Children of Palau: Leave only footprints that will wash away | TED Countdown

翻译人员: Annie Tian 校对人员: Helen Chang

“Alii” from Palau,

我来自帕劳

my beautiful island home

这是一个 坐落于西太平洋的美丽小岛

in the western Pacific Ocean.

We Palauans have been here for over 3,000 years,

三千多年来 我们帕劳人生活在这里

living in harmony with nature in our pristine paradise environment.

在这个人间仙境 和自然界和谐共处

Palau is home to just 20,000 people,

帕劳只有两万人口

but we are a large ocean state with more than 300 islands,

但却是一个 由三百多个岛屿组成的海洋大国

covering an area the size of France.

国土面积相当于法国

Some of our islands are coral atolls,

一些岛屿是珊瑚环礁

others are volcanic,

另一些是火山岛

covered with hills, ancient forests and mangroves,

岛上的山丘上覆盖着原始森林和红树林

all with beautiful beaches bordering the crystal-clear sea,

四周是美丽的沙滩 紧临着清澈的大海

which is alive with incredible, rare marine life.

海洋里生活着珍稀的传奇生物

But our home is now threatened by climate change.

但我们的家园 正受到气候变化的威胁

The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise,

气候危机导致海平面上升

and brings so much pollution to our shores.

也给海岸带来了大量污染

Plastics drift in from thousands of miles away,

塑料垃圾从数千英里外漂来

washing up on our beaches,

冲刷着我们的海滩

threatening our marine life.

威胁着这里的海洋生物

Our precious soil is being washed away by increased rain,

大量的降雨冲走了珍贵的土壤

and in other seasons,

到了旱季

new droughts are having a terrible impact on our fragile ecosystems.

干旱严重危害着 我们脆弱的生态系统

We warmly welcome visitors who come to our beautiful country every year.

我们诚挚欢迎游客每年来此观光

We want them to enjoy Palau,

希望他们玩得开心

but we need their help to protect our precious home

但也需要他们 为保护我们美丽的家园尽一份力

and preserve it for future generations.

为子孙后代留一片净土

But visitors don't always know how to protect Palau.

但游客往往不懂得如何保护帕劳

They don't understand

他们不知道

that stepping on coral can badly damage our reefs.

踩踏珊瑚会损害我们的礁脉

Some corals take hundreds of years to regrow.

而珊瑚礁往往要数百年才能再生

They are sometimes careless and take protected species,

面对保护物种 他们常常很不小心

or interact with nature in harmful ways.

粗暴地对待这里的自然

That's why we introduced the Palau Pledge.

因此 我们发起了“帕劳承诺”行动

When visitors come to Palau,

凡是来到帕劳的游客

they must all sign an environmental pledge,

都须签署一项环境声明

which is stamped into their passport as their visa.

这项声明印于他们的护照签证页

The pledge is a promise to the children of Palau

旨在向帕劳儿童承诺

to preserve and respect our home, our culture and heritage.

保护和尊重我们的家园、文化和遗产

We also hope that when they return home,

我们同时希望 旅程结束后

visitors will share the idea of the pledge

游客能够继续贯彻这种理念

by practicing it at home and in their community.

保护他们自己的社区和家园

Through our traditional chants,

我们的传统歌谣

our elders have passed on

世代流传

that we do not inherit the land and waters from our ancestors.

土地和海洋不是我们从父辈那里继承来的

We borrow them from our children.

而是从后代那里借来的

That's what the Palau Pledge is about.

这就是“帕劳承诺”的核心

And here it is.

声明全文如下：

“Children of Palau, I take this pledge as your guest

“帕劳儿童 我作为游客向你们承诺

to preserve and protect your beautiful and unique island home.

保护你们美丽而独一无二的家园

I vow to tread lightly, act kindly and explore mindfully.

我将动作轻柔 心怀善意、小心探索

I shall not take what is not given.

绝不拿取非己之物

I shall not harm what does not harm me.

也不破坏周边环境

The only footprints I shall leave are those that will wash away."

我留下的足印 将随海水而去”