I am Coral, some people think I'm just a rock,
我是珊瑚 有些人认为我只是些岩石
But in fact, I'm the largest thing alive on this planet!
但事实上 我是这个星球上最大的活体
I'm so big I can be seen from space,
我大得可以从太空中看到
But for how long?
但我已经存在多久了呢
I grew for almost 250 million years,
我已经生长2亿5千万年了
And humans came alone, and now one fifth of me has gone
从人类出现开始 到现在我都消失了近五分之一
Sure, I live at the bottom of the sea,
没错 我生活在海洋的底下
and you might not see me that often,
你可能经常看不到我
but you do need me!
但你确实需要我
Do you realize that one quarter of all marine life depends on me
你是否知道四分之一的水下生物都依靠我存活下去
I am the nursery of the sea,
我就是海洋生物的温床
Little fish depend on me for food,
小鱼们依靠我提供食物
and a hide from the big fish,
也依靠我躲避大鱼
And guess who eats the big fish,
现在猜猜谁会吃那些大鱼
that's right, you do!
没错 就是你们人类
I'm the protein factory for the world,
我是世界的营养工厂
And you raise the temperature of the oceans so I can't live here anymore,
因为你们使海洋升温 这让我生存不下去
And when the big storms and tsunamis barrel through the ocean, I'll be fortress
当暴风雨和海啸冲击着海洋 我会成为你们的堡垒
Yet you tear me apart with dynamite, and poison me with cyanide
现在你们却用炸药炸开我的身体 用氰化物毒害我
Well, here is a crazy thought,
我有个疯狂的想法
STOP killing me!
不要再杀害我了