凯特王妃 | 2021年“地球奋斗奖”颁奖致辞

Nature is vital to us all, a thriving natural world regulates our climate, nurtures our physical and mental health, and helps feed our families.

自然对我们所有人都至关重要，一个欣欣向荣的自然世界能调节我们的气候，滋养我们的身心健康，帮助我们养家糊口。

But for too long, we've neglected our wild spaces, and now we're facing a number of tipping points.

但长期以来，我们忽略了自然世界，而我们现在面临着诸多转折点。

If we don't act now, we will permanently destabilise our planet, and we will rob our children of the future they deserve.

如果我们现在不采取行动，我们会永久地破坏地球的稳定，剥夺属于我们子孙后代的未来。

Our Earthshot Prize finalists show us however that we can by 2030 see the natural world growing, not shrinking for the first time in centuries.

“地球奋斗奖”的入围者们向我们展示，到2030年，我们可以看到自然世界几个世纪以来的首次增长，而非缩小。

I am delighted to announce that the first ever Earthshot Prize to protect and restore nature is awarded to the Republic of Costa Rica.

我很高兴地宣布，获得“地球奋斗奖”：保护和恢复自然风貌的是哥斯达黎加共和国。

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Tipping point

the time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped 临界点，引爆点，爆发点

The earth has already passed the tipping point in therms of global warming.

就全球变暖而言，地球已经超出了临界点。