As a Shinnecock Indian, I was raised to know this.

作為一個辛奈考克印第安人我從小就知道這點

We are a small fishing tribe

我們是個小漁村部落

situated on the southeastern tip of Long Island

位於長島的東南端

near the town of Southampton in New York.

在紐約附近的南安普敦鎮

When I was a little girl,

當我還是個小女孩

my grandfather took me to sit outside in the sun on a hot summer day.

爺爺帶我坐在夏季的炎熱太陽下

There were no clouds in the sky.

天空沒有半片雲彩

And after a while I began to perspire.

不一會兒，我開始出汗

And he pointed up to the sky, and he said,

爺爺指向天空說：

"Look, do you see that?

「你看到了嗎？

That's part of you up there.

那是你的一部分，

That's your water that helps to make the cloud

你身體的水，幫助雲的產生，

that becomes the rain that feeds the plants

雲再變成雨，滋養植物，

that feeds the animals."

植物再餵養動物。」

In my continued exploration of subjects in nature

在我持續探索自然的主題中

that have the ability to illustrate the interconnection of all life,

顯示一切生命都是相互關聯的

I started storm chasing in 2008

2008 年我開始追逐風暴

after my daughter said, "Mom, you should do that."

因為我女兒說：「媽媽，你應該去做。」

And so three days later, driving very fast,

三天後，我高速開車

I found myself stalking a single type of giant cloud called the super cell,

發現自己正接近一種巨大的雲稱為「超級細胞」

capable of producing grapefruit-size hail

它能產生葡萄柚大小的冰雹、

and spectacular tornadoes,

及壯觀的龍捲風

although only two percent actually do.

雖然這只有百分之二的機會

These clouds can grow so big, up to 50 miles wide

雲能大到寬達八十公里

and reach up to 65,000 feet into the atmosphere.

高度可達兩萬公尺

They can grow so big, blocking all daylight,

大到能遮蔽所有日光

making it very dark and ominous standing under them.

站在下方感到非常黑暗與不祥

Storm chasing is a very tactile experience.

追風是個非常有感覺的經驗

There's a warm, moist wind blowing at your back

溫暖、潮濕的風吹著你的背

and the smell of the earth, the wheat, the grass, the charged particles.

聞到泥土、小麥、青草、帶電粒子的氣味

And then there are the colors in the clouds

雲的顏色各不相同

of hail forming, the greens and the turquoise blues.

這是冰雹形成時的綠色和土耳其藍

I've learned to respect the lightning.

我學會了尊重閃電

My hair used to be straight.

以前我的頭髮是直的

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I'm just kidding.

開玩笑的啦

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

What really excites me about these storms

真正讓我興奮的，是這些風暴的

is their movement, the way they swirl and spin and undulate,

移動、漩渦、旋轉、起伏

with their lava lamp-like mammatus clouds.

以及像熔岩燈的—乳房狀積雨雲

They become lovely monsters.

它們是可愛的怪物

When I'm photographing them,

當我拍攝風暴時

I cannot help but remember my grandfather's lesson.

不禁想起爺爺的教訓

As I stand under them,

當我站在風暴下

I see not just a cloud,

我不只看到雲

but understand that what I have the privilege to witness

而是明白我有幸見證

is the same forces, the same process in a small-scale version

這個小規模的版本。同樣的力量與過程

that helped to create our galaxy, our solar system, our sun

創造了我們的銀河系、太陽系、太陽、

and even this very planet.

甚至這個星球

All my relations. Thank you.

與我相互關聯每一位，謝謝你

(Applause)

（掌聲）