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It's this ability to deal with catastrophe
就是这种抵、抗灾难的能力
that's a truly special thing about Earth.
让我们的地球显得很特别
Our planet is really tough,
我们的地球真的很坚强
and there's nothing to suggest that that's going to change anytime soon.
没有迹象表明这会很快改变
In the long run,Earth can cope with anything we can throw at it.
但是从长期看 地球可以应对我们抛给它的一切
We could clear all the jungles,
我们可以破坏丛林
but a jungle can re-grow over a few thousand years.
但是丛林在几千内又会成长起来
We could burn all Earth's fossil fuels,flooding the atmosphere with carbon dioxide,
我们可以燃烧掉地球的化石燃料 让大气层充满二氧化碳
but even then it would take the planet only a million years or so
但是即使那样地球也就需要一百万年左右
for the atmosphere to recover.
恢复大气层
Even the animals we're wiping out may eventually be replaced
甚至因为我们灭绝的动物最终也会被代替
by others equally rich in diversity,
甚至因为我们灭绝的动物最终也会被代替
as the relentless work of evolution continues.
随着进化不断进行
So in changing this world, we're altering the very environment
所以在这个变换的世界里我们改变的环境
that has allowed the human race to thrive.
那曾经让人类繁荣的环境
We could be creating conditions that threaten the long-term survival of our civilisation.
我们会造成 威胁人类文明长期存在的环境
So, all this stuff about saving planet Earth,well, that's not the problem.
所以，挽救地球的那些说法 并不是问题
Planet Earth doesn't need saving.Earth is a great survivor.
地球不需要挽救 地球怎么都会幸存
It's not the planet we should be worrying about,it's us.
我们担心的不该是地球 而是我们自己
