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I realize this is not the kind of relationship 我意识到,我们一般不会热衷于
We want to eat, not be eaten by, our food. 我们吃食物,而不是被食物吃掉
But as I watch the mushrooms grow 然而,但我看着这些蘑菇长大
and digest my body, 分解我的身体
as a symbol of a new way of thinking about death 想像成看待死亡的一种新方式
and the relationship between my body and the environment. 以及我的身体与环境的关系
See for me, 对于我而言
cultivating the Infinity Mushroom 培育无极蘑菇
is more than just scientific experimentation 并不仅仅只是科学试验
or gardening or raising a pet, 或是养植物养宠物
it's a step towards accepting the fact 而是直面现实
that someday I will die and decay. 承认我总有一天会死去并腐烂
It's also a step 这也是
towards taking responsibility 我为地球
for my own burden on the planet. 承担起自己应尽的一部分义务
Growing a mushroom is also part of a larger practice 种植蘑菇也是
of cultivating decomposing3 organisms 以培育拥有分解能力的有机体
called decompiculture, 即“分解种植术”的手段之一
a concept that was developed by an entomologist, 这一概念是由昆虫学家
Timothy Myles. Timothy Myles提出的
The Infinity Mushroom is a subset of decompiculture 无极蘑菇是分解种植的一个子集
the cultivation5 of organisms that decompose 就是培育能够分解并清除
Once it's completed, 一旦完成这些睡衣
I plan to integrate the Infinity Mushrooms into a number of objects. 我打算用无极蘑菇达到许多目的
First, a burial suit 首先,一套
the Mushroom Death Suit. 即“蘑菇寿衣”
I'm wearing the second prototype 我所穿的,是这种寿衣
of this burial suit. 第二阶段的雏形
The dendritic pattern you see 这树状图形
which are the equivalent of plant roots. 相当于植物的根部
I'm also making a decompiculture kit, 我还在制作一个
that contain Infinity Mushroom spores 将装有蘑菇孢子
and other elements 和加速分解化毒元素的胶囊
that speed decomposition13 and toxin remediation. 嵌在一起
These capsules are embedded in a nutrient-rich jelly, 这些胶囊被嵌在一层富有养料的凝胶物中
a kind of second skin, 相当于第二层皮肤
which dissolves quickly 它会很快被分解
and becomes baby food for the growing mushrooms. 成为蘑菇生长的养料
So I plan to finish the mushroom and decompiculture kit 我计划在一到两年内完成蘑菇的种植
in the next year or two, 以及分解种植服
and then I'd like to begin testing them, 接着我会进行测试
first with expired meat from the market 首先用过期的肉来试验
and then with human subjects. 然后再用人体部分
And believe it or not, 信不信由你
a few people have offered to donate their bodies to the project 已经有不少人志愿为这个项目
to be eaten by mushrooms. 把遗体捐出来让蘑菇吃掉
What I've learned from talking to these folks 在与这些人交谈的过程中
is that we share a common desire 我得知我们都渴望
to understand and accept death 了解并接受死亡
and to minimize the impact of our death on the environment. 最大程度降低我们的死给环境带来的影响
I wanted to cultivate this perspective 我希望能够像培植蘑菇一样
just like the mushrooms, 培植这种理念
so I formed the Decompiculture Society, 所以我建立了分解种植术社团
a group of people called decompinauts 这个组织的成员被称为“分解先锋”
seek death acceptance 力求接受死亡
and cultivate decomposing organisms 种植有分解能力的有机物
like the Infinity Mushroom. 比如无极蘑菇
The Decompiculture Society shares a vision 分解种植社团
of a cultural shift, 改变了现有的态度
from our current culture of death denial and body preservation 摒弃对死亡的否认或对人体进行防腐处理
to one of decompiculture, 赞同分解种植术
Accepting death means accepting 接受死亡意味着
that we are physical beings 承认我们的身体是有物质组成的
who are intimately connected to the environment, 与环境密切相关
as the research on environmental toxins confirms. 环境毒素研究证实了这一点
And the saying goes, 有句话说得好
we came from dust and will return to dust. 我们来于尘土,归于尘土
And once we understand that we're connected to the environment, 一旦明白了我们与环境紧密相关
we see that the survival of our species 我们就能明白人类的存亡
depends on the survival of the planet. 取决于地球的存亡
I believe this is the beginning 我相信这是
of true environmental responsibility. 对环境切实负责的第一步
Thank you. 感谢大家
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1 aspire | |
vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于 | |
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2 infinity | |
n.无限,无穷,大量 | |
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3 decomposing | |
腐烂( decompose的现在分词 ); (使)分解; 分解(某物质、光线等) | |
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4 toxin | |
n.毒素,毒质 | |
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5 cultivation | |
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成 | |
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6 toxins | |
n.毒素( toxin的名词复数 ) | |
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7 pajamas | |
n.睡衣裤 | |
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8 spores | |
n.(细菌、苔藓、蕨类植物)孢子( spore的名词复数 )v.(细菌、苔藓、蕨类植物)孢子( spore的第三人称单数 ) | |
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11 mimics | |
n.模仿名人言行的娱乐演员,滑稽剧演员( mimic的名词复数 );善于模仿的人或物v.(尤指为了逗乐而)模仿( mimic的第三人称单数 );酷似 | |
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12 cocktail | |
n.鸡尾酒;餐前开胃小吃;混合物 | |
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13 decomposition | |
n. 分解, 腐烂, 崩溃 | |
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