I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future.
今天我来到这里,我背后没有任何经纪人,我们为我们的未来而战。
Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to speak for all generations to come.
失去未来不像落选选举或者股市浮动那么简单,我来到这里是为了将来所有的世代而演讲。
I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard.
我演讲是为了世界所有忍受饥饿的儿童,而他们的哭泣却无人听见。
I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. We cannot afford to be not heard.
我为这个行星上无数正在垂死的动物而演讲,因为它们几乎已经无处容身了。
I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone. I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it.
我现在害怕晒太阳,因为臭氧层出现了空洞。我现在害怕呼吸空气,因为我不知道那里有多少化学物质。
And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day -- vanishing forever.
我们每天都会听说有的动物和植物绝种,那是永远消失的事情。
In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterfilies, but now I wonder if they will even exist.
我一生的梦想就是能看到成群的野生动物,茂盛的丛林和大片的雨林中到处是鸟类和蝴蝶在飞舞。但是现在我想知道是否还能再看到它们?
Did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age?
在您那个年代,您曾经担心过我们现在担心的事吗?
All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions.
所有这一切就发生在我们眼前,然而我们还是一直向大自然无度索取我们所需要的。
Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying “everything’s going to be alright”, “it’s not the end of the world” and “we’re doing the best we can”. But I don’t think you can say that to us anymore.
父母需要能够宽慰孩子们,告诉他们“一切都没问题,那不是世界末日,我们正在尽其所能的改变”。但我不能再相信这样的话了。
- 专辑:Self Titled
- 歌手:Castles Sunk Below The Sea
- 歌曲:1992