纪录片《全球怪象》 第11期：白色的棉花

This is West Texas,

这里是西德州

where they're very comfortable with extremes¹.

那里的人们早已习惯了走极端

Big cars.

大汽车

Big hats.

大帽子

And big farms aren't the exception², but the norm³.

大农场也不例外 随处可见

But this isn't normal.

但现在并不正常

These fields should be white, covered in blooming cotton.

这些土地本该种满了白色的棉花

But all that's blowing in the wind

但是现在随风飘扬的

is dust.

只有尘土

Matt Farmer has been growing cotton here for most of his life,

马特·法默大半辈子都在这里种植棉花

and he's been looking in desperation for any sign of rain.

而他现在迫切地希望能够下雨

I'm 51 years old.

我有51岁了

I was raised not far from

我就在离这座农场

the farm that we're sitting on right now.

不远的地方长大

I've never seen it... I've seen it be dry.

我从没见过 我见过干旱

I've never seen it be dry for this length of time, you know.

从没见过这么长时间的干旱

Never have seen anything like this at all.

完全没见过像这样的

And it just keeps getting worse.

而且情况还在恶化

1 extremes   

极端( extreme的名词复数 )； 极端政策（或办法、手段、行动、措施等）； 极端不同的感情（或境况、行为方式等）； [常用复数]在两末端的事物

参考例句：

• He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert. 他忍受不住沙漠的酷热。
• It's a difficult place to live because of its climatic extremes. 该地气候极端，很难让人生存。

2 exception   

n.例外,除外

参考例句：

• Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception. 每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
• There's an exception to every rule. 每项规则均有例外。

3 norm   

n.标准，规范，平均数

参考例句：

• Of his age,the child is above the norm in arithmetic.在他那个年龄，这个孩子的算术能力是超过标准的。
• These events were aberrations from the norm.这些事件不合常规。