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Ryan Coogler's 2018 superhero film Black Panther about a powerful African kingdom and its king was one of the highest grossing films of all time raking in 1.3 billion dollars internationally.
瑞恩·库格勒2018年执导的超级英雄电影《黑豹》，讲述了一个强大的非洲王国及其国王的故事，是史上票房最高的电影之一，全球票房收入达13亿美元。

The mega blockbuster with a predominantly black cast has prompted Hollywood to flood money on more black productions and TV series than ever before.
这部以黑人演员为主的超级大片，促使好莱坞投入比以往更多的资金来制作更多黑人题材的影视剧。

That woke everybody up and said, "Wow, there's money here".
这把所有人都惊着了，说道：“哇，这里有钱可赚”。

And suddenly, all of the black film makers who had ideas and passion and vision, suddenly now they had money, so they could actually make the movies that they wanted to make.
突然之间，所有那些怀揣创意、激情与远见的黑人电影制作人有了资金，这样他们就能制作出自己想拍的电影了。

Over the course of probably the last 10 years, we've seen a renaissance in black storytelling, like we haven't seen probably in the first, I don't know, 90 years of storytelling in our community.
在过去的十年里，我们见证了黑人叙事的复兴，这可能是我们这个群体在最初90年的叙事历程中未曾有过的景象。

Critically acclaimed black films such as Barry Jenkins's Oscar-winning drama Moonlight or Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th, have illuminated black life and offered cultural affirmation to black audiences, says Berardinelli.
贝拉迪内利表示，巴里·詹金斯执导的奥斯卡获奖剧情片《月光男孩》或艾娃·杜威纳执导的纪录片《第十三修正案》等广受好评的黑人题材电影，展现了黑人的生活，并为黑人观众提供了文化认同。

A group of people who for so long did not see themselves reflected on screen now suddenly see themselves reflected on screen.
一群长期以来在银幕上看不到自己身影的人，如今突然在银幕上看到了自己。

And you know, in the superhero movies, now you have your Black Panther of course, but you also now have the new Captain America is black Anthony Maxwell.
在超级英雄电影里，当然现在有了《黑豹》，而且现在新的美国队长也是黑人安东尼·麦克斯韦。

Berardinelli says as they enter the American mainstream, black films are attracting a wider demographic because the multiculturalism of the younger generation is much more varied than it is for the older generation.
贝拉迪内利表示，随着黑人电影进入美国主流，它们正吸引着更广泛的观众群体，因为年轻一代的多元文化比老一代更加丰富多样。

Black women directors are also gaining support. Gordon says this year 15 films are directed by black women alone.
黑人女导演也正在获得支持。戈登表示，今年有15部电影是由黑人女性独立执导的。

One of them is Beyonce, who wrote, directed and produced the visual album Black Is King.
其中一位是碧昂丝，她自编自导并制作了视觉专辑《黑人为王》。

The fusion of kind of like a Lion King theme mixed in with a Black Panther theme, I thought hits you squarely in the pride aspect.
有点像《狮子王》主题和《黑豹》主题的融合，我觉得这在自豪感方面正中你的心坎。

As for criticisms leveled against Beyonce, that she misappropriated elements of African culture into her African-American production.
至于针对碧昂丝的批评，即她在非裔美国人作品中挪用了非洲文化元素。

It's hard to criticize a black person who is paying homage to her ancestors who are African in nature.
很难批评一个向自己非洲祖先致敬的黑人。

So it wasn't even like she brought a bunch of Americans in to pretend to be from Mali, or to pretend to be from Ghana, or to pretend to be from South Africa.
她甚至没有带一群美国人进来，假装他们来自马里，或者假装他们来自加纳，或者假装他们来自南非。

She used South Africans, she used folks from Mali, she used folks from Ghana, she used folks from the continent.
她启用了南非人，启用了来自马里的人，启用了来自加纳的人，启用了来自非洲大陆的人。

Gordon hopes to see more black films and black lead characters across all genres for all audiences.
戈登希望看到更多面向所有观众、涵盖所有类型的黑人电影和黑人主角。

True equality is when you are able to tell all these different stories, and they are no longer looked at as niche films.
真正的平等是当你能够讲述所有这些不同的故事，它们也不再被视为小众电影。

They're just a part of the fabric of what makes America great.
它们只是让美国变得伟大的组成部分。

In the very heart of Manhattan, in the formerly hectic Times Square, New York city gave the best spot in town to plastic.
在曼哈顿的正中心，在昔日熙熙攘攘的时代广场，纽约市将城中最优越的位置让给了塑料。

There's tens of thousands of disposable plastic items in the grocery store that I spent a couple years collecting from various trash cans around New York city.
杂货店有成千上万件一次性塑料制品，这些是我花了几年时间从纽约市各处的垃圾桶里收集来的。

Every item in this pop-up grocery store installation is made of plastic bags.
这家快闪杂货店装置中的每一件物品都是用塑料袋制成的。

This one took a while, but it was very fun to like figure out how to do all the like little, like frosting effects all the way around. You can touch it, yeah, for sure.
这一件花了不少时间，但琢磨出如何做出那些小小的、像糖霜一样的装饰效果，整个过程非常有趣。你可以摸摸它。

Turning something no one else wants into art is a time-honored tradition.
将无人想要的东西变成艺术是一项历史悠久的传统。

So designer and artist Robin Frohardt chose to work with one thing New York city has been trying to get rid of since march.
设计师兼艺术家罗宾·弗罗哈特选择使用纽约市自三月以来一直试图清除的一种东西进行创作。

The city was said to impose a plastic bag ban in March 2020, but the pandemic slowed things down.
据说该市原定于2020年3月实施禁塑令，但疫情减缓了事情的发展。

Before the plastic bag ban, New Yorkers were using over 20 billion plastic bags a year.
在禁塑令之前，纽约人每年使用超过两百亿个塑料袋。

85 percent of those bags ended up in city dumping grounds and in the ocean.
那些袋子中有85%最终被扔到了城市垃圾场和海洋里。

New York is a very large city that produces a lot of waste and anything, that we can do to reduce that would be a good thing.
纽约是一个非常大的城市，会产生大量垃圾，我们能做的任何减少垃圾的事情都是有益的。

I bring my own bag only when I remember, other than that, it's hard to.
我只有在记得的时候才会自带购物袋，除此之外，很难做到。

But while the rest of the city is getting rid of its bags, the plastic store is one place in New York city where plastic bags are indispensable.
但在纽约市其他地方都在逐步淘汰塑料袋时，这家塑料制品店却是塑料袋不可或缺的地方。

Beloved by generations of visitors and steeped in history, Margam Park was already known to have an Iron Age hill fort, the remains of a Norman abbey and a Victorian castle, which looks out today over Port Talbot steelworks. Now, though, it can add a Roman villa to that list.
马格姆公园深受几代访客喜爱，且历史底蕴深厚。这里原本就因拥有一座铁器时代的山丘堡垒、一处诺曼时期修道院遗址，以及一座俯瞰塔尔博特港钢铁厂的维多利亚时期的城堡而闻名。而现在，公园的古迹名单上又多了一座罗马别墅遗址。

Sophisticated scanning devices were used to look for archaeological features hidden underground, and the Swansea University-led team struck gold.
由斯旺西大学领衔的团队利用先进的扫描设备寻找埋藏在地下的考古遗迹，并取得了这一重大发现。

The villa itself has multiple rooms, a substantial side building, and it sits within a defensive enclosure. The experts hope to findmosaicfloors and other precious artefacts, and say their discovery is of a scale and level of preservation unmatched in Wales so far.
这座别墅拥有多个房间、一座规模颇大的附属建筑，并坐落于一处设有防御设施的围合区域内。专家希望在此发现马赛克地面和其它珍贵文物，并表示，无论是遗址规模还是保存状况，此次发现在威尔士都堪称首屈一指。

Rollercoasters have been making stomachs flip for centuries. The earliest versions appeared in 17th-century Russia, where brave riders slid down giant ice-covered ramps. Modern steel rollercoasters transformed theme parks into thrill-seeking playgrounds. Today, they're bigger, faster and taller than ever. Millions of people queue for hours just to experience a few minutes of screaming, laughing and that heart-racing drop. But if you're anything like me, there comes a point when those rides stop feeling exciting and start feeling... slightly regrettable.
几个世纪以来，过山车一直让人胃部翻腾。 最早的版本出现在 17 世纪的俄罗斯，勇敢的骑手从巨大的冰雪坡道上滑下。 现代钢制过山车将主题公园变成了寻求刺激的游乐场。 如今，它们比以往任何时候都更大、更快、更高。 数百万人排队几个小时，只是为了体验几分钟的尖叫、大笑和心跳加速的感觉。 但如果你和我一样，那么到了某个时刻，这些游乐设施就会不再让你感到兴奋，而是开始感到……有点遗憾。

As children, rollercoasters seem almost impossible to resist. Part of the appeal is that contrasting mix of fear and excitement. According to BBC Science Focus, rollercoasters trigger the body's fight-or-flight response, releasing adrenaline, dopamine and endorphins that make the experience feel exciting and rewarding. Our brains quickly learn to associate that rush with fun, which is why so many children can't wait to jump back in the queue. The sense of achievement doesn't hurt either – finally being tall enough to ride the biggest coaster feels like a rite of passage, making us feel braver and probably way cooler at the time.
作为孩子，过山车似乎几乎无法抗拒。 恐惧与兴奋的鲜明对比是其吸引力的一部分。 据 BBC Science Focus 报道，过山车会引发身体的战斗或逃跑反应，释放肾上腺素、多巴胺和内啡肽，让体验感到兴奋和有益。 我们的大脑很快就会学会将这种匆忙与乐趣联系起来，这就是为什么这么多孩子迫不及待地想重新加入队列。 成就感也不会有什么坏处——终于长到足够高，可以乘坐最大的过山车，感觉就像是一种成人仪式，让我们感觉更勇敢，而且当时可能会更酷。

So why does that love affair often fade with age? Unfortunately, our bodies change. WanderWisdom explains that changes in the inner ear as we get older can make us more sensitive to motion, meaning rollercoasters that once felt thrilling may now leave us feeling dizzy or nauseous. Motion sickness happens when the brain receives conflicting signals from the eyes and inner ear, leading to dizziness, nausea and that feeling of churning in your tummy. Add stiffer joints, sore necks and a stronger awareness of risk, and it's hardly surprising that the rides we once begged to go on can suddenly feel more exhausting than exhilarating.
那么，为什么这段恋情常常会随着年龄的增长而消失呢？ 不幸的是，我们的身体会发生变化。 WanderWisdom 解释说，随着年龄的增长，内耳的变化会让我们对运动更加敏感，这意味着曾经令人兴奋的过山车现在可能会让我们感到头晕或恶心。 当大脑从眼睛和内耳接收到相互矛盾的信号时，就会发生晕动病，导致头晕、恶心和胃部翻腾的感觉。 再加上关节僵硬、脖子酸痛和风险意识增强，我们曾经恳求去参加的游乐设施突然变得更加疲惫，而不是令人兴奋，这也就不足为奇了。

The good news is that you don't have to completely give up coasters. Dramamine recommends staying hydrated, avoiding heavy meals before riding and looking towards the horizon instead of down at the tracks. Choosing a seat towards the middle can also make the ride feel less intense. These simple changes may reduce motion sickness and help you to rediscover the fun of laughing and screaming along the way without feeling the need to hurl or pass out as often!
好消息是您不必完全放弃杯垫。 茶苯海明建议保持水分充足，骑行前避免暴饮暴食，并朝地平线而不是向下看轨道。 选择靠近中间的座位也可以让乘坐感觉不那么紧张。 这些简单的改变可以减少晕动病，并帮助您重新发现沿途大笑和尖叫的乐趣，而无需经常摔倒或昏倒！

In 2014, California's King Fire blackened 400 square kilometers of forest, massive erosion followed.
2014年，加州国王大火烧毁了400平方公里的森林， 随后发生了大规模的水土流失。

One of Placer County's two reservoirs filled with sediment and had to be dredged, says county water chief Andy Fecko.
普莱瑟县主管安迪·费科表示，该县两座水库中有一座因泥沙淤积而不得不进行疏浚。

Every time we do that, it's a five to seven million dollar cost that you incur.
每次我们进行疏浚，都要花费500万到700万美元。

And you're out of business during the whole time when you're trying to clear those facilities out. And so we incurred those costs several years in a row.
当你试图清理那些设施时，你一直处于停业状态。我们连续几年支付了这些费用。

And he worried about the county's other reservoir, French Meadows, just a few kilometers away.
他还担心几公里外的另一座水库——法国草地水库。

So it was one of these watersheds that was very much under threat of a high-intensity wildfire.
正是这些流域之一受到了一场高强度野火的威胁。

These devastating wildfires are on the rise in the west, experts say, as climate change dries out the forests.
专家表示，随着气候变化导致森林变得干燥，这些毁灭性的野火在西部地区正日益增多。

And a century of misguided management has left them overgrown and extra flammable.
一个世纪的错误管理让它们杂草丛生，变得格外易燃。

Across the west, the unintended consequences threaten reservoirs and their drinking water and hydropower, says Angel Hertslet of the Nature Conservancy.
大自然保护协会的安吉尔·赫茨勒特表示，在西部各地，这些意外后果正威胁着水库及其饮用水供应和水力发电。

There's a growing understanding from water utilities in particular that their water quality, their water quantity is very much impacted by what's happening in the headwaters.
特别是自来水公司越来越认识到，他们的水质和水量在很大程度上受到水源地情况的影响。

Thinning out the forest lowers the fire risk. The forest around the French Meadows Reservoir belongs to the US Forest Service.
疏伐森林可降低火灾风险。法国草地水库周边的森林归美国林务局所有。

But the agency has millions of hectares across the west that need thinning, says district ranger Michael Woodbridge.
地区护林员迈克尔·伍德布里奇说，该机构在西部有上百万公顷的土地需要进行疏伐。

We're always doing as much as we can with the capacity we have, but French Meadows is kind of above and beyond what that capacity would have been.
我们一直在用现有的能力尽力而为，但法国草地水库的情况有点超出了我们现有能力的范畴。

So an unusual partnership formed. The water agency, the Nature Conservancy, state and local governments and others all pitched in to do the planning, raise the money and get the work done.
一种不同寻常的合作关系形成了。水务局、大自然保护协会、州政府和地方政府以及其他各方都纷纷参与进行规划、筹集资金并完成工作。

And we said fantastic if you guys can do that with us, then we can get this work done in this area.
我们说，如果你们能和我们一起做那件事，那我们就可以在这个领域完成这项工作。

The partners say they're going faster and doing more than any group could have done on its own.
合作伙伴们表示，他们比任何独立团队都行动得更快、做得更多。

But it will still take years with millions of hectares across the west at risk of fire and climate change turning up the heat.
但这仍需要数年时间，因为西部数百万公顷的土地面临火灾风险，而且气候变化还在加剧高温。

Water agency manager Fecko says Placer County's reservoirs are a cautionary tale.
水务机构经理费科表示，普莱瑟县的各水库是一个警示案例。

I want them to learn from our experience and start taking really aggressive steps in managing their own watersheds.
我希望他们能从我们的经验中学习，并开始采取非常积极的措施来管理他们自己的流域。

So they don't end up in the same boat that we're in currently.
这样他们就不会落得和我们现在一样的境地。