TED演讲稿_NaliniNadkarni_2009保护林冠.docxVIP

1.Trees are wonderful arenas for discovery because of their tall stature, their complex structure, the biodiversity they foster and their quiet beauty. 树木是一片有趣的值得探索的领域 因为树木挺拔，结构也复杂 它们培育了生物多样性，它们宁静又美丽2.I used to climb trees for fun all the time and now, as a grown-up, I have made my profession understanding trees and forests, through the medium of science. 我过去常常以爬树为乐 现在长大了，我从事的专业是去了解树木 和树林，通过科学的方法3.The most mysterious part of forests is the upper tree canopy. 树林最神秘的地方是树的树冠部分4.And Dr. Terry Erwin, in 1983, called the canopy, the last biotic frontier. 在1983年，特里.欧文 称林冠为“最后的生物防线”5.Id like to take you all on a journey up to the forest canopy, and share with you what canopy researchers are asking and also how theyre communicating with other people outside of science. 我会带你们进入到森林的林冠 与你们分享林冠研究人员在探索的东西 以及他们是如何与这个领域外的人交流的6.Lets start our journey on the forest floor of one of my study sites in Costa Rica. 让我们从树林底层开始 这是我在哥斯达黎加的一个研究基地7.Because of the overhanging leaves and branches, youll notice that the understory is very dark, its very still. 由于树叶和树枝四处展开 你会发现下层植被很暗 也很安静8.And what Id like to do is take you up to the canopy, not by putting all of you into ropes and harnesses, but rather showing you a very short clip 我想要做的是带你们到林冠部分 不用绳索和吊带把你们带上去 而是给你们看一个短片9.from a National Geographic film called Heroes of the High Frontier. 来自国家地理频道的短片叫：雨林林冠的探险家10.This was filmed in Monteverde, Costa Rica and I think it gives us the best impression of what its like to climb a giant strangler fig. 这是在哥斯达黎加的蒙特威尔特（一个森林保护区）拍摄的 我觉得这可以让我们更好的经历 爬上巨大勒颈无花果树（一种热带树种）的感觉11.(Music) (Growling) (Rustling) So what youll see up there is that its really like the atmosphere of an open field, and there are tremendous numbers of plants and animals that have adapted 音乐 吼叫声 沙沙声 你可以看到的是林的上端的确很像一块开阔的场地 有很多植物和动物12.to make their way and their life in the canopy. 适应了林冠的生活，并一直生活在那里13.Common groups, like the sloth here, have clear adaptations for forest canopies, hanging on with t