达尔文和生命之树（2009）

The Natural History Museum is one of the most
important museums of its kind in the world.
理查德·欧文创立了这个理论，但一个多世纪之后
Richard Owen brought it into existence,
but over a century later,
许多科学分支的发现表明，他认为
discoveries from many branches of science have
shown that his belief
物种永远不会改变，始终保持原样的观点是错误的
that species can never change,
but always remain exactly the same was mistaken.
查尔斯·达尔文的深刻见解被证明是正确的
It was Charles Darwin’s profound insights
that have proved to be true.
现在，为了纪念他诞辰200周年
And now, to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth,
他的雕像正从偏僻的地方被运走
his statue is being taken
from its out-of-the-way location
放置在大厅的中心位置上
to be placed centre stage in the main hall.
达尔文伟大的洞察力彻底改变了我们看待世界的方式
Darwin’s great insight revolutionised the way in
which we see the world.
我们现在明白了为什么有这么多不同的物种
We now understand why there are so many
different species,
为什么它们以世界各地的方式分布
why they are distributed in the
way they are around the world.
以及为什么他们的身体和我们的身体是现在这样子的
And why their bodies and our bodies are shaped
in the way that they are.
因为我们知道细菌是进化的
Because we understand that bacteria evolve,
我们可以设计出对付它们引起的疾病的方法
we can devise methods of dealing with
the diseases they cause.
因为我们能理清自然群落中
And because we can disentangle
the complex relationships
动物或植物之间的复杂关系
between animals and plants in a natural community,
当我们开始干预这些群落时，我们可以预见一些后果
we can foresee some of the consequences when
we start to interfere with those communities.
最重要的是，达尔文向我们表明，我们并没有脱离自然世界
But above all, Darwin has shown us
that we are not apart from the natural world.
我们不能主宰它
We do not have dominion over it.
我们处于它的法则和进程中
We are subject to its laws and processes,
就像地球上所有其他动物一样 – 我们确实与之相关
as are all other animals on Earth –
to which indeed we are related.