Okay
好的
Good
很好
Anyway he's a really good guy
無論如何他是個不錯的人
Another book that you probably heard of but probably haven't read
另一本書也許你聽過但沒讀過
which I did read
我曾經讀過這本書
'cause I was the right generation to read it
因為這本書是我這一年代的人讀的
When I started thinking about books I should mention to you
在說這本書之前我要提醒你
It's a book by Rachel Carson
這本書的作者是瑞切爾·卡森
Rachel Carson wrote what?
瑞切爾·卡森寫過什么
You should know this
這個你應該知道
No?
不知道嗎
"Silent spring"
寂靜的春天
What is silent spring?
寂靜的春天是什么
Well, yeah it is the book that really kind of you know,
這真的是一本 你們知道
people give, you know, credit to for starting the environmental movement
被公認為發起環保運動的先驅之作
Rachel Carson's book came out 1962
瑞切爾·卡森的書是在1962年出版
She died in '67
她在1967年去世
She actually had degree in Biology, in Marine Biology
她還曾獲得過海洋生物的學位
And she worked for the government until she started writing books and then it became very popular
在她寫書之前還在政府部門工作過 在投入寫作之后隨即揚名四方
And then she said, 'Bye! I wanna go write some more books It's what I really like doing'
在那之前她曾說 "再見了 我真正想做的事是寫更多的書"
But a couple of years ago, a list of books came out
但是很多年前出了一批書
They got a bunch of thinkers together and said
很多的思想家聚在一起討論并得出結論
'We want you to list the most important books that have been published in America in the last fifty years'
我們想請你來列出五十年來美國出版的最具影響力的書單
And "Silent Spring" was number one, number one
《寂靜的春天》居于榜首 居于榜首
And this really, What she really did in
這是她所寫出的寂靜的春天
What did she do in "Silent Spring?" Remember?
還記得她在寂靜的春天里所寫的嗎 記得嗎