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Dear tourist friends:
尊敬的游客朋友们：

Hello everyone! Welcome to Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, which is known as the "fairyland on earth" and the "fairy tale world". I am your tour guide for this trip. It is my great honor to start this dream journey with you.
大家好！欢迎各位来到被誉为“人间仙境”“童话世界”的九寨沟景区，我是大家此次行程的导游，非常荣幸能与大家一同开启这段梦幻之旅。

Jiuzhaigou is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is a branch of the Baihe River in the upper reaches of the Baishuigou. It is named after the nine Tibetan villages. Jiuzhaigou is over 2,000 meters above sea level and is covered with primeval forests. There are 108 lakes distributed in the ditch. It has six wonders: "emerald lakes, cascading waterfalls, colorful forests, snowy peaks, Tibetan customs, and blue ice", and is known as the "fairyland on earth".
九寨沟位于四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州九寨沟县境内，是白水沟上游白河的支沟，因为有九个藏族村寨而得名。九寨沟海拔在 2000 米以上，遍布原始森林，沟内分布 108 个湖泊，有“翠海、叠瀑、彩林、雪峰、藏情、蓝冰”六绝，被誉为“人间仙境”。

Entering Jiuzhaigou, the first thing that comes into view is the brilliant and colorful forest. Every golden autumn, the trees on the mountain are tinted into various colors by the autumn wind. They are as red as fire, as yellow as gold, and as green as jade. It seems that nature has overturned its palette and painted a magnificent picture for us.
走进九寨沟，首先映入眼帘的是那一片片绚丽多彩的彩林。每当金秋时节，山上的树木被秋风染成了各种颜色，红的似火、黄的如金、绿的像玉，仿佛是大自然打翻了调色盘，为我们描绘出一幅美轮美奂的画卷。

The lakes in Jiuzhaigou are a great wonder. These lakes are called "Haizi" by the local people. The lake water is blue and clear all year round and is bright and limpid to the bottom. With the change of light and the passage of seasons, different tones and water rhymes are presented. The Five-Flower Lake can be said to be the essence of Jiuzhaigou. In the same water area, you can see colors such as yellowish, dark green, dark blue, and dark cyan. They are mottled and confusing, and extremely colorful. It is too beautiful to be real. There is also the Five-Color Pond. Although it is small in area, under the sunshine, it is colorful and just like a bright gem inlaid on the earth.
九寨沟的湖泊更是一大奇观。这些湖泊被当地人称为“海子”，湖水终年碧蓝澄澈，明丽见底。随着光照变化、季节推移，呈现出不同的色调与水韵。五花海可以说是九寨沟的精华，在同一水域中，你可以看到鹅黄、墨绿、深蓝、藏青等色彩，斑驳迷离，绚丽多姿，美得不似人间。还有五彩池，虽面积较小，但在阳光的照耀下，五彩斑斓，就像镶嵌在大地上的一颗璀璨宝石。

The waterfalls in Jiuzhaigou are also a sight not to be missed. Nuorilang Waterfall is the widest waterfall in China. The surging water comes from the Nuorilang Sea and flows down from the top of the waterfall like the Milky Way pouring down, with the sound shaking the valley. There is an observation deck opposite the waterfall. Standing on the deck, you can have a panoramic view of the entire waterfall. The majestic momentum will surely shock you.
而九寨沟的瀑布也是不容错过的美景。诺日朗瀑布是中国最宽的瀑布，滔滔水流自诺日朗群海而来，经瀑布的顶部流下，如银河飞泻，声震山谷。瀑布对面建有一座观景台，站在台上，瀑布全景尽收眼底，那种磅礴的气势定会让您为之震撼。

Jiuzhaigou not only has stunning natural scenery but also has rich Tibetan culture. The Tibetan compatriots here maintain their traditional way of life and unique cultural customs. Their songs, dances, costumes, and architectures are all full of strong ethnic characteristics, adding a profound cultural heritage to this magical land.
九寨沟不仅有绝美的自然风光，还有丰富的藏族文化。这里的藏族同胞们保持着传统的生活方式和独特的文化习俗，他们的歌舞、服饰、建筑都充满了浓郁的民族特色，为这片神奇的土地增添了深厚的人文底蕴。

While enjoying the beautiful scenery, I also hope that everyone can cherish every plant and tree here and protect this precious treasure bestowed upon us by nature.
在欣赏美景的同时，也希望大家能够爱护这里的一草一木，保护好这片大自然赐予我们的宝贵财富。

Now, please follow me and fully devote yourself to the embrace of Jiuzhaigou to feel its magic and beauty!
现在，请大家跟随我一起，尽情地投入到九寨沟的怀抱，去感受它的神奇与美丽吧！

I hope everyone can have an unforgettable time in Jiuzhaigou. Thank you all!
希望大家都能在九寨沟度过一段难忘的时光，谢谢大家！

This is how these young engineers envision Jacksonville, a coastal city in Florida in the next 100 years.
这就是这些年轻工程师对佛罗里达州沿海城市杰克逊维尔未来百年的设想。

The model called Agua Prope, meaning clean water, was presented by a team of middle school students from Houston at the Future City Nationals in Washington DC.
这款名为Agua Prope的模型寓意为"洁净之水"，由休斯顿中学生团队在华盛顿特区举办的未来城市全国总决赛中展示。

The students' goal was to build a city with a clean and reliable water supply.
学生们的目标是建造一座拥有清洁可靠供水系统的城市。

Many members on the Houston team have roots in Karachi, Pakistan's largest and most populated city, where water shortages and access to clean water are a persistent problem.
休斯顿队的许多队员都来自巴基斯坦最大且人口最多的城市卡拉奇，那里长期面临水资源短缺和难以获得清洁用水的问题。

Karachi right now is very behind, unlike America. A lot of people are on the streets, they don't have water to drink or they're drinking contaminated water needing any money. It's very hard to even like take showers over there.
卡拉奇现在非常落后，和美国不一样。很多人流落街头，他们没有水喝，或者只能喝被污染的水，而且身无分文。在那里连洗澡都很难。

And now go to Karachi for example, there's a lot of water shortage and power shortage.
以卡拉奇为例，那里严重缺水缺电。

For example, the water there costs a lot, and sometimes it's contaminated, sometimes which causes problems such as diarrhea, people getting sick and much more, and you don't have water in the house for days.
那里的水价格昂贵，而且有时还会受到污染，这会导致腹泻、人们生病等问题，甚至家中几天都没有水可用。

The government in Karachi says the city supplies only half of the water it needs daily. The consequences of Pakistan's water problems are tragic.
卡拉奇政府表示该市每日供水量仅为需求量的一半。巴基斯坦水资源问题的后果是悲剧性的。

UNICEF reports every year 53,000 children die of diarrhea caused by drinking contaminated water.
联合国儿童基金会报告称，每年有5.3万名儿童因饮用受污染的水而死于腹泻。

Students on the Houston team say their model includes a robust system that monitors supply and demand, storage, filtration, and diversion of conventional as well as flood waters across the Jacksonville landscape.
休斯顿团队的学生们表示，他们的模型包含一套强大系统，可监测杰克逊维尔地区常规用水与洪水的供需动态、存储情况、过滤处理及分流调度。

Our project is Agua Prope, located in Jacksonville, Florida, so the main problem in Jacksonville are storm surges, hurricanes and floods.
我们的项目Agua Prope位于佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔市，该地区主要面临风暴潮、飓风和洪水问题

A lot of problems actually internationally going on right now are that many people are not having access to water.
当前国际上确实存在许多问题，很多人无法获得水资源。

And a lot of people that do have access to water are drinking contaminated water that has like birth defects and like cancer-related issues.
许多能获得水的人喝的是受污染的水，这些水会导致出生缺陷和癌症等问题。

And they're also a coastal city. So we know how to generate power.
他们也在一座沿海城市，所以我们知道如何发电。

Organizers say some models are actually implemented. We had a team that actually won the National Finals a few years ago.
组织者表示，部分模型已实际投入使用。我们几年前有一支队伍真的赢得了全国总决赛。

And then as part of an unrelated mission trip with their church, they actually helped install a water filtration system in the Dominican Republic.
后来在一次与教会无关的宣教之旅中，他们实际上在多米尼加共和国帮忙安装了一个水过滤系统。

And so we're not only asking our participants to think about these challenges, but also empowering them in their solutions.
我们不仅要求参与者思考这些挑战，还让他们有能力去解决这些问题。

Agua Prope model won the People's Choice Award based on voting by the general public, and the Best Futuristic City award.
Agua Prope模型凭借公众投票赢得了人民选择奖以及最佳未来城市奖。

This model calls for technology so advanced, it will be decades before it can be implemented.
这一模型需要极其先进的技术，要等到数十年后才能实现。

But the students say they hope one day within the next 50 years, their vision of a clean water city will become a reality.
但学生们表示，他们希望在未来50年内的某一天，他们所设想的清洁水城能够成为现实。

Small wooden boxes like these have become a common sight in American neighborhoods. Visitors can take a book or leave a book.
像这样的小木盒在美国社区已变得随处可见。访客可以取走一本书或留下一本书。

In Indonesia, free libraries are rare, especially in rural communities. But they seemed like a great idea to Nining Dwi Astuti, a civil servant who lives in central Java.
在印度尼西亚，免费图书馆很罕见，尤其是在农村社区。但对于住在爪哇岛中部的公务员宁宁·德维·阿斯图蒂来说，这些主意似乎很不错。

With the support of local officials and fellow villagers, she built the only registered Little Free Library in the area.
在当地官员和乡亲们的支持下，她建成了该地区唯一注册的免费小图书馆。

Many people asked how do we borrow a book, who do we return the book to. I said just take it and if you want to returned it, just put it back. They were kind of surprised.
很多人问我们如何借书，把书还给谁。我说拿着就好，如果想还回来，放回去就行。他们有点惊讶。

Her little blue box was a hit with villagers. It is now a learning hub for local children.
她的小蓝箱在村民中大受欢迎，如今已成为当地孩子们的学习中心。

I come here to study, read books, and borrow books. Seeing children drawn to her free library, Dwi Astuti decided to take it a step further.
我来这里学习、读书和借书。看到孩子们被她的免费图书馆吸引，阿斯图蒂决定更进一步。

In the village, the internet is limited. Many people don't have internet at home. They use internet tokens. The quota is also limited.
村子里网络有限，很多人家里没有网络，他们使用上网卡，流量也有限制。

We took the initiative to install Wi-Fi at home, so children would borrow books in the morning and study there at night.
我们主动在家里安装了无线网络，这样孩子们早上就可以借书，晚上就在那里学习。

Elsewhere in central Java, a local teacher Ari Hendra Permana repurposed used furniture to set up his own Little Free Library.
在爪哇中部其他地区，当地教师阿里·亨德拉·佩尔马纳利用旧家具改造，搭建了自己的免费小图书馆。

Nowadays, children seldom read books. Instead, they play games. The target of the library is children.
如今，孩子们很少读书，而是玩游戏。图书馆的目标群体是儿童。

Since he set up the free library in 2019, children of all ages congregate on Permana's front porch.
自2019年他设立免费图书馆以来，各年龄段的孩子都聚集在佩尔马纳家的前廊。

Many books are torn and damaged because they are borrowed so often. This one was glued earlier, but now it's torn again.
许多书籍因频繁借阅而破损不堪。这个之前粘过，但现在又被撕破了。

Ideally, a little free library functions by allowing kids to not only borrow books, but also to donate them, resulting in steady circulation.
理想情况下，一个小型免费图书馆的运作方式是，让孩子们不仅可以借书，还可以捐书，从而实现图书的持续流通。

But this is difficult to achieve in villages where the literacy level is low.
但这在识字率低的村庄难以实现。

To overcome the problem, Dwi Astuti and Permana rely on donations and purchase books using their own money.
为了解决这个问题，德维·阿斯图蒂和佩尔马纳依靠捐款并自掏腰包买书。

I received book donations from friends and colleagues. I also received a grant from the village.
我收到了朋友和同事捐赠的书籍，还收到了村里的一笔赠款。

To buy books, I have to travel at least 45 kilometers to downtown Cilacap, because there are no book stores around here.
为了买书，我至少得前往45公里外的芝拉扎市中心，因为这附近没有书店。

For both of them, it's a small sacrifice that makes a big difference for their communities.
对他们两人来说，这是为社区带来重大改变的小小牺牲。

As in any large metropolis, mornings in New York City start like this: small coffee and one bagel please.
和任何大城市一样，纽约市的早晨是这样开始的：一小杯咖啡和一个贝果。

They come to work rain or shine and are always welcomed by busy New Yorkers: the food cart vendors. Two dollars will buy you a breakfast.
无论晴雨餐车小贩都会来工作，而且总是受到忙碌的纽约人的欢迎。花两美元就能买一份早餐。

Another popular morning destination is the deli, short for delicatessen, usually a small store that has everything one might need: a small snack selection, some hot food and the obligatory coffee-to-go.
另一个受欢迎的早餐去处是熟食店，通常是一家小商店，里面应有尽有：有各种小吃可供选择，还有一些热食，当然也少不了外带咖啡。

We've had a lot of famous people come in. All these people are coming so restless alone. And Howard Stern is a customer, but he doesn't drink the coffee.
这里很多名人光顾。所有这些人都是行色匆匆，霍华德·斯特恩就是常客，但他不喝咖啡。

Coffee first came to New York in the early 1600s, back when the city was called New Amsterdam by its Dutch founders.
咖啡最早于17世纪初传入纽约，那时这座城市还被其荷兰殖民者称为新阿姆斯特丹。

New York City was really the coffee capital of North America, and the coffee culture of New York City is very distinct because it was a Dutch colony.
纽约市曾是北美名副其实的咖啡之都，而这座城市的咖啡文化因曾为荷兰殖民地显得格外独特。

By the 1800s stores would sell steaming hot cups of coffee for a few cents. Local rumors and news came for free.
到了19世纪，商店会以几美分的价格出售热气腾腾的咖啡，还可以免费听到当地的谣言和新闻。

Once paper cups made their entrance, coffee-to-go became a morning routine.
一次性纸杯问世后，外带咖啡成了早上的例行公事。

We provided an excellent cup of freshly roasted coffee every single day for 100 years. Alexandra Vassilaros is the owner of a coffee empire.
100年来，我们每天都提供一杯优质的现烘咖啡。亚历山德拉·瓦西拉罗斯是一位咖啡店主。

For three generations, her company has been giving New Yorkers what they need most in the mornings.
三代人以来，她的公司一直为纽约人提供他们早晨最需要的东西。

Since the 1960s, many New York coffee shop owners have been immigrants from Greece.
自20世纪60年代以来，许多纽约咖啡店的老板都是来自希腊的移民。

So it's not accidental that one of the most recognizable coffee cup symbols here is an amphora.
这里最具辨识度的咖啡杯标志之一是双耳瓶并非偶然。

Like yellow taxi cabs, they were a symbol for coffee-to-go, but then Starbucks came along.
就像黄色出租车一样，它们是外带咖啡的象征，但后来星巴克出现了。

Starbucks has done a very good job of creating a roast profile and roasting notably darker, for example, than many other roasters.
星巴克在烘焙工艺上做得非常出色，其咖啡豆烘焙程度明显比其他许多烘焙商更深。

And for many years, this was their sole point of differentiation. They had quality coffees and they roasted them very dark.
这方面多年来他们一枝独秀。他们有优质的咖啡，而且是深度烘培。

And their consumers started to become educated to actually appreciate that.
他们的消费者开始逐渐认识到这一点并真正懂得欣赏。

For those New Yorkers who prefer to sip their coffee in a less hurried manner, there is Caffe Reggio. Walls are adorned with Caravaggio style paintings.
对于那些喜欢悠闲品味咖啡的纽约人来说，雷吉欧咖啡馆是不二之选。墙壁上装饰着卡拉瓦乔风格的画作。

Benches are decorated with the Medici family ciphers and the coffee machine here is the oldest in New York.
长椅装饰有美第奇家族的徽章，这里的咖啡机是纽约最古老的。

At this time it should be, you know, packed with the line inside outside.
这个时候应该里外都挤满了人。

Caffe Reggio owner Fabrizio Cavallacci has been here for the last 50 years, and so were his parents before he took the helm.
雷吉欧咖啡馆老板法布里齐奥·卡瓦拉奇已在此经营了50年，在他接手之前 ，他的父母也在这里经营。

Coffee is still made based on traditional Italian recipes. Cafe Reggio has always attracted New York's Bohemian crowd.
咖啡依然按照传统的意大利配方制作。雷吉欧咖啡馆一直吸引着纽约的波西米亚人。

It's nice to sit down and have a coffee, and I think that I'm sitting here with Bob Dylan or Kerouac or one of the great poets who has come and sat and written here at one of the tables.
坐下来喝杯咖啡真好，我觉得自己正和鲍勃·迪伦或凯鲁亚克这样的伟大诗人同桌而坐，他们也曾来过这里，在某张桌子前坐下并写下诗篇。

In a classical interior or rushing out of a deli, a cup of coffee remains an integral part of New York City life.
无论是在古典风格的室内，还是从熟食店匆匆走出，咖啡始终是纽约市生活中不可或缺的一部分。

I love my sharks and I start seeing them coming in with these hooks. The hook removal started like anything would start when you love someone.
我爱我的鲨鱼，我开始看到它们带着这些鱼钩游过来。当你爱上一个人时，任何事情都会有个开端，摘除鱼钩这件事也不例外。

I just wanted to make their lives a little bit better to relieve their pain. With foggy eye, one day she showed up and she had one that was actually inside.
我只是想让它们的生活稍微好一点，减轻它们的痛苦。有一天她出现了，眼神迷蒙，原来她体内有一个东西。

I would open her jaw and see the hook. And at a certain moment I decided to basically stick my hand in and I pulled the hook out.
我会掰开她的嘴，看到鱼钩。在某个时刻，我决定直接把手伸进去，然后把鱼钩拔了出来。

But then as soon as she came back, she allowed me to pet her, and from that day on became a shark that would just show up on the dive.
但后来她一回来，就允许我抚摸她了，从那天起，她变成了一条会在我潜水时现身的鲨鱼。

And all of a sudden I'd feel a pressure on my hip. And I would turn around and she would be, like, leaning in to me and just stop swimming.
突然间，我会感到髋部传来一股压力。当我转过身时，发现她正朝我靠过来，然后突然停止了游泳。

This change of personality from before the hook and after the hook was very much a light bulb for me. When I remove the hooks, I feel happy, satisfied and relieved.
取钩子前后性格的转变启发了我。当我取下钩子时，我感到开心、满足且如释重负。

And then the other thing I noticed is, as I start removing hooks from my known sharks, other sharks just start showing up with hooks.
然后我注意到的另一件事是，当我开始从认识的鲨鱼身上取下鱼钩时，其他鲨鱼也开始带着鱼钩出现。

People ask me, "Do they communicate?" And I'm like, "Yes!" They're very accepting.
人们问我：“它们会交流吗？”我回答：“当然！”它们非常包容。

Sharks in general, in the world, are very tolerant of our presence, entering their world. I wanted to pet a shark from the first moment I saw one.
总体而言，在这个世界上，鲨鱼对我们进入它们的世界表现出了极大的容忍。从第一眼看到鲨鱼起，我就想摸摸它。

It took a year and some time before the transition between being a diver and then it being a profession and then working with sharks and then finally having a shark in my lap.
从一名潜水员过渡到将潜水作为职业，再到与鲨鱼打交道，最后让鲨鱼趴在我腿上，这花了一年多的时间。

It's understanding that it's done on the shark's terms, not on mine. Because every time a shark does that, I do realize what a privilege it is.
要明白，这是按照鲨鱼的规则来的，而不是我的规则。因为每次鲨鱼这么做的时候，我确实意识到这是多么难得的机会。

This is a wild animal and she's giving me full trust. It's a complete abandonment, saying, "In this moment, I trust you. You're not going to hurt me."
这是一只野生动物，而它完全信任我。这是一种彻底的托付，意思是：“此时此刻，我信任你。你不会伤害我。”

It is something to be absolutely in awe of no matter how many times it happens.
无论这种情况发生多少次，都绝对值得让人敬畏。

What I've developed is an appreciation for their vulnerability. I've dedicated a lifetime, 26 years, and 25 of those have been spent in the water with sharks.
我培养的是对它们脆弱的欣赏。我奉献了一生，26年光阴，其中25年都在水中与鲨鱼共度。

We may still be a little bit afraid of sharks, but we need sharks. The sharks are vital for balancing the ecosystems. And this planet survives on the balance of the oceans.
我们可能仍对鲨鱼有些许畏惧，但人类需要鲨鱼。鲨鱼对维持生态系统平衡至关重要。而这颗星球的存续依赖于海洋的平衡。

They have been affected by our fishing, by our coastal destruction, by our pollution. This is the box of hooks that I've removed through the years.
它们受到了我们捕捞活动、沿海破坏和污染的影响。盒子里是这些年来我取下来的鱼钩。

Over 300! I think sharks are absolutely beautiful! I love how they seamlessly swim through the water.
300多个！我觉得鲨鱼简直太美了！我喜欢它们在水中自如游动的样子。

Like my parents taught me, "There are no monsters in the sea, only the ones we make up in our heads."
正如我父母教导我的那样：“海里没有怪物，只有我们脑海中臆想出来的怪物。”