But whatever future awaits in the story of life. 但无论未来如何
We are the first species in the four-billion-year story of life 40亿年的生命故事中
wildlife populations have fallen by an average of almost 70%, 野生动物种群就已平均下降将近70%
So far, Earth has endured five of these apocalyptic events, 到目前为止 地球已经经历了五次这样的末日事件
each one wiping out more than three-quarters of all life. 每一次都消灭了四分之三以上的生命
Although rare, mass extinctions change the course of history like nothing else. 大规模灭绝虽然罕见 但会极大地改变历史的进程
but that we are doing all of them, 而是因为我们在做所有这些事