Name: 氣候問題上的頑固樂觀主義--克里斯蒂安娜-菲格雷斯（Christiana Figueres) (The case for stubborn optimism on climate | Christiana Figueres)
Uploaded: 2020-10-29T18:42:56.000Z
Duration: 8 min 7 s

Transcriber: TED Translators Admin Reviewer: Rhonda Jacobs

轉錄者TED Translators Admin Reviewer:Rhonda Jacobs

基礎被動語態

Any reality we are given is not set in stone,

我們得到的任何現實都不是一成不變的。

a country known for our deep commitment to peace,

一個以對和平的堅定承諾而聞名的國家，

and our far-sighted stewardship of nature.

以及我們對自然的高瞻遠矚的管理。

我的父親，何塞-菲格雷斯-費雷爾。

was a young farmer, tilling the soil of these mountains,

是一個年輕的農民，耕耘著這些山裡的土地。

and cultivating his vision of a country grounded in social justice

並培養他對一個以社會正義為基礎的國家的願景

他的眼光受到了考驗，當在1948年。

the government refused to accept the result of democratic elections

but he chose to do what was necessary to restore democracy,

但他選擇做恢復民主的必要之舉。

surviving the burning of his home and his farm.

在他的家和農場被燒燬的情況下倖存下來。

From here, he launched a revolutionary army

從這裡開始，他發動了一支革命軍

who against all odds, defeated the government forces.

誰對所有的困難， 擊敗政府軍。

to establish the basis of the unique country Costa Rica is today.

奠定了哥斯達黎加今天這個獨特國家的基礎。

From my father, I learned stubborn optimism,

從父親那裡，我學會了固執的樂觀。

the mindset that is necessary to transform the reality we're given

改變我們被賦予的現實所必需的心態。

we face a rapidly accelerating climate emergency,

我們面臨著迅速加速的氣候緊急情況。

daunting because we have procrastinated way too long.

令人望而生畏，因為我們已經拖得太久了。

We now have one last chance to truly change our course.

我們現在有最後一次機會來真正改變我們的方向。

This is the decisive decade in the history of humankind.

這是人類歷史上決定性的十年。

That may sound like an exaggeration, but it's not.

這話聽起來好像很誇張，但其實不然。

如果我們繼續沿著目前的道路走下去。

we condemn our children and their descendants

to a world that is increasingly uninhabitable,

到一個越來越不適合居住的世界。

with exponentially growing levels of disease,

Conversely, if we cut our current greenhouse gas emissions in half

反過來說，如果我們把目前的溫室氣體排放量減少一半的話

我們為您打開通往精彩世界的大門

where cities are green, the air is clean,

在公平的經濟中，工作機會很多。

and forests, soil and waters are regenerated.

我們的世界將更加安全和健康。

more stable and more just than what we have now.

比我們現在的情況更穩定、更公正。

This decade is a moment of choice unlike any we have ever lived.

這十年是一個不同於我們以往任何一個時代的選擇時刻。

All of us alive right now share that responsibility

我們所有活著的人都有這個責任

There are many changes to make over the next 10 years,

and each of us will take different steps along the way.

而我們每個人都會在這條路上採取不同的步驟。

But all of us start the transformation in one place, our mindset.

但我們所有人的轉變都是從一個地方開始的，我們的心態。

We can despair and plunge into paralysis,

或者我們可以成為頑固的樂觀主義者

with a fierce conviction that no matter how difficult,

we must and we can rise to the challenge.

Optimism is not about blindly ignoring the realities that surround us,

樂觀的態度不是盲目地忽視我們身邊的現實。

It's also not a naive faith that everything will take care of itself,

也不是天真地相信一切都會自己解決。

The optimism I'm speaking of is not the result of an achievement,

it is the necessary input to meeting a challenge.

It is, in fact, the only way to increase our chance of success.

事實上，這是增加我們成功機會的唯一途徑。

Think of the impact of a positive mindset on a personal goal you have set yourself.

想一想，積極的心態對你自己設定的個人目標的影響。

Running a marathon, learning a new language,

跑馬拉松，學習一門新的語言。

創建一個新的國家，就像我父親一樣。

or like me, reaching a global agreement on climate change.

或者像我一樣，達成氣候變化的全球協議。

The Paris Agreement of 2015 is hailed as a historical breakthrough.

2015年的《巴黎協定》被譽為歷史性的突破。

of the international climate change negotiations in 2010,

在2010年的國際氣候變化談判中。

six months after the failed Copenhagen meetings,

the world was in a very dark place on climate change.

世界在氣候變化問題上處於非常黑暗的境地。

No one believed we would ever agree on global decarbonization.

沒有人相信我們會就全球脫碳達成一致。

and a globally agreed route toward that vision was indispensable.

和實現這一願景的全球商定路線是必不可少的。

It took a deliberate change of mindset, first in me,

首先在我身上，要刻意改變心態。

who gradually but courageously moved from despair to determination,

他從絕望中逐漸而又勇敢地走向決心。

until we collectively delivered the global agreement.

to cut global emissions in half in this decade.

在本十年內將全球排放量減少一半。

I say, we don't have the right to give up or let up.

我說，我們沒有權利放棄，也沒有權利讓步。

Optimism means envisioning our desired future

樂觀主義打開了可能性的領域。

it drives your desire to contribute, to make a difference,

它驅使著你的慾望，讓你做出貢獻，做出改變。

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氣候問題上的頑固樂觀主義--克里斯蒂安娜-菲格雷斯（Christiana Figueres) (The case for stubborn optimism on climate | Christiana Figueres)

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