从太空 From space...
俯瞰我们的星球 The view of our planet
让人心潮澎湃。 ..is breathtaking.
现在，绕地轨道卫星 Satellites orbiting the Earth...
完全可以从外太空 ..can now look down on it...
窥探地球的全貌。 ..in absolutely extraordinary detail.
通过在轨摄像机 Using cameras on the ground...
从空中 ..in the air...
从太空 ..and in space...
用全新的视角讲述地球生命的故事。 ..we can tell the story of life on Earth from a brand-new perspective.
我们发现因为人类的活动影响 At a time when the Earth's surface is changing faster
地表的变化 than at any point in human history...
比历史上任何时候都快。 ..we can see just what impact we're having.
这一集 In this episode...
卫星发现了前所未知的企鹅群 ..satellites uncover previously unknown colonies of penguins...
PENGUIN CHIRPS
使海豹幼崽处于危险之中的神秘冰环； ..reveal mysterious ice rings that could put seal pups in danger...
以及地球偏远角落的惊人发现。 ..and make surprising discoveries in Earth's most remote landscapes.
每幅画面背后 Behind every image...
都有一个故事。 ..there's a story.
我们的家园 This is our home...
从未展现的视角。 ..as we've never seen it before.
CROWD CHANTING
任一时刻，都有数以千计的卫星环绕地球运转。 At any given moment, over a thousand satellites are orbiting the Earth.
有些卫星，可以拍摄地球表面的清晰细节 Some are capturing images across the planet's surface so detailed...
现在，在地面追踪动物的同时， ..that we can now see individual animals from space...
我们还可以从太空观察它。 ..while simultaneously following them on the ground.
肯尼亚，东非。 Kenya, East Africa.
在河边的密林里 The green of a river bank.
仔细观察，就能发现灰色的身躯。 Look closely, and grey bodies are just visible.
大象的一家。 A family of elephants.
ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
小象刚出生 They have a new calf...
才一个星期大。 ..just over a week old.
ELEPHANT RUMBLES
ELEPHANT SQUEAKS
生长迅速，约100公斤。 At around 100kg and growing fast,
她每天大约需要喝12升奶。 she needs to drink some 12 litres of milk a day.
象妈妈尽力满足她的需求。 But her mother is struggling to provide it for her.
她有好几个星期没好好进食了。 She hasn't fed properly in weeks.
事实上，整个象群遇到了麻烦。 In fact, the whole herd is in trouble.
ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
从太空俯视 And from space...
可以清楚地知道发生了什么。 ..it's clear why.
每年这个时节，象群通常北行10公里， At this time of year, the family is usually found 10km north,
到达比较安全的桑布鲁国家保护区。 in the relative safety of Samburu National Reserve.
但是卫星图像显示保护区不是那么美好。 But satellite images reveal that all is not well here.
地面呈深橙色。 The ground is deep orange.
几乎看不到水源 Barely any signs of water...
也没有植被覆盖。 ..or green spots of vegetation.
桑布鲁面临严重的旱灾。 Samburu is in the grip of a vicious drought.
地球气候的变化正强烈影响着肯尼亚的北部。 Northern Kenya has been struck hard by the planet's changing climate.
INSECTS BUZZ AND CHIRRUP
今年，这里的降水比以往低25%。 This year has seen 25% less rain than the average.
旱季尤为严重。 The dry season has been extreme.
动物在挨饿。 Animals are starving.
FLIES BUZZ
寻食无望，迫使这家人 A desperate search for food has forced the family
离开保护区 out of the safety of the reserve...
奔向仅有的几块绿洲， ..to a few small patches of green,
冒险靠近繁忙的道路。 dangerously close to a busy main road.
ELEPHANT RUMBLES
灌木提供了少量的食物。 Scrubby vegetation provides a little to eat.
但是，在这里象群受到偷猎者的威胁。 But here, the family could be a target for poachers.
地面上，它们陷入了绝境。 On the ground, their situation is desperate.
通过摄像卫星，我们能发现象群不知道的情况。 But with cameras in space, we can see what the elephants can't.
卫星每刻钟，拍摄一次全球影像， From a satellite taking an image of the whole Earth every 15 minutes...
让我们可以追踪天气的变化。 ..we can track weather patterns.
在东非 Over East Africa...
雨云正在形成。 ..clouds are building.
六天后就有雨了。 Rain is just six days away.
幼象的小腿磨破了。 The calf is worn out.
象妈妈不让她休息。 But her mother will not let her rest.
ELEPHANT HUFFS
靠近繁忙的道路是不安全的。 It's not safe to be so close to a busy road.
它们必须赶快离开。 They need to move on.
但她太疲惫了。 But she's too tired.
THUNDER RUMBLES
ELEPHANT GRUNTS
这是她经历的第一场雨 This is the first rain she's ever experienced...
ELEPHANT SQUEAKS
从泥泞的地上起来很困难。 ..and it's hard to get to grips with.
象妈妈不停的鼓励她。 Her mother encourages her to her feet.
希望她的孩子赶快离开险地。 She wants her baby out of this dangerous place.
桑布鲁重现生机。 Samburu is transforming.
因干旱而四散各地的大象，现在正返回保护区。 Elephants, scattered by the drought, are now returning to the reserve.
我们追踪的象群加入了它们。 And our family is with them.
前一晚，另一头母象生下了孩子。 Overnight, one of the other females has given birth.
天降甘霖，预示这个濒危物种的 The rain means the best start for a new generation,
新生代鸿运当头。 for this vulnerable species.
从太空我们发现的不仅仅是大象。 And it's not just elephants we can see from space.
摄像卫星能找到全球的动物。 Satellite cameras are finding animals across the globe.
纳米比亚沙丘，南非。 The dunes of Namibia, Southern Africa.
海浪边缘细小的黑点。 Tiny, dark spots line the edge of the surf.
每一个都是一头海豹 Each one is a Cape fur seal...
数以千计聚集于此。 ..in a colony several thousand strong.
在东非塞伦盖蒂平原上 Over the East African Plains of the Serengeti...
科学家观察角马群， ..scientists monitor the size of wildebeest herds
每年的迁徙规模。 on their annual migration.
距墨西哥巴哈600公里的海域， From 600km above Baja, Mexico...
我们发现灰鲸 ..we can see grey whales
到达那里的水下 beneath the water...
分娩幼崽。 ..arriving here to give birth.
新科技正帮助人们，在人迹罕至的地方 This new technology is now helping wildlife conservation
保护野生动物。 in the most inaccessible places.
南极洲 Antarctica.
一片充满敌意的偏僻大陆 A continent so hostile and remote...
适应这里生存，充满挑战。 ..that studying life here is incredibly challenging.
然而现在，卫星帮助我们了解 But now, satellites allow us to access
它的每一平方公里的土地。 every square kilometre of its surface.
诞生了一个非凡的发现。 And this has led to an extraordinary discovery.
南极冰面上点缀着棕色斑块。 Brown patches, dotted across the ice.
显得那么突兀， Seemingly out of place...
但这是重要的线索，帮助我们找到南极 ..but they are vital clues, helping us to find
最有代表性的物种。 one of our most iconic species.
SQUAWKING
帝企鹅 Emperor penguins.
聚集地充满了新生命。 This colony is full of new life.
一个月前它们才刚刚孵化， Hatched just a month before,
靠吃它们父母反哺的 the chicks consume pre-digested fish and krill,
鱼和磷虾为生。 brought to them by their parents.
然而这种进食方式弄脏了大片的冰面。 But the results of this diet can be messy.
数量超过一万只的新生命， Over 10,000 birds create
制造了大量的 a vast amount...
粪便。 of poo.
给聚集地带来麻烦。 A problem for the colony.
零下二十度，所有的水都是固态的。 At -20, all the water is frozen solid.
它们没法饮用， With nothing to drink,
帝企鹅靠吃脚下的雪解渴 Penguins eat the snow beneath their feet...
事情变得不那么美妙。 ..which is becoming rather unappealing.
它们需要寻找干净的雪。 They need to find fresh snow.
年幼的企鹅 The youngest chicks,
还不能抵御寒风的侵袭， who aren't yet able to keep themselves warm,
它们呆在父母的脚掌上。 are carried on their parents' feet.
现在应该换一个地方。 Others should be walking by now.
当每只企鹅移动身躯，寻找干净的雪， As each penguin moves to find clean snow...
慢慢穿越聚集地的冰面， ..the colony slowly works its way across the ice...
在它们身后留下大片的痕迹。 ..leaving a trail behind them.
几个星期后，这些污秽的痕迹扩散开来。 Over weeks, the patches spread.
从太空，很难在浩瀚的白海中 From space, a penguin colony would be difficult to spot
发现企鹅群。 in this vast sea of white.
但它们留下明显的痕迹。 But the marks they leave behind stand out.
如今，科学家们晓得需要找什么了， And now that scientists know what to look for,
他们利用痕迹，寻找更多的企鹅群落。 they are finding more colonies.
迄今为止，新发现26个聚集地， So far, 26 new colonies have been discovered...
使帝企鹅的已知数量倍增。 ..doubling the known global population of the species.
这是生命探索的重要时刻。 A discovery at a crucial time.
专家预测，因气候剧变， It is predicted that the sea ice on which the penguins breed
能够繁殖企鹅的海冰正在缩减。 will recede, due to climate change.
受此影响，在下个世纪 And as a consequence, 20% of Emperor Penguins
帝企鹅的数量将减少20%。 could disappear in the next century.
通过卫星，科学家们密切监视着这些群落 From satellite, scientists are now monitoring these colonies
它们的未来密不可知。 as they face an uncertain future.
科技的突破，使我们可以从太空， The view from space is allowing us to make scientific breakthroughs
观察地球上最偏远的地方。 in the most remote places on the planet.
2017年，摄像卫星发现了南极冰架的裂缝 In 2017, cameras captured a crack in the Antarctic ice shelf...
450米宽 ..450 metres wide...
近200公里长。 ..and nearly 200km long.
地处偏远，唯一追踪它的方法 So inaccessible, that the only way to track it
在地面600公里之上。 has been from 600km up.
图像显示，一年来裂缝在不断的增长， Images taken over the year showed the crack growing,
直到最后，从大陆分裂出去一块巨大的冰川。 until eventually, a vast piece of ice broke free.
它比伦敦大四倍， Four times the size of Greater London,
是有史以来最大的冰山之一。 it is one of the largest icebergs on record.
在加拿大阿尔伯塔的偏远地区 In a remote part of Alberta, Canada...
远离文明 ..miles from civilisation...
一个怪异的弧线 ..a strange, arced shape...
产生于森林中央。 ..in the middle of the forest.
这是世界上最大的海狸坝。 This is the world's largest beaver dam.
卫星图像显示大坝持续建造了三十年。 Satellite records show that it was built over the last 30 years.
它现在几乎有一公里长。 And it's now almost a kilometre long.
没人知晓海狸有能力建造 No-one knew that the species was capable of construction
如此规模的建筑。 on such a scale.
莫桑比克，非洲 And in Mozambique, Africa...
科学家通过查看卫星图像 ..a scientist scanning through satellite images
发现了一个失落世界。 found a lost world.
在500米高的崖顶有一片与世隔绝的雨林。 An isolated rainforest, on top of cliffs almost 500 metres high.
从未被人类涉足，一探究竟。 Completely untouched and unexplored.
探险队正奔赴那里， Expeditions are now being launched,
期望能发现新物种。 in the hope of discovering entirely new species.
但另一些图像很难理解。 But other images are harder to explain.
贝加尔湖，西伯利亚。 Lake Baikal, Siberia.
地球上水量最大的淡水湖。 The largest body of fresh water on the planet...
一年中，湖面有5个月的结冰期。 ..its surface frozen solid for five months of the year.
卫星图像显示冰面中有出人意料的东西。 But satellite images have revealed something unexpected in the ice...
巨大的，深色的环。 ..a huge, dark ring.
由碎冰和消融的水 Broken ice and meltwater
构成的这个环，直径超过4公里。 in a circle, over 4km across.
这些环几乎每年都会出现 A number of these rings appear almost every year...
在贝加尔湖的不同地方， ..and in different parts of the lake...
每次都会引发大片的冰面破碎。 ..each triggering vast areas of ice to break apart.
对冰面上的动物来说 A potential disaster...
这是一种潜在的灾难。 ..for an animal who lives on the ice.
贝加尔海豹。 The Baikal seal.
这个小东西在深冬出生， This pup was born in the depths of winter,
一生中的头几个星期，她都生活在冰窖里。 spending the first weeks of her life in and around an ice den.
春天，冰面消融。 In the spring, the ice will melt.
她只有两个月的时间来学习水中生活。 She has just two months to prepare for life in the water.
在坚实的冰面上移动， Moving around on the frozen surface
帮她褪去柔软的胎毛。 helps her to shed her soft baby coat.
幼年海豹用冰镐一样的爪子在冰上爬行 With claws like ice picks, pups haul themselves across the ice...
无视偶遇的障碍。 ..bar the occasional slip-up.
她在锻炼游泳和捕猎所需的肌肉。 She's developing the muscles needed to swim and to hunt.
日复一日，她越长越壮。 Each day, she grows stronger.
但如果冰环出现 But if an ice ring appears...
幼年海豹胎毛没有褪去或游泳能力不足 ..a pup without its adult coat or full swimming strength
她会困在冰上 could become stranded on an ice floe
或者在宽阔的水域淹死。 or drown in open water.
这些消融的冰环引起了科学家的兴趣， These melting ice rings intrigued scientists,
他们发起调查。 who launched an investigation.
通过研究卫星图像，获得的测量数据， By studying satellite images and taking measurements
在冰层的下方，科学家们发现了环的成因。 from beneath the ice, the cause of the rings has been uncovered.
强大的暖流， Powerful warm water currents,
盘旋上升。 rising and swirling in circles.
在冰面形成环状消融 As the ring begins to break apart,
卫星显示湖的其余冰面是坚固的。 satellites show that the ice across the rest of the lake is solid.
在冰面完全融化前 She has time to prepare for a life in the water...
她还有时间，为水中生存做准备。 ..once the ice finally melts.
我们生活在蓝色的星球。 Ours is a blue planet.
从太空，我们可以看到水是如何勾画出景观的轮廓。 From space, we can see how water defines the landscape.
海洋的支流像树枝一样张开， Ocean tributaries fan out like branches on a tree,
贯穿西非海岸的一个岛屿， through an island off the coast of West Africa...
河水流过阿拉斯加，由育空三角洲 ..while the veins of the Yukon Delta flow into the Bering Sea,
奔流至白令海。 off Alaska.
人类非常依赖水，城市傍河而建。 We depend so much on water that we built our cities around it.
威尼斯 Venice.
伦敦 London.
香港 Hong Kong.
在地球上，有水的地方 Wherever there is water on our planet...
就有生命。 ..there is life.
博茨瓦纳，非洲。 Botswana, Africa.
沙漠中心有一面巨大的，闪闪发光的扇子。 In the heart of the desert is a vast, shimmering fan.
水道形成了一个三角洲， Channels of water have created a delta,
从未流入大海，消失在沙漠中。 that never reaches the ocean, but disappears into the sand.
在奥卡万戈 The Okavango.
从高空，您可看见一个由水道和溪流组成的网络 From above, you can see a network of tracks and paths,
穿过湿地。 running through the wetland.
十字水道 Crossroads...
分叉水道 ..forks in the road...
环状水道。 ..roundabouts.
由非洲最不可能的建筑师精心打造， Carefully constructed by Africa's most unlikely architect...
河马。 ..hippopotamus.
该三角洲是博茨瓦纳最大的河马家园。 The delta is home to Botswana's largest population of hippos.
它们在水塘里打滚，躲避酷热。 They wallow in pools to escape the heat.
河马不能随便迁徙。 But they can't escape each other.
雄性家长保卫着自己的领地 Males defend their territory...
打击挑战它的年轻河马。 ..while juveniles try to copy them.
将其赶上陆地。 There are youngsters underfoot.
GRUNTING
雌河马都受够了， And the females have had enough.
她们需要大一点的地盘。 They all need just a bit more space.
太阳西沉，气温下降时 As the sun begins to set and the temperature drops...
河马离开池塘寻找食物。 ..the hippos leave the pools to find food.
最好的进食地点却在一公里开外， The best grazing spots can be more than a kilometre away,
穿过茂密的植被。 through thick vegetation.
通往食堂的道路，每天都会踩踏。 Their routes to feeding grounds are retraced daily.
三吨沉的庞然大物，持续清理路径。 Three-tonne bulldozers, keeping the pathways clear.
并且，所有路程都起自池塘。 And, as all journeys originate in the pool,
河马小径就像分流阀， the hippo tracks act like release valves...
使得水流带着养分淌入三角洲。 ..allowing water and nutrients to flow deep into the delta.
河马的活动创造了通道， It's this movement that creates the channels
让如此多的生命得以延续。 that sustain so much life.
河马的行迹有助于 These hippo tracks have helped to create
形成错综复杂的水道网 a tangled network of waterways...
绵延覆盖超过一万平方公里 ..stretching for over 10,000 square kilometres...
在南部非洲的腹地， ..transforming a desert into an oasis
把沙漠变成绿洲。 in the heart of Southern Africa.
水不是生命所需的唯一元素。 Water isn't the only element needed for life.
从太空，我们看到一种非同寻常的自然现象，正在发挥作用。 From space, we can see an extraordinary phenomenon at work.
两个遥远大陆之间有着惊人的联系， A surprising connection between two distant continents,
数以百万计的生物赖以生存。 that supports millions of animal species.
一缕橙色 A plume of orange...
横贯几百公里。 ..hundreds of kilometres across.
沙尘 Dust.
它源自于此--北非。 It comes from here - North Africa.
撒哈拉沙漠中的白色的斑痕看上去那么小 What looks like a small, white scar in the Sahara desert
实际上，它是一个巨大湖泊的遗迹。 is actually the remains of a vast lake.
曾经富含生命，现在却是尘暴源头；。 Once rich in life, now a dust bowl.
狂风掠过湖床， Winds whipping across the lake bed
把富含养分的撒哈拉灰尘带到空中。 lift nutrient-rich Saharan dust into the air.
我们夜以继日的追踪尘埃云 By following the dust plume day and night...
看到它行程3000余公里 ..we can see it travel more than 3,000km...
横跨大西洋 ..over the Atlantic...
抵达南美腹地 ..to Central and South America...
世界最大热带雨林的所在地。 ..home to the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
THUNDER RUMBLES
那里几乎每天都在下雨。 It rains here almost every day.
但植物的生长不仅仅需要水。 But plants need more than just water to grow.
雨滴中携带 Nutrient-rich Saharan dust,
富含养分的撒哈拉沙尘， carried in the raindrops...
使土壤肥沃 ..fertilises the soil...
帮助森林养活了，超过地球其他地方的 ..feeding the forest and helping to sustain more species of animals
动物物种。 than anywhere else on Earth.
只有通过卫星，科学家才能计算出 It was only with satellites that scientists were able to calculate
超过27，000，000吨沙尘 that over 27,000,000 tonnes of dust
每年经过相同的旅程。 makes this journey every year.
这份礼物有助于雨林 A gift that has helped to make these rainforests
成长为地球上物种最多的地域。 some of the most diverse on the planet.
上古之力正影响我们的星球。 Ancient forces are at work across our planet.
修饰着地貌。 Their impact etched on the landscape.
一条1300公里长的裂谷横贯加利福尼亚。 A 1,300km scar runs through California.
圣安德利亚斯断层。 The San Andreas Fault.
由历时3000万年的 Created by the shifting of tectonic plates
地壳板块活动构成。 over the last 30 million years.
科罗拉多大峡谷 The Grand Canyon.
上千年来，科罗拉多河雕刻着大地， Carved by the Colorado River, over millennia...
现在峡谷深度超过1公里。 ..now over a kilometre deep.
乌鲁鲁，艾尔斯巨岩，澳大利亚 And Uluru, Ayres Rock, in Australia
巨石经过5亿年 has been eroded into an island of stone...
风雨侵蚀而成。 ..over 500 million years.
现在，我们甚至可以看到 But now, we can see the Earth's surface transform
地球表面的实时变化。 in almost real-time.
南太平洋，两座岛屿 In the South Pacific, two islands...
合二为一。 ..become one.
水下火山的喷发 New land, formed in a matter of weeks...
在几周后形成的新土地。 ..by the eruption of an underwater volcano.
卫星帮助我们监测，随时发生的巨大变化。 Satellites allow us to monitor dramatic change over time.
寒来暑往 And there's one change
还有一个剧变 that fundamentally affects the lives of animals -
从根本上影响了动物的生存状况。 the passing seasons.
喜马拉雅山 These are the Himalaya...
一堵岩石巨墙，矗立在中国与印度之间。 ..a wall of rock, stretching between India and China.
凛冬来临， When winter arrives,
喜马拉雅山脉东面的横断山脉 the Hengduan range in the East of the Himalaya
被冰雪笼罩。 becomes locked in ice.
气温很少高于冰点。 The temperature rarely rises above freezing.
多数动物离开山区， Most animals leave the mountains,
迁徙至低谷 choosing lower valleys
躲避严寒的侵袭。 to escape the extreme cold.
也有例外。 But not all.
在海拔4000米生活着 Living 4,000 metres above sea level...
滇金丝猴 ..Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys...
生存地为世界最高的灵长类动物。 ..are the world's highest living primate.
它们为抵御寒冷， With dense fur...
进化出浓密的皮毛， ..and a shortened nose to avoid frostbite...
以及防冻伤的短鼻子。 ..they're built for the cold.
这个雄猴一岁了。 This male is a year old.
成年猴的外套还未长成。 Without a full adult coat,
他偎依在妈妈身边取暖。 he huddles close to his mother for warmth.
几个月后，他将离母而去。 In just a few months, he'll leave her side
过独立生活。 and go it alone.
在那之前，要跟随家庭学习生活经验。 Before then, there are lessons to learn.
重中之重 The most important...
寻找食物。 ..to find food.
金丝猴和其它动物一样，下山觅食， While other animals head down the mountain to feed,
猴王率领家族 the male must follow his family up...
途径500米 ..500 metres...
穿越地球上最艰险的地形。 ..through some of the hardest terrain on Earth.
山坡笼罩在阴影之中。 The slopes are shrouded in shadow.
但山峰上还有些许阳光。 But there is a little sunlight on the peaks.
为寒冷的天气带来一丝温暖。 It takes the edge off the cold.
只有地衣可吃。 But there's only lichen to eat.
虽不是饕餮盛宴，但能让它们活下来。 It will keep them alive, but it's far from a feast.
滇金丝猴选择在山峰过冬是有原因的， These monkeys endure winter on these peaks for good reason...
当你居高临下，它就清晰可见。 ..which becomes clear when you look down from space.
喜马拉雅山脉大部为东西走向， Most of the Himalaya run west to east,
阻挡了向北移动的热带空气。 forming a barrier to tropical air moving north.
然而横断山脉的山谷，自北向南延伸。 But the valleys of the Hengduans run north to south.
来自喜马拉雅的温暖潮湿的空气向深谷倾泻。 This allows warm, moist air to funnel up the deep valleys.
通过这组卫星图像 By combining satellite images...
我们发现春天到来时山脉的变化。 ..we can watch the mountains transform, as spring arrives.
热带空气促进植物的生长， The tropical air increases plant growth,
创造独特的环境。 creating a unique environment.
在一片郁郁葱葱中，爆发出绚丽的颜色。 Amongst the lush greens, bursts of colour.
数以千计的杜鹃花争相盛开。 Rhododendrons bloom in their thousands.
熬过凛冬， By toughing it out,
猴子们得到上苍的眷顾。 the monkeys are rewarded with a paradise.
一处秘境，它们不再为食物发愁。 A secret kingdom, where they can feed without competition.
香甜的杜鹃花蜜是一种真正的享受。 Sweet rhododendron nectar is a real treat.
春天给族群带来新的生活。 Spring brings new life to the troop.
猴王的眉目传情 With the mothers hands full...
让妈妈们手足无措。 ..it's this male's cue to start out on his own.
尽情享受这个世外桃源吧， Making the most of this new world...
直至寒冬将它收回。 ..before winter reclaims it again.
卫星帮助我们窥探 While satellites allow us
地球最偏远的景观。 to explore Earth's most remote landscapes...
同样可以观察我们居住的城市。 ..we can also see our cities.
找到著名地标建筑， Find famous landmarks...
甚至我们自己。 ..and even ourselves.
麦加，来自世界各地的朝圣者 In Mecca, pilgrims from across the globe come together
聚在一起，做礼拜。 to worship during the Hajj.
英国，格拉斯顿伯里的田野， In the UK, the green fields of Glastonbury
举办着世界最不凡的节日。 transform into the world's most iconic festival.
内华达沙漠 In the desert of Nevada...
在火人节上，由5万名狂欢者组成的新月。 ..a crescent is formed by 50,000 revellers at Burning Man festival.
人们聚集在梵蒂冈，听教皇在复活节演讲。 And crowds gather in the Vatican to hear the Pope speak at Easter.
登封一个地处中国中部的小城市。 In central China is the small city of Dengfeng.
在建筑群的广场上，绽出鲜红的圆圈。 Amongst the shapes of buildings, bright red circles.
少林功夫的弟子。 Shaolin Kung Fu students.
13岁的赖兴宇来到不同寻常的学校。 13-year-old Xing Yu La goes to a very different kind of school.
THEY SHOUT OUT
这里的学生整个校园生涯 The students here spend their school life
就是习练少林功夫。 mastering the art of Shaolin Kung Fu.
SHOUTING
功夫意味着勤学苦练， Kung fu means hard training,
成为冠军需要多年的潜心修行。 and to be a champion takes years of dedication.
除普通课目之外，兴宇每天有六小时， As well as normal lessons, Xing Yu spends six hours a day...
一个星期有六天 ..six days a week...
习练多种武术套路。 ..learning multiple martial art disciplines.
Ah!
他的训练 And all his training
都以非同寻常的表演结束。 culminates in a very special performance.
兴宇的这套功夫，令人过目难忘。 Xing Yu is part of a display so impressive...
Ah!
我们在地面拍摄的功夫大阵 ..that while we film them on the ground...
同一时刻， ..at the same moment,
卫星在天上捕捉其形态的变幻。 satellites capture the shapes they make.
THEY SHOUT TOGETHER
一连串精准的功夫动作， A series of precise kung fu moves...
勾画远在太空可见的画卷。 ..creating patterns visible far above.
数以千计的学生表演，宛如一人。 Thousands of students performing in perfect synchronicity.
我们首次进入太空是为了探索新世界。 We first went into space to discover other worlds.
回看地球，才意识到 But it's only when we look back that we realise
我们的家园是如此的特别。 just how special our home really is.
下次 Next time...
从太空俯瞰地球景象 ..the view from space reveals extraordinary landscapes...
奇怪的形状 ..covered in strange shapes...
神秘的图案 ..and mysterious patterns.
被水改变的巴西沙丘。 Water transforms Brazilian sand dunes.
一个中国湖泊的消失 A lake in China disappears...
导致冲突。 ..leading to conflict.
绵延婉转的亚马逊河 And the twists and turns of the Amazon
濒临灭绝的海牛，最后的希望。 are the last hope for vulnerable manatees.
这是我们的家园 This is our home...
前所未见。 ..as you've never seen it before.
开放大学制作了一张从太空俯瞰地球的海报。 The Open University has produced a poster exploring Earth from space.
如需免费副本，打电话 To order your free copy, call...
或来信 Or go to...
或网络在线联系开放大学。 ..and follow the links to the Open University.