纪录片《全球怪象》 第11期：白色的棉花（在线收听）

This is West Texas,

这里是西德州

where they're very comfortable with extremes.

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 exception, but the norm.

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