TED演讲稿_KeesMoeliker_2013死鸭改变人生.docxVIP

1.This is the Natural History Museum in Rotterdam, where I work as a curator. 这是鹿特丹的自然历史博物馆， 我在这里行馆长之职。2.Its my job to make sure the collection stays okay, and that it grows, and basically it means I collect dead animals. 我的工作就是确保这些收藏品完好， 展品越来越丰富， 这意味着我收集一些死去的动物。3.Back in 1995, we got a new wing next to the museum. 回溯到1995年， 博物馆旁边建了一座辅楼。4.It was made of glass, and this building really helped me to do my job good. 它是由玻璃制作的， 这个建筑非常好的帮助我改善工作。5.The building was a true bird-killer. 因为这个建筑是个不折不扣的鸟类杀手。6.You may know that birds dont understand the concept of glass. They dont see it, so they fly into the windows and get killed. 你们知道有玻璃，而那些鸟类却不知道 它们根本看不出来， 于是撞上玻璃而身亡。7.The only thing I had to do was go out, pick them up, and have them stuffed for the collection. 我唯一需要做的就是走出去， 将它们捡起来，然后填些东西制成标本。8.(Laughter) And in those days, I developed an ear to identify birds just by the sound of the bangs they made against the glass. （笑声） 在那些日子里， 我渐渐有了闻声识鸟的能力 只需要通过分辨鸟撞上玻璃时，不同的“呯”。9.And it was on June 5, 1995, that I heard a loud bang against the glass that changed my life and ended that of a duck. 那是在1995年的6月5日， 我听到物体撞上玻璃时巨大的“呯”声 它改变了我的生命，也终结了一个鸭子的生命。10.And this is what I saw when I looked out of the window. 这就是我当时所看到的窗子11.This is the dead duck. It flew against the window. 这就是那只死去的鸭子，它撞上了玻璃12.Its laying dead on its belly. 肚皮朝下死去了。13.But next to the dead duck is a live duck, and please pay attention. 但是贴着死去的鸭子是一只活着的鸭子， 请各位仔细看14.Both are of the male sex. 这两只都是雄性15.And then this happened. 接下来发生的16.The live duck mounted the dead duck, and started to copulate. 活着的鸭子爬上了死去的鸭子身上， 然后开始交配。17.Well, Im a biologist. Im an ornithologist. 好吧，我是一个生物学家，我是一个鸟类学家。18.I said, Somethings wrong here. 我说，“这里一定是发生了错误。”19.One is dead, one is alive. That must be necrophilia. 一只死的，一只活的……这必然是恋尸癖啊！20.I look. Both are of the male sex. 我再看，都是雄性……21.Homosexual necrophilia. 同性恋尸癖啊！22.So I -- (Laughter) I took my camera, I took my notebook, t