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As an artist, connection is very important to me. 作为一名艺术家, 联系对我来说是非常重要的 。
Through my work I'm trying to articulate that humans are not separate from nature and that everything is interconnected . 通过我的艺术作品我试着阐明 人类不是与自然分隔开 而是每一件事都是互相联系的。
articulate:vt.清晰地发(音); vi.发音; adj.发音清晰的; interconnected:adj.连通的;有联系的;v.互相连接(interconnect的过去式);
I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago, where I saw my first icebergs . 大约10年前我第一次去了南极洲, 我也第一次看到了冰山。
icebergs:na.冰山; (iceberg的复数)
I was in awe . 我感到敬畏。
awe:vt.使敬畏;使畏怯;n.敬畏;
My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy , trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me. 我的心快速地砰动,头晕目眩, 试着理解在我面前的这到底是什么。
dizzy:adj.晕眩的; vt.使头晕眼花; comprehend:v.理解;包含;由…组成;
The icebergs around me were almost 200 feet out of the water, and I could only help but wonder that this was one snowflake on top of another snowflake, year after year . 在我身边的冰山 浮出水面几乎200英尺。 我只能感到很奇怪 这就是一片雪花 覆盖在另一片雪花, 年复一年形成的。
snowflake:n.雪花;雪片莲;雪巫; year after year:年复一年地;每年;
Icebergs are born when they calve off of glaciers or break off of ice shelves. 冰山的形成是 当它们从冰川断裂开 或者从冰架上断裂开。
calve:vt.下仔;生小牛;使崩解;vi.生小牛;下仔;崩解; glaciers:n.[地理][水文]冰川(glacier的复数);[地理][水文]冰河;
Each iceberg has its own individual personality . 每个冰山都有它们自己的独特个性。
individual:n.个人;有个性的人;adj.单独的;个别的; personality:n.性格;个性;人格;魅力;气质;名人;特色;
They have a distinct way of interacting with their environment and their experiences. 它们 与其周边的环境 和其情况的互动具有一个鲜明的方式。
distinct:adj.明显的;独特的;清楚的;有区别的; interacting:v.交流;沟通;合作;相互影响;(interact的现在分词)
Some refuse to give up and hold on to the bitter end, while others can't take it anymore and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion . 有些冰山拒绝妥协 坚持到底, 而另一些冰山就不能忍受 在一时剧烈激情喷涌下就水崩冰裂。
hold on to:坚持;紧握;克制; bitter:adj.苦的; n.苦味; v.激烈地; v.使变苦; crumble:v.崩溃;破碎,粉碎;n.面包屑; dramatic:adj.突然的;巨大的;令人吃惊的;激动人心的; passion:n.激情;热情;酷爱;盛怒;
It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg, that they're isolated , that they're separate and alone, much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves. 当你看到冰山,很容易就想到 它们都是孤立的, 它们是独立的,单独一体的, 更像是我们人类有时候对自身的看法。
isolated:adj.偏远的; v.隔离,孤立,脱离;
But the reality is far from it. 但现实远不止这个。
As an iceberg melts , 随着冰山融化,
melts:n.[冶]熔体(melt的复数);v.熔化(melt的第三人称单数形式);
I am breathing in its ancient atmosphere . 我呼吸到 它古老的气味。
atmosphere:n.大气;气氛;气压;风格;
As the iceberg melts, it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water that nourishes many forms of life. 随着冰山融化, 它释放了富有矿物质的鲜水 它们滋养了万物。
releasing:n.释放;松释动作;脱扣释放;v.释放;排放;(release的现在分词); nourishes:vt.滋养;怀有;使健壮;
I approach photographing these icebergs as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors, knowing that in these individual moments they exist in that way and will never exist that way again. 我着手拍摄这些冰山 好似我在拍摄我祖先的肖像, 了解到在这些个别的时刻 冰山原是以那样方式存在 但再也不会像那样存在了。
approach:n.方法;路径;v.接近;建议;着手处理; portraits:n.肖像;半身照;详细的描述;描绘;(portrait的复数)
It is not a death when they melt; it is not an end, but a continuation of their path through the cycle of life. 当它们融化时,这绝不是死亡; 也绝不是一个终结, 而是 通往生生不息之路的一个延续。
continuation:n.继续;续集;延长;附加部分;扩建物;
Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young -- a couple thousand years old. 我拍摄过的冰山,有些冰是非常年轻-- 几千年年龄。
And some of the ice is over 100,000 years old. 有些冰 超过十万年。
The last pictures I'd like to show you are of an iceberg that I photographed in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland. 我想给大家展示的最后图片 是我在格陵兰岛的 Kekertsuatsiak上拍摄的一个冰山。
It's a very rare occasion that you get to actually witness an iceberg rolling. 这是一个非常难得的机会 大家实际上得以见证 一个冰山翻滚。
witness:n.证人;目击者;证据;v.目击;证明;为…作证;
So here it is. 所以这就如图所示。
You can see on the left side a small boat. 在左边你能看到一个小船。
That's about a 15-foot boat. 这是一个约15英尺的船。
And I'd like you to pay attention to the shape of the iceberg and where it is at the waterline . 我想让你注意 冰山的形状 它在水面上的变形。
pay attention to:注意 waterline:n.吃水线(海陆边界);水印横线;
You can see here, it begins to roll, and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there. 在这儿你看到它开始翻滚, 小船移动到另一边,一个男人站在那里。
This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg. 这是一个平均尺寸的格陵兰冰山。
It's about 120 feet above the water, or 40 meters. 它浮出水面大约有120英尺高 或者40米高。
And this video is real time . 这视频是实时拍摄的。
real time:adj.实时的;接到指示立即执行的;
(Music) （音乐）
And just like that, the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality. 就像这冰山, 它们展示给大家的是其个性的不同方面。
Thank you. 谢谢。
(Applause) （掌声）