Earth is a restless place. 地球是一个动荡不安的地方.
Its seasons driven by the orbit around our sun. 季节变化是由围绕太阳的公转决定的.
An epic journey that sets the rhythms of all life. 一段史诗般的旅程决定了所有生命的节奏.
Humans honour this passage through ritual and celebration. 人类通过仪式和庆祝来纪念这一时刻.
Nature marks the cycle with its own patterns. 大自然用自己的模式来记录这一循环.
Over the course of a year, 在一年的时间里,
the planet's most spectacular events of migration, 地球上最壮观的迁徙行动,
rebirth and transformation unfold. 开始了重生与蜕变.
Moment by moment, 每时每刻,
month by month, 月复一月,
throughout a wild year on Earth. 在地球上狂野的一年里.
狂 野 地 球
九月 – 十月
激活季节
As the sun rises on 1 September, 9月1日太阳升起,
it marks Day 244 of Earth's annual journey. 它标志着地球每年旅行的第244天.
The planet is two thirds of the way through its orbit, 这颗行星的轨道有三分之二,
and the seasonal swings across the globe activate change in the natural world. 而全球各地的季节性波动激活了自然界的变化.
Over Southern Africa, 在南部非洲,
the heat is rising. 热度在上升.
Rain won't fall for another two months. 再过两个月就不会下雨了.
The dry will only deepen. 干旱只会加深.
In the Rift Valley of Zambia, 在赞比亚的裂谷里,
herbivores are at breaking point. 食草动物处于临界点.
Desperate for water, 急需水,
creatures big and small converge where the last pools exist. 大大小小的生物聚集在最后一个池子所在的地方.
The Luangwa River. 卢安瓜河.
Their arrival is closely monitored. 他们的到来受到严密监视.
The dry activates a change in hunting strategy for the lions. 干旱使狮子的狩猎策略发生了变化.
Instead of roaming far and wide, 与其四处游荡,
they become laser-focused on the river's edge and what it entices. 它们被激光聚焦在河流的边缘和它吸引的东西上.
Despite their best efforts, 尽管他们尽了最大努力,
only a third of all attacks end in a kill. 只有三分之一的攻击以杀戮告终.
They can't afford to waste more energy in this heat. 在这种高温下,他们不能再浪费更多的能源了.
Hungry, 饿了,
the pride waits for something more worthwhile. 骄傲等待着更有价值的东西.
Every day,the buffalo herd stampedes to the river. 每天,水牛群都蜂拥到河边.
The lions size them up. 狮子们把它们放大.
One adult buffalo 一头成年水牛
offers the pride over half a tonne of prime meat. 提供超过半吨的优质肉类.
But a meal must be selected very carefully. 但是一顿饭一定要选得很仔细.
If the lions get it wrong, 如果狮子弄错了,
they risk being trampled or gored to death. 他们冒着被践踏或被刺死的危险.
The safest targets are the elderly,weak or alone. 最安全的目标是老年人、弱者或孤独者.
This one is all three. 这三个都是.
The big cats are totally satisfied by this big meal. 大猫们对这顿大餐非常满意.
Even on the hottest days, 即使在最热的日子,
they don't need to drink water if they can quench their thirst on blood. 如果他们能用血解渴,就不需要喝水.
The moisture in the buffalo's body is also a magnet for butterflies. 水牛体内的水分也是吸引蝴蝶的磁石.
The half-digested grass spilling from the stomach contains salt, 从胃里溢出的半消化的草含有盐,
which gives an essential mineral boost. 这对矿物质有重要的促进作用.
In the dry season,nothing goes to waste. 在旱季,什么都不会浪费.
Across the border in Zimbabwe, 越过津巴布韦边境,
watercourses evaporate by the day. 水道一天蒸发一天.
And lagoons shrink by the hour. 泻湖一小时一小时的缩小.
Two elderly brothers face the worst hippo nightmare. 两个哥哥面临着最可怕的河马噩梦.
They instinctively stay in their pool, 他们本能地呆在游泳池里,
but as it dries,the mud threatens to entomb. 但是当它变干的时候,泥浆有可能被掩埋.
The old bull decides to act while he still has a chance, 老牛决定趁他还有机会的时候行动,
leaving his brother behind. 丢下他哥哥.
To live,he must find water. 为了生存,他必须找到水.
Sun damaged and dehydrated,he reaches relief. 太阳晒伤,脱水,他得到救济.
But it's far from ideal. 但这还远远不够理想.
Hundreds of hippos are forced into close confines in the last deep waterholes. 数以百计的河马被迫被关在最后一个深水洞里.
Stress and aggression are high. 压力和攻击性都很高.
And every private business is public. 每个私人企业都是公共的.
But this beggar can't be choosy. 但这个乞丐不能挑三拣四.
Any water is bliss. 任何水都是福.
It's also a heavily guarded resource. 这也是一个戒备森严的资源.
The pool is the territory of an alpha male. 游泳池是阿尔法男性的领地.
He has no intention of making room for this stranger. 他无意给这个陌生人腾出地方来.
The warning is clear, 警告很明确,
but the old bull doesn't leave. 但老牛不走.
He has nowhere to go. 他无处可去.
Instead,he displays his willingness to fight. 相反,他表现出了战斗的意愿.
The alpha needs no further encouragement. 阿尔法不需要更多的鼓励.
The pod can barely move out of the way as the 2-tonne bulls go head to head. 当2吨重的多头迎头赶上时,豆荚几乎不能移动.
The old bull is forced to do the last thing he wants to do 老牛被迫做他最不想做的事
leave the water. 离开水.
His search resumes anew for a place to call his own. 他重新开始寻找一个属于自己的地方.
Zimbabwe will remain locked in the dry season for another two months. 津巴布韦将在旱季再待两个月.
But to the south-west,reprieve comes sooner. 但在西南部,缓刑来得更快.
Early rains have reached the fringes of the Kalahari Desert. 卡拉哈里沙漠的边缘地区已经下起了早雨.
It's the change of fortune a meerkat family's been waiting for. 这是猫鼬家族一直在等待的命运的转变.
Nothing escapes their gaze as the shower unlocks the desert's food larder. 当阵雨打开沙漠的食物储藏室时,没有什么能逃过他们的视线.
For the matriarch,it's the excuse needed to coax her litter out of their underground den for the very first time. 对女族长来说,这是她第一次把垃圾从地下窝里哄出来的借口.
They're only a few weeks old, 它们只有几个星期大,
and until now have only been milk-fed. 到目前为止,他们只吃牛奶.
But while there's a flush of food, 但是当食物满满的时候,
it's an opportunity for their first foraging lesson. 这是他们第一堂觅食课的机会.
Tackling live prey is daunting. 对付活的猎物是令人畏惧的.
Especially when it's almost your size. 尤其是当它和你差不多大的时候.
To know what to do, 知道该怎么做,
they need to watch and learn. 他们需要观察和学习.
At first,the pups are presented with easy meals. 一开始,给幼崽提供简单的食物.
Injured or dead. 受伤或死亡.
As their confidence grows, 随着他们信心的增强,
the lessons get harder. 课程越来越难了.
They observe the mastery and mistakes. 他们观察掌握和错误.
The rain's bounty encourages the whole troupe to stay out in the open,feasting. 雨水的赏赐鼓励了整个剧团在户外大吃大喝.
It's noted. 注意到了.
A sentinel's call relays the threat and urgency. 哨兵的呼叫传达了威胁和紧急情况.
When to run for cover isn't something a meerkat pup needs to be taught. 猫鼬幼崽不需要教它什么时候逃走.
It's deep in its DNA. 在它的DNA深处.
As the danger passes, 随着危险的过去,
a quick head count assures the matriarch everyone's accounted for. 一个快速的人头数可以确保每个人都被记录在案.
With more rain in the air,lessons will resume tomorrow. 由于空气中有更多的雨水,明天将恢复上课.
Just like in the Kalahari, 就像在卡拉哈里一样,
September and October are months of renewal in Australia. 在澳大利亚,九月和十月是续约的月份.
Across the continent,spring has sprung. 在整个大陆,春天已经开始了.
The warmth activates termites to come out of the woodwork. 温度使木器里的白蚁活跃起来.
In hot pursuit is the numbat. 紧追不舍的是麻木.
One of Australia's rarest marsupials. 澳大利亚最稀有的有袋动物之一.
Mirroring the meerkats in Africa, 像非洲的猫鼬一样,
numbat babies also venture out at this time of year. 麻木宝宝每年这个时候也会冒险外出.
Spring rains flush the landscape. 春雨冲刷着大地.
An echidna rouses from hibernation,hungry. 一只针鼹从冬眠中醒来,饿了.
On the other side of the swollen river is her favourite foraging site. 在涨水的河的另一边是她最喜欢的觅食地.
On the grassy plains of Eastern Australia, 在澳大利亚东部的草原上,
springtime's arrival means a breeding boom for kangaroos. 春天的到来意味着袋鼠繁殖的繁荣.
The boss of a mob flexes his muscles. 暴徒的头目使他的肌肉弯曲.
This spring he's at the top of the hierarchy, 今年春天,他是最高层,
and doesn't like the way a subordinate is prepping his boxing gloves and drooling over his harem of females. 他不喜欢下属准备拳击手套,对着他的后宫女人流口水的样子.
The boss reminds them all of his dominance, 老板提醒他们他的统治地位,
by marking his territory. 标记他的领土.
Paying no heed, 毫不在意,
the lower-ranked male inches closer to the females. 排名较低的男性更接近女性.
There's only one thing to do. 只有一件事要做.
The boss must put him in his place. 老板必须让他接替他的位置.
Authority affirmed, 当局确认,
the boss focuses on wooing the females. 老板专注于追求女性.
Although kangaroos breed all year round, 虽然袋鼠终年繁殖,
spring's fresh, 春意盎然,
protein-rich grass activates a production line of babies. 富含蛋白质的草激活了婴儿生产线.
Mother kangaroos can fall pregnant while still nursing joeys. 袋鼠妈妈在哺乳小袋鼠时可能会怀孕.
The buck knows it well. 巴克很清楚这一点.
And will fight for their favours all spring. 整个春天都会为他们的利益而战.
Young males start boxing practice early. 年轻男性很早就开始练习拳击.
It takes a while to refine moves. 改进动作需要一段时间.
And to learn to fight fair. 学会公平竞争.
They kick and claw their way to the top of the hierarchy. 他们用脚踢脚踢,用爪子爬到了高层.
Each full of ambition to be the top buck in a future spring. 每个人都满怀雄心壮志,希望在未来的春天成为头号人物.
Just as kangaroos rely on spring's grass to kickstart family, 就像袋鼠依靠春天的草来养家糊口一样,
humans also time their lives around growing seasons. 人类也会根据生长季节来安排他们的生活时间.
In south-west China, 在中国西南部,
the world's most important crop is ready for harvest. 世界上最重要的农作物已经准备好收割了.
Monsoon rains irrigated the paddy fields. 雨季的雨水灌溉了稻田.
Summer's sun ripened the grain. 夏天的阳光使谷物成熟.
Now in September, 现在在九月,
the rice is ready. 米饭准备好了.
The rice pickers are part of a 10,000-year-old tradition. 摘米工是一万年传统的一部分.
Filling the food bowls of the world. 填满世界的食物碗.
China dedicates an area as big as Italy to rice fields, 中国的稻田面积有意大利那么大,
while agriculture takes up over a third of the planet's land surface. 而农业占据了地球陆地面积的三分之一.
But most of the earth is ocean. 但地球的大部分是海洋.
And it's the oceans that are key drivers of our climate and weather. 海洋是我们气候和天气的主要驱动力.
During September, 九月期间,
changes in sea temperature 海温变化
in the eastern equatorial Pacific intensify the wind. 在赤道太平洋东部,风力增强.
This wind charges towards South America collecting huge quantities of moisture as it goes. 这股风吹向南美洲,带走了大量的水分.
Welcoming the water is the Choco Rainforest. 欢迎水的是乔科雨林.
September is the start of the wet season, 九月是雨季的开始,
in what is already one of the wettest places on Earth. 已经是地球上最潮湿的地方之一了.
And someone is singing in the rain. 有人在雨中唱歌.
It's a male golden dart frog. 这是一只雄性金镖蛙.
He sings to activate female admirers to come to his territory. 他唱歌是为了激发女性崇拜者来他的领地.
It's an anxious wait. 这是焦急的等待.
Finally,a female fan. 最后,一个女粉丝.
But does she like his serenade? 但她喜欢他的小夜曲吗？
With her at close range, 她在近距离内,
he offers her a final heartfelt reprise of his love song. 他为她献上了他情歌的最后一首真挚的重唱.
Success. 成功.
The male escorts her through his territory, 男性护送她穿过他的领地,
as they choose a suitable nest site. 因为它们选择了一个合适的巢址.
He gives her space while she lays her eggs. 当她产卵时,他给她空间.
Then she's gone for good. 那她就永远走了.
The male fertilises the eggs externally. 雄性在外部使卵子受精.
Then,over the two weeks it takes the eggs to hatch, 然后,在两周的时间里,卵孵化,
he's their dedicated guardian. 他是他们忠实的监护人.
As tiny tadpoles, 作为小蝌蚪,
they are vulnerable to predation and can't stay in their leaf-litter cradle for long. 它们很容易被捕食,不能长时间呆在落叶摇篮里.
But they haven't got legs yet to hop to the nearest stream. 但他们还没有腿跳到最近的小溪.
So their father comes to the rescue. 所以他们的父亲来营救.
In an evolutionary brainwave, 在进化的脑电波中,
he piggybacks them through the forest. 他背着他们穿过森林.
Safely in the stream, 安全地在溪流中,
the tadpoles will take two or three months to morph into frogs. 蝌蚪需要两三个月才能变成青蛙.
The male dart frog wastes no time on long goodbyes. 雄性飞镖蛙不失时机地告别.
Before another downpour drowns him out, 在又一场倾盆大雨淹没他之前,
it's time for a repeat performance. 是时候重复表演了.
As calendar days pass, 随着日历日的流逝,
the sun reaches a point where it's positioned 太阳到达了它所处的位置
directly above the equator. 赤道正上方.
Between 21 September and 24, 9月21日至24日,
the planet's terminator line,visibly dividing day and night, 行星的终结者线,明显地划分了白天和夜晚,
runs in perfect parallel to the axis from pole to pole. 从一个极点到另一个极点与轴线完全平行.
For 24 hours, 24小时,
the northern and southern hemispheres experience the same length of daylight and night-time. 北半球和南半球的白天和夜间时间相同.
This is called the Equinox. 这叫做春分.
It marks the start of autumn in the northern hemisphere. 它标志着北半球秋天的开始.
Days progressively shorten, 白天逐渐缩短,
inspiring a terrestrial wardrobe change. 鼓舞人心地改变衣橱.
As the sun's rays weaken, 当阳光减弱时,
deciduous trees withdraw nutrients from the leaves. 落叶树从树叶中吸取养分.
This seasonal fall 这个季节性的秋天
turns the landscape into a kaleidoscopic oil painting. 把风景变成万花筒般的油画.
Humans are bewitched by the colours, 人类被颜色迷住了,
then bothered by the debris. 然后被碎片困扰.
In wilder places, 在荒野的地方,
where leaf litter is left to lie, 树叶凋落的地方,
magic spawns. 魔法产生.
Fungi are quintessential autumn species. 真菌是典型的秋季物种.
October's coolness, 十月的凉爽,
wetness and decay activate their fruiting bodies, 潮湿和腐烂会激活它们的子实体,
which break the surface in the form of mushrooms, 以蘑菇的形式破坏表面,
toadstools,puffballs and moulds. 毒蕈、泡芙球和霉菌.
Fungi speed up rot, 真菌加速腐烂,
providing rich nutrients for other plants. 为其他植物提供丰富的营养.
Without their work processing the dead, 没有他们处理死者的工作,
the living world would grind to a halt. 活的世界将会停滞不前.
Millions of species of fungi exist and occupy every habitat. 数以百万计的真菌存在并占据着每一个栖息地.
They're a favourite food 它们是我最喜欢的食物
for autumn foragers. 适合秋季觅食者.
Hedgehogs are also on the prowl, 刺猬也在四处游荡,
ensuring they're fat enough to survive winter's hibernation. 确保它们的脂肪足以在冬天的冬眠中存活.
If not,it may be a never-ending sleep. 如果不是,那可能是一个永无休止的睡眠.
And for red deer,a war cry means one thing. 对马鹿来说,战争的呐喊意味着一件事.
The start of autumn's rutting contest. 秋季车辙比赛的开始.
Males clash antlers 公鹿角
to gain access to females and breeding rights. 获得接近雌性和繁殖的权利.
Every battle counts. 每一场战斗都很重要.
Thousands of kilometres away,in the north of Canada, 千里之外的加拿大北部,
a distant relative of the red deer is also activated by autumn. 马鹿的一个远亲也被秋天激活了.
October's declining weather acts like a starter gun for caribou. 十月的天气每况愈下,就像驯鹿的发令枪.
It's time to run racing winter, 到了冬季赛跑的时候了,
to warmer pasture 600 kilometres south. 向南600公里的温暖牧场.
So begins the longest land migration on Earth. 地球上最长的陆地迁徙就这样开始了.
They move as one,like schooling fish. 它们像一条鱼一样移动.
Each guided by a built-in compass. 每个都有一个内置的指南针.
Females lead the charge, 女性带头冲锋,
accompanied by new calves born four months ago. 伴随着四个月前出生的幼崽.
Males bring up the rear,heads held high 雄性从后面抬起头来
despite the heavy weight of antlers. 尽管鹿角很重.
Their path is well-worn, 他们的道路很破旧,
traversed for thousands of years. 穿越了几千年.
This older female has made the return trip for over a decade. 这只年长的雌性已经做了十多年的返程旅行.
She knows the perfect pace to keep up with the herd as well as care for her calf. 她知道怎样才能跟上牛群的步伐,也能照顾好自己的幼崽犊.
Her youngster was born to run. 她的孩子生来就是要跑步的.
When only a day old, 只有一天大的时候,
he was already faster than an Olympic sprinter.He will need to run his personal best now. 他已经比奥运会短跑运动员跑得快了.他现在需要尽自己最大的努力.
Grey wolves are expert caribou hunters. 灰狼是驯鹿猎手.
And this migration is their gravy train. 这次迁徙是他们的肉汁列车.
The calf's natural fitness 幼崽天生的健康
and instinct to stay close to his mother, 和亲近母亲的本能,
saves his life. 救了他的命.
Other calves are not so lucky. 其他的幼崽就没那么幸运了.
The wolf pack divides to conquer. 狼群分而治之.
The herd press on. 牛群继续前进.
The unforgiving rocky terrain is perilous. 无情的岩石地形是危险的.
But it's not just the earth that mars their marathon with danger. 但不仅仅是地球让他们的马拉松充满危险.
Rivers cross their migratory route, 河流穿过它们的迁徙路线,
forcing the herd to become waterborne. 迫使牛群变成水上动物.
For the calf, 对于幼崽来说,
the crossing is proving more challenging than a wolf chase. 事实证明,这次穿越比狼追更具挑战性.
He's had no practice 他没有练习过
and can't keep up with his mother. 跟不上他妈妈.
She hears his calls and turns back. 她听到他的电话就转身回去了.
S he keeps upstream from him, 他一直在逆流而上,
shielding him from the pull of the current. 保护他不受电流的影响.
Each river crossing brings them closer to their destination, 每次过河都会让他们离目的地更近,
but it's three months of running to get there. 但要跑三个月才能到.
The promise of forest, 森林的承诺,
food and rest spurs the great deer onwards. 食物和休息促使大鹿前进.
With winter biting at their heels. 冬天紧跟着他们.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, 横跨大西洋,
temperatures are also starting to fall. 气温也开始下降.
In the British Isles,a chill is in the air. 在不列颠群岛,空气中弥漫着寒意.
Summer fields fall fallow. 夏日的田野休耕.
October's crisp weather 十月的晴朗天气
is the best growing time for apples. 是苹果生长的最佳时期.
Orchards hang heavy with fruit. 果园里果实累累.
While the windfall attracts all sorts of insects. 而暴利却吸引了各种各样的昆虫.
It's just rewards for the honey bee, 这只是对蜜蜂的奖励,
whose springtime flower duties help pollinate the trees. 春天的花朵帮助树木授粉.
But their buzz of excitement 但是他们兴奋的嗡嗡声
attracts unwanted attention. 引起不必要的注意.
Hornets are Europe's largest social wasp and carnivorous. 黄蜂是欧洲最大的群居黄蜂和食肉动物.
Although they like a sugar hit once in a while, 虽然他们喜欢偶尔吃点糖,
they haven't come for the apples. 他们不是来拿苹果的.
In autumn,the hornets are more murderous than ever. 秋天,黄蜂比以往任何时候都凶残.
Winter will kill most of them. 冬天会杀死他们中的大多数.
Before it does,they have mouths to feed. 在它出现之前,它们有嘴要喂.
Their queen has produced a new generation of rulers. 他们的女王产生了新一代的统治者.
Before now, 在现在之前,
she sired only asexual workers to do her bidding. 她只要求无性工作者听从她的命令.
But in autumn, 但在秋天,
she creates sexually active drones and future queens. 她创造了性活跃的无人机和未来的皇后.
They are fattened in haste. 他们仓促发胖.
Before autumn ends, 在秋天结束之前,
these special larvae must develop, 这些特殊的幼虫必须发育,
reproduce and disperse. 繁殖和分散.
The threat of winter activates autumn preparations 冬季的威胁激活了秋季的准备工作
throughout the animal kingdom. 整个动物王国.
Human kingdoms,too. 人类王国也是.
Across Europe, 在整个欧洲,
castles were built to be both war and weatherproof. 城堡的建造是为了既能抵御战争又能抵御风雨.
Most critical 最关键的
as conditions deteriorate into winter. 随着情况恶化进入冬季.
The ability to adapt to season 适应季节的能力
shaped a fiefdom's destiny as much as battle. 像战争一样塑造了封地的命运.
But castles aren't just built with bricks and mortar. 但城堡不仅仅是用砖和灰泥建造的.
In Catalonia, 在加泰罗尼亚,
the most celebrated towers rising from the ground are made with human limbs. 最著名的塔楼是用人的四肢建造的.
The art of the castells is a UNESCO recognised cultural tradition. 城堡艺术是联合国教科文组织认可的文化传统.
October is the main competition month for castell teams, 十月是卡斯特尔车队的主要比赛月份,
requiring hours of practice. 需要几个小时的练习.
Strength,balance,courage and wisdom' is their motto, “力量、平衡、勇气和智慧”是他们的座右铭,
pushing them to new heights. 把他们推向新的高度.
By the end of October, 到10月底,
Europe becomes colder and darker by the day. 欧洲一天比一天寒冷黑暗.
But in the South Pacific, 但在南太平洋,
each day brings more sunlight and warmth. 每天带来更多的阳光和温暖.
Things are heating up. 事情正在升温.
The warm tropical seas surrounding Tonga inspire romance. 汤加周围温暖的热带海洋激发了浪漫.
And it starts with a song. 从一首歌开始.
A female humpback whale 雌性座头鲸
hears it loud and clear. 听到它响亮而清晰.
It's the tell-tale melody of a male, 这是一个男人的故事旋律,
travelling through the abyss. 穿越深渊.
Requiring no further introduction, 无需进一步介绍,
the balladeer arrives. 鹿来了.
The two titans are now so close,they can eyeball each other. 这两个泰坦现在如此接近,他们可以互相注视.
For two months, 两个月来,
they have swum from Antarctica to reach this Polynesian paradise. 他们从南极洲游到这个波利尼西亚的天堂.
October is the humpback's breeding season. 十月是驼背的繁殖季节.
Which means the pair isn't alone for long. 这意味着这两个人不会孤独很久.
Other males have also heard the song. 其他雄性也听过这首歌.
For them, 对他们来说,
it's a call to action. 这是一个行动的号召.
The female is suddenly pursued by half a dozen virile hopefuls. 这名女性突然被六名有男子气概的候选人追逐.
The 'heat run' is on. “热运行”开始了.
The chase is a test of strength and endurance. 追逐是对力量和耐力的考验.
And becomes increasingly aggressive. 变得越来越咄咄逼人.
Finally,the competitors fall away. 最后,竞争对手倒下了.
Leaving the balladeer as victor. 把鹿当作胜利者.
After mating, 交配后,
the female turns her sights back south again. 雌性再次将目光转向南方.
When she returns here next year, 明年她回来的时候,
she will birth her fist calf. 她将生下她的拳头幼崽.
With male harmonics once again her background music. 她的背景音乐中再次出现了男性和声.
October comes to an end. 十月结束了.
It's closure for two months of intense activation. 两个月的紧张活动结束了.
In the southern hemisphere,summer's in the air. 在南半球,夏天在空气中.
In the northern hemisphere,winter waits in the wings. 在北半球,冬天在翅膀里等待.
Without a moment to spare, 一点时间也没有,
the planet's inhabitants prepare for the final chapter 地球上的居民在为最后一章做准备
of this wild year on Earth. 在地球上的这个荒年.