现代大学英语（第三版）精读5 附 Plea for Planet为地球呼吁

APleaforOurPlanet为地球而呼吁《12岁女孩震惊世界的传奇演讲》世界因你而改变一九九二年六月十一日，联合国西元地球环境高峰会议，于巴西里约热内卢召开。一位十二岁的加拿大女孩，在冠盖云集的世界各国领导人面前,加拿大女孩，在冠盖云集的世界各国领导人面前,加拿大女孩，在冠盖云集的世界各国领导人面前,发表了一篇仅有六分钟的演说。她的演讲,加拿大女孩，在冠盖云集的世界各国领导人面前,发表了一篇仅有六分钟的演说。她的演讲,让整个联合国会场足足静默了五分钟。人们大受感动，并在全球广为流传（据说转发超50亿），曾几何时，已被大家称作“里约的传奇演讲”。用我们每个人的力量来改变世界」，谨将女孩这句流传全球的话献给您。转眼30年过去了，我们的世界改变了吗？更美好了吗？演讲词：Hell。,I'mSevernSuzuki,speakingforECO—theEnvironmentalChildrenfsOrganization.Weareagroupof12and13year-oldstryingtomakeadifference.We'veraisedallthemoneytocomehereourselves,tocome5,000milestotellyouadultsyoumustchangeyourways.Comingupheretoday,Ihavenohiddenagenda.Iamfightingformyfuture.Losingmyfutureisnotlikelosinganelectionorafewpointsonthestockmarket.Iamheretospeakforallgenerationstocome.Iamheretospeakonbehalfofthestarvingchildrenaroundtheworldwhosecriesgounheard.Iamheretospeakforthecountlessanimalsdyingacrossthisplanetbecausetheyhavenowherelefttogo-Iamafraidtogooutinthesunnowbecauseoftheholesinourozone（臭氧）.I

amafraidtobreathetheairbecauseIdon'tknowwhatchemicalsareinit.IusedtogofishinginVancouverwithmydaduntiljustafewyearsagowefoundthefishfullofcancers.Andnowwehearaboutanimalsandplantsgoingextincteveryday,vanishingforever.Inmylife,Ihavedreamedofseeingthegreatherdsofwildanimals,junglesandrainforestsfullofbirdsandbutterflies?butnowIwonderiftheywillevenexistformychildrentosee.Didyouhavetoworryof(about)thesethingswhenyouweremyage?Allthisishappeningbeforeoureyesandyetweactasifwehaveallthetimewewantandallthesolutions.I'monlyachildandIdonfthaveallthesolutions,butIwantyoutorealize,neitherdoyou!Youdon'tknowhowtofixtheholesinourozonelayer.Youdon'tknowhowtobringthesalmonbackupadeadstream.Youdon'tknowhowtobringbackananimalnowextinct.Andyoucan'tbringbacktheforeststhatoncegrewwherethereisnowadesert.Ifyoudon'tknowhowtofixit,pleasestopbreakingit!Hereyoumaybedelegatesofyourgovernments^businesspeople,organizers,reportersorpoliticians.Butreallyyouaremothersandfathers,sistersandbrothers,auntsanduncles—andallofyouaresomeone'schild.I'monlyachildyetIknowweareallpartofafamily,fivebillionstrong;infact,30millionspeciesstrong.Andbordersandgovernmentswillneverchangethat.I'monlyachild,yetIknowweareallinthistogether,andshouldactasonesingleworldtowardsonesinglegoal…Inmycountry,we(you)makesomuchwaste;webuyandthrowaway,buyandthrowaway...evenwhenwehavemorethanenough,weareafraidtoletgosomeofourwealth,weareafraidtoshare.InCanada,welivetheprivilegedlifewithplentyoffood,waterandshelter.Wehavewatches,bicycles,computersandtelevisionsets.TwodaysagohereinBrazil,wewereshockedwhenwespenttimewithsomechildrenlivingonthestreets.Onechildtoldus:"IwishIwasrichandifIwere,Iwouldgiveallthestreetchildrenfood,clothes^medicine,shelterandloveandaffection."Ifachildonthestreetwhohasnothingiswillingtoshare,whyarewewhohaveeverythingstillsogreedy?Ican'tstopthinkingthatthesearechildrenmyownage;thatitmakesatremendousdifferencewhereyouareborn;thatIcouldbeoneofthosechildrenlivinginthefavellasofRio.IcouldbeachildstarvinginSomalia,avictimofwarintheMiddleEastorabeggarinIndia.I'monlyachild,yetIknowifallthemoneyspentonwarwasspentonfindingenvironmentalanswers,endingpoverty,whatawonderfulplacethisearthwouldbe.Atschool,eveninkindergarten,youteachushowtobehaveintheworld.Youteachusnottofightwithothers,toworkthingsout,torespectothers,tocleanupourmess,nottohurtothercreatures,toshare(and)notbegreedy.Thenwhydoyougooutanddothethingsyoutellusnottodo?Donotforgetwhyyouareattendingtheseconferences^whoyouaredoingthisfor.Weareyourownchildren.Youaredecidingwhatkindofaworldwearegrowingupin.Parentsshouldbeabletocomforttheirchildrenbysaying"Everything'sgoingtobeallright,""It'snottheendoftheworld"and"wearedoingthebestwecan."ButIdon'tthinkyoucansaythattousanymore.Areweevenonyourlistofpriorities?Mydadalwayssays,Uyouarewhatyoudo,notwhatyousay."Well,whatyoudomakesmecryatnight.Yougrown-upssayyouloveus.ButIchallengeyou,please,makeyouractionsreflectyourwords.Thankyou.”完演讲者简介SevernCullis-Suzuki,瑟坟•卡莉丝•铃木，一九七九年生，现居加拿大。她是知名的科学家与环境保护者铃木大卫(DavidSuzuki)第二任妻子所生的小孩。她十岁时，便与朋友一同创立ECO(theEnvironmentalChildren'sOrganization)环保学习团体。一九九二年,瑟坟听说巴西里约热内卢将召开一项“决定自己的未来”的会议，她认为「小孩更应该去参加！」，於是自己存下旅费，参与了「地球环境高峰会」。由於瑟坟在NGO摊位上的强力呼吁，使她争取到机会，在高峰会上以「儿童代表」的身份发表演讲。她年仅十二岁，却发表了一篇让大人极度感动的演讲，「里约的传说演讲」因而在全世界广为流传。「地球环境高峰会」之后，在全球学校、企业、国际会议与集会争相邀请下展开活动的瑟坟，除了一九九三年获颁「全球500奖」(Global500)以外，并成为一九九七〜二一年间创立「联合国地球宪章」工作的青年代表。二二年，瑟坟於美国耶鲁大学毕业，同时创立了NGO「SKYFISHPROJECT」(以瑟坟最喜欢的湖来命