纪录片《非洲》 第115期:非洲的未来（34）

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The scale of the challenge across Africa is enormous.

整个非洲面临的挑战是巨大的

After all, it's a huge continent.

毕竟 这是一个广袤的大陆

The United Kingdom, China,

英国 中国

the United States of America, India,

美国 印度

Japan and most of the rest of Europe

日本和欧洲大部分

would all fit within its borders.

都能够容纳进其边界里

Africa still retains 45% of the Earth's uncultivated land.

非洲仍然占据着地球未开发土地总面积的45%

It's still the greatest wilderness¹ on Earth

那里仍然是地球上最大的荒野之地

and that is why it's important.

这就是为什么它很重要

Human beings have lived alongside² wildlife here

人类和野生生物毗邻而居的历史

longer than anywhere else.

比其他任何地方都长

But now in the 21st century,

但进入21世纪

animal numbers are at a critical level.

动物的数量降低到一个危险的水平

Like it or not, this generation is responsible

不管喜欢不喜欢 这一代人都有责任

for handing on the world's wildlife to the next.

将保护世界野生动物的火炬传递下去

That means taking care of the animals and lands where they live,

那意味着照顾动物及它们赖以生存的家园

so there is still space for us all to coexist.

以使得仍有足够的空间 让我们共存

1 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 alongside   

adv.在旁边；prep.和...在一起，在...旁边

参考例句：

• There was a butcher's shop alongside the theatre.剧院旁边有一家肉店。
• Alongside of him stood his uncle.他的身旁站着他叔叔。