人类星球（2011）

也要六个多小时的水路才能到达
is more than six hours' rowing away.
贾妮娅一家现在正被地球上
Jarnia's family is now marooned
规模最大的季节性洪水困得动弹不得
by the greatest annual flood on the planet.
到最后一步计划了
Time for the final stage.
贾妮娅和她的妹妹多拉准备出门猎龟
Jarnia and her sister Dora prepare to go turtle-hunting.
贾妮娅的丈夫弗朗西斯科
Jarnia's husband, Francisco,
为她们做了一支猎龟的长矛
makes them a turtle-hunting spear,
姐妹俩出发觅食去了
and then the two sisters set off in search of food.
她们之前的辛勤劳作
Will their hard work
能换回餐桌上的累累硕果吗
bring dinner to the table?
起初 形势并不乐观
At first, it's not looking promising.
它们不上钩
是啊 根本不上钩
今天很难能捕到龟了
但是贾妮娅发现了一只
Then Jarnia spots one.
抓到一只
今天能吃顿好饭了
她的准备工作获得了回报
Her preparation's paid off.
家里人不会饿肚子了
She'll be able to feed everyone.
贾妮娅的远见卓识
Jarnia's foresight has pulled
令她的家人度过了这段艰难的洪水时期
her family through another difficult flood.
河流中的一些生物对人类有着直接的威胁
Some river creatures pose a direct threat to humans.
位于非洲的赞比西河
The Zambezi river in Africa
生活着如大象 鳄鱼和河马这样
is used by elephants, crocodiles and hippos,
陆地上最为危险的动物
some of the continent's most dangerous animals.
渔民约瑟法特和他的兄弟们找到一个
Fisherman Josphat and his brothers have found a safe,
有些骇人但还算安全的捕鱼地点
if slightly hair-raising, fishing spot,
在这里不但可以捕获食物
a place where they can catch lunch
而且不会有生命危险
without becoming dinner themselves.
我们步行前往这条河
要走六英里
这里水流湍急 所以不会有鳄鱼出没
鳄鱼和河马害怕急流
他们要去的地方也许可以避开鳄鱼
The place they're heading for may be safe from crocodiles,
但危险依然存在
but it does have a drawback.
我们从来不单独行动
总是结伴而行
捕鱼时即便出现状况
我们也不分开
约瑟法特的捕鱼地点之所以危险
The reason Josphat's fishing pools are far from safe
是因为他们所处的位置
is their precarious position,
正是维多利亚瀑布的最顶端
at the very top of Victoria Falls.
我们从不害怕
祖辈教过我们该去何方
约瑟法特的勇敢与技巧
Josphat's bravery and skill
让他能够到其他动物无法涉足的地方捕鱼
enable him to fish where no animal dares to venture.
人们能够克服洪水
People can overcome floods
甚至学会在巨大瀑布的边缘捕鱼
and even learn to fish on giant waterfalls,
但在河流的另外一面
but there's one face of a river
才真正令人难以生存
that's virtually impossible to survive.
当河流干涸并消失
When a river dries up and disappears,
所有生命亦随之逝去
all life drains away.
利马盖是肯尼亚北部的一个桑布鲁骆驼牧人
Lemagas is a Samburu camel herder in northern Kenya.
八个月来这里没有下过一滴雨
No rain has fallen here for eight months.
今年旱情极其严重
It's a severe drought,
米尔吉斯河早已消失
and the Milgis river has vanished.
利马盖不得不带领着他宝贵的骆驼群
Lemagas has been forced to range deep into the desert,
深入沙漠寻找食物
searching for fresh food for his precious camels.
现在他们远离家园
Now they are far away from home,
而且饮用水早已耗尽
and they've run out of drinking water.
对我们桑布鲁人来说 水是最珍贵的东西
每当旱季来临时
我们都祈求自然之神赐予我们雨水
甚至连骆驼都无法忍♥受
Not even the camels can survive
如此长时间水分的匮乏
this long without a drink.
利马盖知道这里有水
Lemagas knows there is water here,
就藏在这河床之下
hidden underneath the river bed.
但是如何去寻找呢
But how can he find it?
桑布鲁人学会了依靠另一种游牧的动物
The Samburu have learned to rely on another nomadic creature,
它们总是在夜间出没
one that usually travels at night.
在利马盖和他的骆驼休息之时
While Lemagas and his camels rest,
不远处 一些体型庞大的水源占卜师
not far away, some giant water-diviners
在河床上嗅来嗅去
are sniffing out the river bed.
大象鼻子的灵敏度
An elephant's trunk- its nose-
远远超过人类
is far more sensitive than a human's,
这意味着它们可以找到
which means it can tell
何处的水源离地表更近
where the water table is closest to the surface.
一头大象每天要喝掉一百升的水
Elephants must drink 100 litres a day
它的鼻子每次能吸入八升水
and can suck up eight litres of water at a time.
喝足以后 象群在黎明到来之前就离开了
Having drunk, the elephants leave before dawn.
第二天一早
Early next morning,
利马盖和他的骆驼们尾随象群的足迹
Lemagas and his camels are on the elephants'trail.
大象帮了我们大忙
寻找水源的路上 它们会留下粪便
我们随着粪便一路走下去
就能找到水源
它们走到哪里 哪里就有水
大象们真棒
带我们找到了这个水洼
如果你懂得如何寻找的话
Even a dry river bed holds water
即便是干涸的河床依然饱含水分
if you know where to look.
他们唱起颂歌♥感谢上帝 还有大象们
They sing their thanks to the gods, and the elephants.
几天以后
A few days later,
利马盖终于回到他的村庄
Lemagas finally returns to his village
带着他的永恒之井
with its permanent deep well.
他始终记得在荒野中得到的帮助
He doesn't forget the help he's been given in the wild.
归来后的头等大事就是取出弥足珍贵的水
The first thing he does is to bring up precious water,
不单单为了他的族人和家人
not just for his herd and his family,
当然还有他的动物朋友们
but for his wild friends too.
我们把水放在外面
给路过的动物们喝
因为我们桑布鲁人
崇尚与万物共生存
他从未忘记夜行水源占卜师的恩情
He doesn't forget his nocturnal water-diviners,
若没有它们
for without them,
利马盖和他的骆驼群在远离家园的地方
Lemagas and his camels could never survive
势必难以存活
when they're far away from home.
远在四千公里外的马里
Over 4,000 kilometres away, in Mali, another dry river,
尼日尔河的一条支流几近干涸
a tributary of the Niger,
一个人正面临艰难的抉择
is forcing one man into making a difficult decision.
他叫乌瑟曼
His name is Ouseman,
他是杰内古城的泥瓦匠专家
and he's a master mason in Djenne,
这座古城所有建筑均由河泥建成
an ancient city made entirely of river mud.
他的工作就是维护城中的清♥真♥寺
His job is to maintain the city's mosque,
这是世界上最大最早的泥制建筑
the biggest and oldest mud building in the world.
清♥真♥寺是乌瑟曼族人最为重要的部分
It's the heart of Ouseman's culture.
伊♥斯♥兰♥教对我们来说至关重要
我们的清♥真♥寺举世无双
乌瑟曼的烦恼在于
Ouseman's problem is this-
每年雨季到来之前
every year the mosque needs
必须给清♥真♥寺涂上一层新的河泥来保护它
a fresh coat of mud to protect it before the rains arrive.
在干涸的河床上
Down in the dry river bed,
人们将泥与米糠混合
the mud is blended with rice husks,
然后令其发酵
and then left to ferment.
但是今年的发酵物没有达到适当的粘稠度
But this year, the mix hasn't reached the right consistency,
而大雨将至
and now the rains are almost upon him.
沙尘暴正在肆虐
Dust storms are blowing in,
这是雨季开始的前兆
the first signs that the wet season is about to begin.
这座神圣的寺庙急缺一件新的"雨衣"
The sacred building desperately needs a new storm-proof skin.
两天后
Two days later,
乌瑟曼和他的朋友易卜拉欣又来到河边
Ouseman and his friend Ibrahim return to the river.
可以给寺庙涂上新泥了吗
今天看来可以了
这是个重大决定
It's a big decision.
消息不胫而走 全城集体出动
Word spreads fast, and everyone comes down to help.
杰内古城的人♥民♥
Everyone in Djenne has been waiting
每天都盼着这个特殊的日子
all year for this special day.
嵌于其中的棕榈木板成为泥瓦匠的踏板
The built-in palm logs are perches for the plasterers.
人们倾巢而出 为保卫清♥真♥寺贡献一份力量
The whole town mucks in to protect the mosque for another year.
人们如此积极只为一个理由
愿自己的祷告能够得到神的回应
杰内古城的清♥真♥寺已有七百年的历史
There's been a mud mosque in Djenne for 700 years,
这个神圣的一城中心因河泥而兴旺着
the sacred heart of a city fashioned from river mud.
我们与河流的关系纷纭复杂
Our relationship with rivers is never easy.
所谓水可载舟
Their waters can give us so much
亦可覆舟
but can also take everything away.
我们总是被河流狂放
We will always be at the mercy of their wild
而且捉摸不定的姿态所支配