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第50章 难以忽视的真相 1（第1页）

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穆罕默德·尤努斯

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穆罕默德·尤努斯（1940—），孟加拉穷人银行家、经济学家、格拉明银行（又称孟加拉乡村银行）创始人。曾留学美国，获得经济学硕士和博士学位。回国后执教于吉大港大学，创办格拉明银行。该银行开创和发展了“微额贷款”的服务，专门提供给因贫穷而无法获得传统银行贷款的创业者，因此使数百万人受益，为消除世界贫困做出了重要贡献。

AceintheHole

Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。confrontv。遭遇；比较；面对

2。extinctionn。消灭；消失；废止

3。forgev。伪造；做锻工；锻造

4。conceitn。自负；狂妄；幻想

YourMajesties，YourRoyalHighnesses，honorablemembersoftheNorwegianNobelCommittee，Excellencies，LadiesandGentlemen，

Ihaveauroseheretoday。ItisauroseIhavetriedtoserveformanyyears。IhaverayedthatGodwouldshowmeawaytoaccomlishit。

Sometimes，withoutwarning，thefutureknocksonourdoorwithareciousandainfulvisionofwhatmightbe。Onehundredandnineteenyearsago，awealthyinventorreadhisownobituary，mistakenlyublishedyearsbeforehisdeath。Wronglybelievingtheinventorhadjustdied，anewsaerrintedaharshjudgmentofhislife，swork，unfairlylabelinghim“TheMerchantofDeath”becauseofhisinvention—dynamite。Shakenbythiscondemnation，theinventormadeafatefulchoicetoservethecauseofeace。

Sevenyearslater，AlfredNobelcreatedthisrizeandtheothersthatbearhisname。

Sevenyearsagotomorrow，Ireadmyownoliticalobituaryinajudgmentthatseemedtomeharshandmistaken—ifnotremature。Butthatunwelcomeverdictalsobroughtareciousifainfulgift：anoortunitytosearchforfreshnewwaystoservemyurose。

Unexectedly，thatquesthasbroughtmehere。EventhoughIfearmywordscannotmatchthismoment，IraywhatIamfeelinginmyheartwillbecommunicatedclearlyenoughthatthosewhohearmewillsay，“Wemustact。”

We，thehumansecies，areconfrontingalanetaryemergency—athreattothesurvivalofourcivilizationthatisgatheringominousanddestructiveotentialevenaswegatherhere。Butthereishoefulnewsaswell：Wehavetheabilitytosolvethiscrisisandavoidtheworst—thoughnotallofitsconsequences，ifweactboldly，decisivelyandquickly。

Sotoday，wedumedanotherseventymilliontonsofglobal-warmingollutionintothethinshellofatmosheresurroundingourlanet，asifitwereanoensewer。Andtomorrow，wewilldumaslightlylargeramount，withthecumulativeconcentrationsnowtraingmoreandmoreheatfromthesun。Asaresult，theearthhasafever。Andthefeverisrising。Theexertshavetoldusitisnotaassingafflictionthatwillhealbyitself。Weaskedforasecondoinion。Andathird。Andafourth。Andtheconsistentconclusion，restatedwithincreasingalarm，isthatsomethingbasiciswrong。

Inthelastfewmonths，ithasbeenharderandhardertomisinterretthesignsthatourworldissinningoutofkilter。MajorcitiesinNorthandSouthAmerica，AsiaandAustraliaarenearlyoutofwaterduetomassivedroughtsandmeltingglaciers。Deseratefarmersarelosingtheirlivelihoods。PeolesinthefrozenArcticandonlow-lyingPacificislandsarelanningevacuationsoflacestheyhavelongcalledhome。Unrecedentedwildfireshaveforcedahalfmillioneolefromtheirhomesinonecountryandcausedanationalemergencythatalmostbroughtdownthegovernmentinanother。Climaterefugeeshavemigratedintoareasalreadyinhabitedbyeolewithdifferentcultures，religions，andtraditions，increasingtheotentialforconflict。StrongerstormsinthePacificandAtlantichavethreatenedwholecities。MillionshavebeendislacedbymassivefloodinginSouthAsia，Mexico，andeighteencountriesinAfrica。Astemeratureextremeshaveincreased，tensofthousandshavelosttheirlives。Wearerecklesslyburningandclearingourforestsanddrivingmoreandmoreseciesintoextinction。Theveryweboflifeonwhichwedeendisbeingriedandfrayed。

Weneverintendedtocauseallthisdestruction，justasAlfredNobelneverintendedthatdynamitebeusedforwagingwar。Hehadhoedhisinventionwouldromotehumanrogress。Wesharedthatsameworthygoalwhenwebeganburningmassivequantitiesofcoal，thenoilandmethane。

Seventyyearslater，myteacher，RogerRevelle，andhiscolleague，DaveKeeling，begantoreciselydocumenttheincreasingCO2levelsdaybyday。Butunlikemostotherformsofollution，CO2isinvisible，tastelessandodorless—whichhasheledkeethetruthaboutwhatitisdoingtoourclimateoutofsightandoutofmind。Moreover，thecatastrohenowthreateningusisunrecedented—andweoftenconfusetheunrecedentedwiththeimrobable。