是
动物们各自迥异的身份下，
掩藏着同样的内心，
掩藏着同样的内心，
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their separate identities, all animals are one,
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has been a powerful inspiration to me.
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这给我带来强烈的灵感。
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I like to get past the fur, the feathers
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我想要穿过毛皮，羽毛
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and the scales.
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和鳞片。
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I want to get under the skin.
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我想要了解藏在皮肤里地东西。
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No matter whether I'm facing a giant elephant
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无论我是面对一只巨型的大象
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or a tiny tree frog,
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还是一只小小的树蛙，
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my goal is to connect us with them, eye to eye.
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我的目标是，和它们沟通，心有灵犀。
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You may wonder, do I ever photograph people?
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你可能会想，我有没有拍过人类呢？
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Sure. People are always present in my photos,
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当然有。人类一直出现在我的摄影作品里，
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no matter whether they appear
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无论人类是以
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to portray tortoises
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扮演乌龟
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or cougars
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或者豹子
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or lions.
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或者狮子的样子出现。
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You just have to learn how
to look past their disguise.
to look past their disguise.
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你只需要了解如何
看穿他们的伪装。
看穿他们的伪装。
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As a photographer,
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作为一个摄影师，
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I try to reach beyond the differences
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我试图去达到超越
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in our genetic makeup
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我们基因外表下的不同
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to appreciate all we have in common
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来领会我们与其他生物的
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with every other living thing.
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共同之处。
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When I use my camera,
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当我使用照相机的时候，
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I drop my skin
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我脱掉皮肤
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like the animals at that cave
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就像洞穴里的动物们那样
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so I can show who they really are.
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我就能展现出它们真实的样子。
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As animals blessed
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正如动物们
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with the power of rational thought,
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被理性思维的力量庇佑，
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we can marvel at the intricacies of life.
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我们可以惊讶于生命的错综复杂。
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As citizens of a planet in trouble,
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作为生活在处于困境中的行星上的公民，
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it is our moral responsibility
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我们有处理生物多样性
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to deal with the dramatic loss in diversity of life.
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急剧降低的道德责任。
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But as humans with hearts,
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但作为有心有感情的人类，
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we can all rejoice in the unity of life,
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我们都可以庆祝生命的联合，
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and perhaps we can change
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或许我们能够改变
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what once happened in that sacred cave.
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那个可怕洞穴里所发生的事。
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Let's find a way to join the dance.
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让我们加入动物们的舞蹈。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Frans Lanting - Nature photographerFrans Lanting is one of the greatest nature photographers of our time. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon andTime, as well as numerous award-winning books. Lanting's recent exhibition, The LIFE Project, offers a lyrical interpretation of the history of life on Earth.
Why you should listen
In the pursuit of his work, Frans Lanting has lived in the trees with wild macaws, camped with giant tortoises inside a volcanic crater, and documented never-before-photographed wildlife and tribal traditions in Madagascar. The Dutch-born, California-based photographer has traveled to Botswana's Okavango Delta, the rain forests of Borneo and the home of emperor penguins in Antarctica.
The resulting photographs -- staggering in their beauty, startling in their originality -- have brought much-needed attention to endangered species and ecological crises throughout the world. In 2001, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands inducted Lanting as a Knight in the Royal Order of the Golden Ark, the country's highest conservation honor -- just one of many honors he has received throughout his illustrious career.
Frans Lanting | Speaker | TED.com