the importance of Earth Day and the kind of message that I would like to give to the citizens

我也想藉此機會，向世界公民宣導一些理念。

of the world.

我想，我天生就是個動物狂熱份子，我的整個童年回憶裡，除了動物，還是動物。

I think I was born loving animals, my whole childhood really was animals animals animals.

記得有一次，我在東非的貢貝溪國家公園，突然下起了滂沱大雨，

There was one moment when I was in Gombe National Park and it began to pour rain, and then the

雨停的時候，我可以聞到黑猩猩身上的毛髮濕掉的氣味

rain stopped and I could smell the smell of wet hair on the chimpanzees and I could hear

我也可以聽到昆蟲大聲地鳴唱

the insects singing loudly, and I just felt absolutely at one and it was a sense of awe

那一刻，我感覺到了天人合一，除了驚訝，對大自然更是充滿了敬畏之情。

and wonder.

身處在熱帶雨林裡，你會感受到萬事萬物都是息息相關的

Out in the rainforest you learn how everything is interconnected and each little species,

每一個渺小的物種，即使看起來是那麼地微不足道

even though it may seem insignificant, has a role to play in this tapestry of life.

都在這個大千世界當中佔有一席之地

What better day than earth day to really make a determined effort to live lives in better

我們何不趁著世界地球日，立下決心

harmony with nature.

讓我們的生活與大自然和諧共處

Every single individual matters, every single individual makes some impact on the planet

每一個人都很重要，每一個人每一天都能對地球發揮影響力

every single day and we have a choice as to what kind of difference we are going to make.

而且我們可以決定要做出什麼樣的改變