Over billions of years on a unique sphere, chance has painted a thin covering of life -- complex, improbable, wonderful and fragile. Suddenly, we humans -- a recently arrived species, no longer subject to the checks and balances inherent in nature -- have grown in population, technology and intelligence to a position of terrible power. We now wield the paintbrush.
在几亿多年里，在一个特殊的球体上，机遇描绘了 一层薄薄的生命图：复杂的，意想不到的，美好的 并且脆弱的。突然，我们人类，一个降临不久的物种， 不再遵从自然内固有的相互制衡， 人口，科技和智力不断增长 到达了一个拥有可怕能力的地位。我们现在挥舞着画笔，