Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom | Frans Lanting

翻译人员: Zhiting Chen 校对人员: Geoff Chen

Humanity takes center stage at TED,

TED 的讲台一向以人类为中心，

but I would like to add a voice for the animals,

但我想要加入一些 动物的声音，

whose bodies and minds and spirits shaped us.

它们的身体，思考和精神塑造我们。

Some years ago, it was my good fortune

数年前，我非常有幸

to meet a tribal elder on an island

在温哥华附近的一座岛上，

not far from Vancouver.

认识一位部落长老。

His name is Jimmy Smith,

他名叫吉米史密斯，

and he shared a story with me

他分享了一个在部落间

that is told among his people,

广为流传的一个故事给我听，

who call themselves the Kwikwasut'inuxw.

部落的住民称自己为 Kwikwasut'inuxw

Once upon a time, he told me,

他说道，从前，

all animals on Earth were one.

现今地球上的所有动物是一样的。

Even though they look different on the outside,

尽管它们外在看起来很不同，

inside, they're all the same,

但它们的内心都一样，

and from time to time they would gather

不时地，它们在森林深处

at a sacred cave deep inside the forest

一个令人害怕的洞穴聚会

to celebrate their unity.

庆祝团聚。

When they arrived,

当它们到那里时，

they would all take off their skins.

它们会褪去自己的皮囊。

Raven shed his feathers, bear his fur,

乌鸦褪去羽毛，熊脱去毛发，

and salmon her scales,

三文鱼脱去鳞片，

and then, they would dance.

随后，它们跳舞。

But one day, a human made it to the cave

但是有一天，一个人类找到了这个洞穴

and laughed at what he saw

他对着眼前的一切大笑

because he did not understand.

因为他无法理解。

Embarrassed, the animals fled,

动物们感到尴尬便纷纷逃走，

and that was the last time

那就是最后一次

they revealed themselves this way.

它们这样不加掩饰地展现自己。

The ancient understanding that underneath

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，

their separate identities, all animals are one,

has been a powerful inspiration to me.

这给我带来强烈的灵感。

I like to get past the fur, the feathers

我想要穿过毛皮，羽毛

and the scales.

和鳞片。

I want to get under the skin.

我想要了解藏在皮肤里地东西。

No matter whether I'm facing a giant elephant

无论我是面对一只巨型的大象

or a tiny tree frog,

还是一只小小的树蛙，

my goal is to connect us with them, eye to eye.

我的目标是，和它们沟通，心有灵犀。

You may wonder, do I ever photograph people?

你可能会想，我有没有拍过人类呢？

Sure. People are always present in my photos,

当然有。人类一直出现在我的摄影作品里，

no matter whether they appear

无论人类是以

to portray tortoises

扮演乌龟

or cougars

或者豹子

or lions.

或者狮子的样子出现。

You just have to learn how to look past their disguise.

你只需要了解如何 看穿他们的伪装。

As a photographer,

作为一个摄影师，

I try to reach beyond the differences

我试图去达到超越

in our genetic makeup

我们基因外表下的不同

to appreciate all we have in common

来领会我们与其他生物的

with every other living thing.

共同之处。

When I use my camera,

当我使用照相机的时候，

I drop my skin

我脱掉皮肤

like the animals at that cave

就像洞穴里的动物们那样

so I can show who they really are.

我就能展现出它们真实的样子。

As animals blessed

正如动物们

with the power of rational thought,

被理性思维的力量庇佑，

we can marvel at the intricacies of life.

我们可以惊讶于生命的错综复杂。

As citizens of a planet in trouble,

作为生活在处于困境中的行星上的公民，

it is our moral responsibility

我们有处理生物多样性

to deal with the dramatic loss in diversity of life.

急剧降低的道德责任。

But as humans with hearts,

但作为有心有感情的人类，

we can all rejoice in the unity of life,

我们都可以庆祝生命的联合，

and perhaps we can change

或许我们能够改变

what once happened in that sacred cave.

那个可怕洞穴里所发生的事。

Let's find a way to join the dance.

让我们加入动物们的舞蹈。

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（鼓掌）