我们的浩瀚宇宙（2022）

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地球上每一种生物的生命中
In the lives
of every creature on Earth…
都回响着…
…are echoes…
久远以前所发生的诸多事件的余音
…of events that occurred
a long, long time ago.
各种规模大到难以想象
Events of unimaginable scale…
且充满暴♥力♥之美的事件
and violent beauty…
将一切有生命的东西
that connect all living things…
它们的每一个行动和决定
…their every action and decision,
它们的每一次心跳
their every heartbeat,
与史上最宏大的故事联♥系♥了起来
to the grandest story ever told.
这是一个演变了138亿年的故事
This is a tale 13.8 billion years
in the making…
见证了数十亿颗星星
that has seen billions of stars
以及数十亿个世界
and billions of worlds…
经过生存与毁灭
live and die…
创造出了我们所知的
to create the only planet we know of
这个作为生命家园的唯一星球
that is home to life.
从构建了我们的星尘
From the stardust that built us…
到滋养我们的宇宙要素
to the cosmic ingredients that sustain us…
以及为这一切提供动力的星光
and the starlight that powers it all,
这就是我们的宇宙的故事
this is the story of our universe.
剧名：追逐星光
东非
East Africa.
（坦桑尼亚塞伦盖蒂草原）
在这里可以发现 生命与宇宙之间最重要的联♥系♥
It's where life's most vital connection
to the universe can be found.
以及一位非常特殊的掠食者
And a very special predator…
名字叫做瓦奇妮
named Wa Chini.
猎豹的生活就是永不停歇地寻找食物
Life for a cheetah
is a never-ending search for food…
寻找生命能量
for vital energy.
而这里却是地球上掠食者 最难获取生命能量的地方之一
And this is one of the hardest places
on Earth for a predator to obtain it.
炽热的骄阳几乎驱散了一切
The blistering sun
has driven away nearly everything
只留下这些干旱、荒芜的草原
from these dry, desolate plains.
任何留在这里的生物 都在挣扎着生存下去
Any creature that remains here
struggles to survive.
瓦奇妮的唯一关注点
Wa Chini's sole focus…
即唯一驱动她的事情
…the only thing driving her…
就是饥饿
…is hunger.
这种单纯、原始的冲动
This simple, primal impulse
源自于她与周围环境之间的深厚联♥系♥
stems from a deep connection
she has to her surroundings
这种联♥系♥超越了塞伦盖蒂草原
that extends beyond the Serengeti,
超越了我们的星球
beyond our planet
延伸到了宇宙本身
to the universe itself.
瓦奇妮身体内的每个细胞
Every cell in Wa Chini's body…
都与一种远古的能量流相连接
is linked to an ancient stream of energy…
从而将她的生命 与某颗恒星的中心联♥系♥在了一起
…connecting her life
to the heart of a star.
这种从未中断的能量流 跨越了广阔的空间范围
This unbroken stream
spans vast reaches of space…
并且可以往回追溯138亿年
and stretches back 13.8 billion years.
自我们的宇宙起源时 就存在着的远古能量
Ancient energy that existed
at the origin of our universe
为一切事物都提供了动力
powers everything.
每一颗行星
Every planet.
每一颗恒星
Every star.
每一个生命
Every life.
瓦奇妮正在搜寻能量
Wa Chini is hunting for energy…
但并不仅仅是为了她自己
but not just for herself.
作为两只五个月大幼崽的母亲
A mother of two five-month-old cubs,
她拼了命地要养活自己饥饿的家人
she's desperate to feed her hungry family.
现在是旱季 食物稀缺
It's dry season, and food is scarce.
然而 能量却比以往任何时候都充沛
And yet, energy is more abundant
than ever.
就藏在眼皮子底下
It's just hiding in plain sight.
这就是我们的太阳系中 最大、最明亮、最炽热的物体
The largest, brightest, hottest object
in our solar system…
太阳
the sun.
巨大的炽热等离子体流 从其表面喷薄而出
Huge loops of searingly hot plasma erupt
from its surface.
我们的太阳每秒钟会爆发出 相当于四点五万亿颗原♥子♥弹♥的能量
Our sun blasts out the energy
of four and a half trillion atomic bombs
every second…
在一小时内向我们的星球发送的能量
sending more power
to our planet in an hour
比整个世界一年消耗的能量还要多
than the entire world consumes in a year.
但尽管这个巨大的火球令人印象深刻
But as impressive
as this gigantic fireball is…
瓦奇妮却不能将阳光当饭吃
Wa Chini cannot eat sunlight.
她只能吃会奔跑的东西
She only eats things that run…
例如瞪羚
like gazelle.
她那身布满了花斑的皮毛 为追踪猎物提供了必不可少的伪装
Her spotted coat provides camouflage,
essential for stalking prey.
由于几乎无处可藏 逐渐靠近显然不是个办法
With few places to hide,
getting closer isn't an option.
幸运的是 瓦奇妮自有妙招
Luckily, Wa Chini
has a trick up her sleeve.
猎豹是陆地上速度最快的动物
Cheetah are the fastest animals on land.
只需三秒就可以 从零加速到每小时一百公里
From zero to a hundred
in just three seconds…
但瞪羚的速度亦不遑多让
but gazelles are a pretty close second.
瓦奇妮消耗了大量的能量
Wa Chini uses up a lot of energy…
但却一无所获
but gains nothing.
一只成年猎豹在没有进食的情况下 可以存活一周以上
An adult cheetah can survive
for over a week without a meal.
但是换作幼崽 它们顶多能存活几天
But cubs, they can go no longer
than a few days.
这两只幼崽已经饿得相当厉害了
And these two
are getting very, very hungry.
（上一次进食后的24小时）
以这么高的速度狩猎 其消耗是令人难以置信的
Hunting at such great speeds
is incredibly depleting.
瓦奇妮的能量储备 现在已经降低到危险的地步了
Wa Chini's energy reserves
are now dangerously low.
她需要经过数个小时 才可以攒足力气再次狩猎
It will be hours
before she has the strength to hunt again.
瓦奇妮和她的幼崽们都在勉强苦撑
Wa Chini and her cubs
are running on empty.
全世界的动物都会 在消耗和使用能量之间
Animals all over the planet fight
the same ongoing battle
进行这种相同
between consuming…
且持续的交战
and using energy.
无论你的策略如何
No matter your strategy,
是快还是慢
be it fast or slow,
你的下一顿饭永远不会是确保无虞的
your next meal is never guaranteed.
饥饿是我们大家都必须克服的问题
Hunger is something
all of us must overcome.
（上一次进食后的30小时）
瓦奇妮已经 从上一次的追逐中恢复了过来
Having recovered from her last chase,
她正在寻找下一个机会
Wa Chini is looking
for her next opportunity.
就像所有的猎豹妈妈一样
Like all cheetah mothers,
她也是在独自抚养孩子
she's parenting solo.
要让她的幼崽们吃得好
To keep her young cubs well-fed,
她每天都应该进行一次捕猎
she should make a kill every day.
但她花了这么长时间才恢复过来
But it's taken her so long to recover
以至于现在太阳都落山了
that the sun is now setting.
随着光线逐渐暗下来
As the light fades,
这一家子饱餐一顿的希望也消失了
so does this family's hopes of a meal.
随着地球的自传
As Earth rotates…
塞伦盖蒂草原 也远离了太阳 进入了黑暗世界
the Serengeti turns away from the sun
and into darkness.
这强有力地提醒了 生命与太阳之间的联♥系♥
It's a powerful reminder
of life's connection to the sun.
我们的故事就是太阳的故事
Our story is the sun's story.
很久以前…
Long, long ago…
我们的太阳系 要比今天的它还要冷、还要黑暗
…our solar system was even colder
and darker than it is today.
（46亿年前）
然而 这些情况在当时却是 促成某颗恒星诞生的完美条件
And yet, these were the perfect conditions
for the birth of a star.
在接近绝对零度的温度下
At temperatures close to absolute zero,
重力开始将尘埃和气体一起
the force of gravity began pulling dust
and gas together…
吸入到一块巨大的云中
…into a massive cloud.
这块云向内塌缩
The cloud collapsed inwards,
将其自身压扁成一个炽热的气体球